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 231.18

हंसाश्च मृगमार्जारनकुलर्क्षभुजङ्गमाः ।
वृक्कारिसिंहव्याघ्रोष्ट्रग्रामशूकरमानुषाः ॥ १८ ॥

haṃsāśca mṛgamārjāranakularkṣabhujaṅgamāḥ |
vṛkkārisiṃhavyāghroṣṭragrāmaśūkaramānuṣāḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 231.18 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 (231.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsa, Mriga, Akula, Riksha, Bhujangama, Vrikka, Arisimha, Vyaghra, Vyaghri, Ushtra, Agra, Shukara, Anu, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 231.18). 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: “haṃsāśca mṛgamārjāranakularkṣabhujaṅgamāḥ
  • haṃsāś -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛgam -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arjā -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • āran -
  • (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • akular -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhujaṅgamāḥ -
  • bhujaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhujaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vṛkkārisiṃhavyāghroṣṭragrāmaśūkaramānuṣāḥ
  • vṛkkā -
  • vṛkka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛkkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arisiṃha -
  • arisiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāghro -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāghṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāghṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣṭra -
  • uṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agrām -
  • agrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūkaram -
  • śūkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣāḥ -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṣā (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 231.18

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 231.18 in Kannada sript:
ಹಂಸಾಶ್ಚ ಮೃಗಮಾರ್ಜಾರನಕುಲರ್ಕ್ಷಭುಜಙ್ಗಮಾಃ ।
ವೃಕ್ಕಾರಿಸಿಂಹವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೋಷ್ಟ್ರಗ್ರಾಮಶೂಕರಮಾನುಷಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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