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 212.33

नमो विष्णुस्वरूपाय धराधराय वै नमः ।
ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशशृङ्गाय धरानाभिस्थिताय च ॥ ३३ ॥

namo viṣṇusvarūpāya dharādharāya vai namaḥ |
brahmaviṣṇvīśaśṛṅgāya dharānābhisthitāya ca || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 212.33 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 (212.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nama, Namas, Svarupa, Dharadhara, Brahma, Brahman, Vishnu, Isha, Shringa, Dhara, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 212.33). 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: “namo viṣṇusvarūpāya dharādharāya vai namaḥ
  • namo* -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • svarūpāya -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharādharāya -
  • dharādhara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaviṣṇvīśaśṛṅgāya dharānābhisthitāya ca
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇvī -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśa -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṅgāya -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharān -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ābhi -
  • sthitāya -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 212.33

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 212.33 in Kannada sript:
ನಮೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುಸ್ವರೂಪಾಯ ಧರಾಧರಾಯ ವೈ ನಮಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿಷ್ಣ್ವೀಶಶೃಙ್ಗಾಯ ಧರಾನಾಭಿಸ್ಥಿತಾಯ ಚ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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