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 121.61

कृष्णाष्टमीदिनादूर्ध्वं यावच्छुक्लाष्टमीदिनं ।
तावत्कालं शशी क्षीणः पूर्णस्तत्रोपरि स्मृतः ॥ ६१ ॥

kṛṣṇāṣṭamīdinādūrdhvaṃ yāvacchuklāṣṭamīdinaṃ |
tāvatkālaṃ śaśī kṣīṇaḥ pūrṇastatropari smṛtaḥ || 61 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 121.61 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 (121.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishnashtami, Dina, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Yavat, Shuklashtami, Tavatkalam, Shashi, Shashin, Kshina, Purna, Tatra, Upari, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 121.61). 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: “kṛṣṇāṣṭamīdinādūrdhvaṃ yāvacchuklāṣṭamīdinaṃ
  • kṛṣṇāṣṭamī -
  • kṛṣṇāṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛṣṇāṣṭami (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛṣṇāṣṭami (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dinād -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāvacch -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śuklāṣṭamī -
  • śuklāṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dinam -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tāvatkālaṃ śaśī kṣīṇaḥ pūrṇastatropari smṛtaḥ
  • tāvatkālam -
  • tāvatkālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaśī -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣīṇaḥ -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • pūrṇas -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • tatro -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 121.61

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 121.61 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಷ್ಟಮೀದಿನಾದೂರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಯಾವಚ್ಛುಕ್ಲಾಷ್ಟಮೀದಿನಂ ।
ತಾವತ್ಕಾಲಂ ಶಶೀ ಕ್ಷೀಣಃ ಪೂರ್ಣಸ್ತತ್ರೋಪರಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

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