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 147.4

क्षें ह्रीं शिखायै वौषट्स्याद्भवेत्क्षें कवचाय हुं ।
ह्रूं नेत्रत्रयाय वौषठ्रीमन्तञ्च फडन्तकं ॥ ४ ॥

kṣeṃ hrīṃ śikhāyai vauṣaṭsyādbhavetkṣeṃ kavacāya huṃ |
hrūṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭhrīmantañca phaḍantakaṃ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 147.4 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 (147.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ksha, Kshi, Hrim, Shikha, Vaushat, Syat, Sya, Kavaca, Hum, Netratraya, Hrimat, Phat, Antaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 147.4). 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: “kṣeṃ hrīṃ śikhāyai vauṣaṭsyādbhavetkṣeṃ kavacāya huṃ
  • kṣe -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hrīm -
  • hrīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śikhāyai -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • vauṣaṭ -
  • vauṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṣe -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kavacāya -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • hum -
  • hum (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “hrūṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭhrīmantañca phaḍantakaṃ
  • Cannot analyse hrūm*ne
  • netratrayāya -
  • netratraya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    netratraya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vauṣaṭ -
  • vauṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hrīman -
  • hrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tañca -
  • tañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • phaḍ -
  • phaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antakam -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 147.4

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 147.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೇಂ ಹ್ರೀಂ ಶಿಖಾಯೈ ವೌಷಟ್ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಭವೇತ್ಕ್ಷೇಂ ಕವಚಾಯ ಹುಂ ।
ಹ್ರೂಂ ನೇತ್ರತ್ರಯಾಯ ವೌಷಠ್ರೀಮನ್ತಞ್ಚ ಫಡನ್ತಕಂ ॥ ೪ ॥

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