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 126.4

हस्ते धृतं तस्करत्वङ्गतासुरध्वगः पदे ।
कुम्भाष्टके भानि लिख्य सूर्यकुम्भस्तु रिक्तकः ॥ ४ ॥

haste dhṛtaṃ taskaratvaṅgatāsuradhvagaḥ pade |
kumbhāṣṭake bhāni likhya sūryakumbhastu riktakaḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 126.4 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 (126.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hasta, Dhritam, Dhrit, Dhrita, Taskara, Tvangat, Asura, Dhu, Aga, Pada, Padi, Pad, Kumbha, Kah, Kim, Bha, Likhya, Suri, Surin, Surya, Akumbha, Riktaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 126.4). 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: “haste dhṛtaṃ taskaratvaṅgatāsuradhvagaḥ pade
  • haste -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhṛtam -
  • dhṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • taskara -
  • taskara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvaṅgatā -
  • tvaṅg -> tvaṅgat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tvaṅg class 1 verb]
    tvaṅg -> tvaṅgat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tvaṅg class 1 verb]
    tvaṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • asura -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • agaḥ -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pade -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    padi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “kumbhāṣṭake bhāni likhya sūryakumbhastu riktakaḥ
  • kumbhāṣ -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāni -
  • bha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • likhya -
  • likhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> likhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
  • sūrya -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sūrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akumbhas -
  • akumbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • riktakaḥ -
  • riktaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 126.4

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 126.4 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತೇ ಧೃತಂ ತಸ್ಕರತ್ವಙ್ಗತಾಸುರಧ್ವಗಃ ಪದೇ ।
ಕುಮ್ಭಾಷ್ಟಕೇ ಭಾನಿ ಲಿಖ್ಯ ಸೂರ್ಯಕುಮ್ಭಸ್ತು ರಿಕ್ತಕಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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