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 126.8

वक्त्रे सप्तगते ऋक्षे म्रियते सर्व आहवे ।
स्कन्धे भङ्गं विजानीयात्सप्तमेषु च मध्यतः ॥ ८ ॥

vaktre saptagate ṛkṣe mriyate sarva āhave |
skandhe bhaṅgaṃ vijānīyātsaptameṣu ca madhyataḥ || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 126.8 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 (126.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaktri, Vaktra, Sapta, Saptan, Gat, Gata, Gati, Riksha, Mriyat, Sarva, Ahava, Skandha, Bhanga, Vijani, Vija, Saptama, Madhyatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 126.8). 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: “vaktre saptagate ṛkṣe mriyate sarva āhave
  • vaktre -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛkṣe -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mriyate -
  • mṛ -> mriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhave -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “skandhe bhaṅgaṃ vijānīyātsaptameṣu ca madhyataḥ
  • skandhe -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhaṅgam -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iyāt -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • saptameṣu -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyataḥ -
  • madhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 126.8

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 126.8 in Kannada sript:
ವಕ್ತ್ರೇ ಸಪ್ತಗತೇ ಋಕ್ಷೇ ಮ್ರಿಯತೇ ಸರ್ವ ಆಹವೇ ।
ಸ್ಕನ್ಧೇ ಭಙ್ಗಂ ವಿಜಾನೀಯಾತ್ಸಪ್ತಮೇಷು ಚ ಮಧ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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