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 165.3

सैंहिकयो यदा सूर्यं ग्रसते पर्वसन्धिषु ।
हस्तिच्छाया तु सा ज्ञेया श्राद्धदानादिकेऽक्ष्या ॥ ३ ॥

saiṃhikayo yadā sūryaṃ grasate parvasandhiṣu |
hasticchāyā tu sā jñeyā śrāddhadānādike'kṣyā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 165.3 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 (165.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Surya, Grasat, Parvasandhi, Hastin, Hasti, Jneya, Shraddhada, Adika, Akshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 165.3). 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: “saiṃhikayo yadā sūryaṃ grasate parvasandhiṣu
  • saiṃhikayo -
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • grasate -
  • gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • parvasandhiṣu -
  • parvasandhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “hasticchāyā tu jñeyā śrāddhadānādike'kṣyā
  • hasti -
  • hastin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cchāyā -
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jñeyā -
  • jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • śrāddhadān -
  • śrāddhada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ādike' -
  • ādika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • akṣyā -
  • akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 165.3

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 165.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸೈಂಹಿಕಯೋ ಯದಾ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ಗ್ರಸತೇ ಪರ್ವಸನ್ಧಿಷು ।
ಹಸ್ತಿಚ್ಛಾಯಾ ತು ಸಾ ಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧದಾನಾದಿಕೇಽಕ್ಷ್ಯಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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