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 214.1

अग्निरुवाच ।
नाडीचक्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञानाज्ज्ञायते हरिः ।
नाभेरधस्ताद्यत्कन्दमङ्कुरास्तत्र निर्गताः ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca |
nāḍīcakraṃ pravakṣyāmi yajjñānājjñāyate hariḥ |
nābheradhastādyatkandamaṅkurāstatra nirgatāḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 214.1 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 (214.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Nadicakra, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Hari, Nabhi, Adhastat, Yat, Yad, Kanda, Ankura, Tatra, Nirgata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 214.1). 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: “agniruvāca
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “nāḍīcakraṃ pravakṣyāmi yajjñānājjñāyate hariḥ
  • nāḍīcakram -
  • nāḍīcakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse yajjñānājjñāyate*ha
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “nābheradhastādyatkandamaṅkurāstatra nirgatāḥ
  • nābher -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • adhastād -
  • adhastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adhastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kandam -
  • kanda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kanda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kandā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅkurās -
  • aṅkura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nirgatāḥ -
  • nirgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 214.1

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 214.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ನಾಡೀಚಕ್ರಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಜ್ಜ್ಞಾನಾಜ್ಜ್ಞಾಯತೇ ಹರಿಃ ।
ನಾಭೇರಧಸ್ತಾದ್ಯತ್ಕನ್ದಮಙ್ಕುರಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ನಿರ್ಗತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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