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 156.10

मुखवर्जञ्च गौः शुद्धा शुद्धमश्वाजयोर्मुखं ।
नारीणाञ्चैव वत्सानां शकुनीनां शुनो मुखं ॥ १० ॥

mukhavarjañca gauḥ śuddhā śuddhamaśvājayormukhaṃ |
nārīṇāñcaiva vatsānāṃ śakunīnāṃ śuno mukhaṃ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 156.10 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 (156.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukha, Varjam, Shuddha, Ashva, Aja, Nari, Vatsa, Shakuni, Shuna, Shvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 156.10). 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: “mukhavarjañca gauḥ śuddhā śuddhamaśvājayormukhaṃ
  • mukha -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjañ -
  • varjam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gauḥ -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śuddhā -
  • śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • aśvā -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajayor -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    aja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nārīṇāñcaiva vatsānāṃ śakunīnāṃ śuno mukhaṃ
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • añcai -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vatsānām -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vatsā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śakunīnām -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śakunī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śuno* -
  • śuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 156.10

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 156.10 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಖವರ್ಜಞ್ಚ ಗೌಃ ಶುದ್ಧಾ ಶುದ್ಧಮಶ್ವಾಜಯೋರ್ಮುಖಂ ।
ನಾರೀಣಾಞ್ಚೈವ ವತ್ಸಾನಾಂ ಶಕುನೀನಾಂ ಶುನೋ ಮುಖಂ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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