Agni Purana [sanskrit]

97,288 words

This Sanskrit edition of the Agnipurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. It contains either 382 or 383 chapters and over 10.000 verses (Sanskrit Shlokas).

Verse 102.1

ईश्वर उवाच ।
चूलके ध्वजदण्डे च ध्वजे देवकुले तथा ।
प्रतिष्ठा च यथोद्दिष्टा तथा स्कन्द वदामि ते ॥ १ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
cūlake dhvajadaṇḍe ca dhvaje devakule tathā |
pratiṣṭhā ca yathoddiṣṭā tathā skanda vadāmi te || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 102.1 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (102.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishvara, Culaka, Dhvajadanda, Dhvaja, Devakula, Tatha, Pratishtha, Yathoddishta, Skanda, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 102.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “īśvara uvāca
  • īśvara* -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “cūlake dhvajadaṇḍe ca dhvaje devakule tathā
  • cūlake -
  • cūlaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cūlaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cūlakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhvajadaṇḍe -
  • dhvajadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhvajadaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaje -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • devakule -
  • devakula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pratiṣṭhā ca yathoddiṣṭā tathā skanda vadāmi te
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathoddiṣṭā -
  • yathoddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • skanda -
  • skanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    skand (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vadāmi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 102.1

Cover of edition (2007)

Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीश् झा और डॉ. घनश्याम त्रिपाठी) (2007)

Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम् (संस्कृत एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद);

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Cover of edition (2023)

Agni Purana (Two Volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Editor: K. L. Joshi.; ISBN-10: 8171101690; ISBN-13: 9788171101696; 1070 pages.

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Cover of edition (2006)

Agni-Purana (Set of 4 Volumes)
by N. Gangadharan (2006)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; ISBN: Part I 8120803590 (9788120803596); Part II 8120803604 (‎9788120803602); Part III 8120801741 (9788120801745); Part IV 812080306X (9788120803060); 1271 pages.

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Cover of edition (2013)

The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अग्निपुराण (केवल हिन्दी अनुवाद); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.

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Cover of edition (2013)

Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)

Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.

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Preview of verse 102.1 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಚೂಲಕೇ ಧ್ವಜದಣ್ಡೇ ಚ ಧ್ವಜೇ ದೇವಕುಲೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಚ ಯಥೋದ್ದಿಷ್ಟಾ ತಥಾ ಸ್ಕನ್ದ ವದಾಮಿ ತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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