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 185.9

कपालं खेटकं घण्टां दर्पणं तर्ज्जनीं धनुः ।
ध्वजं डमरुकं पाशं वामहस्तेषु बिभ्रतीम् ॥ ९ ॥

kapālaṃ kheṭakaṃ ghaṇṭāṃ darpaṇaṃ tarjjanīṃ dhanuḥ |
dhvajaṃ ḍamarukaṃ pāśaṃ vāmahasteṣu bibhratīm || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 185.9 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 (185.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kapala, Khetaka, Ghanta, Darpana, Dhanu, Dhanus, Dhvaja, Damaruka, Pasha, Vamahasta, Bibhrat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 185.9). 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: “kapālaṃ kheṭakaṃ ghaṇṭāṃ darpaṇaṃ tarjjanīṃ dhanuḥ
  • kapālam -
  • kapāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kapāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kapālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kheṭakam -
  • kheṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kheṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghaṇṭām -
  • ghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • darpaṇam -
  • darpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse tarjjanīm*dh
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhvajaṃ ḍamarukaṃ pāśaṃ vāmahasteṣu bibhratīm
  • dhvajam -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ḍamarukam -
  • ḍamaruka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ḍamaruka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ḍamarukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāśam -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmahasteṣu -
  • vāmahasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • bibhratī -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 185.9

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 185.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪಾಲಂ ಖೇಟಕಂ ಘಣ್ಟಾಂ ದರ್ಪಣಂ ತರ್ಜ್ಜನೀಂ ಧನುಃ ।
ಧ್ವಜಂ ಡಮರುಕಂ ಪಾಶಂ ವಾಮಹಸ್ತೇಷು ಬಿಭ್ರತೀಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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