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 231.26

भचवन्त्यर्थकरा नित्यं विपरीता विगर्हिताः ।
वृषाश्वजम्बुकव्याघ्राः सिंहमार्जारगर्दभाः२ ॥ २६ ॥

bhacavantyarthakarā nityaṃ viparītā vigarhitāḥ |
vṛṣāśvajambukavyāghrāḥ siṃhamārjāragardabhāḥ2 || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 231.26 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 (231.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Vanti, Arthakara, Nityam, Nitya, Viparita, Vigarhita, Vrisha, Vrishan, Buka, Vyaghra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 231.26). 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: “bhacavantyarthakarā nityaṃ viparītā vigarhitāḥ
  • bha -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vantya -
  • vanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arthakarā* -
  • arthakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viparītā* -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vigarhitāḥ -
  • vigarhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vigarhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vṛṣāśvajambukavyāghrāḥ siṃhamārjāragardabhāḥ2
  • vṛṣā -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvajam -
  • aśvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • buka -
  • buka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāghrāḥ -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyāghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse siṃhamārjāragardabhāḥ2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 231.26

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 231.26 in Kannada sript:
ಭಚವನ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥಕರಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ವಿಪರೀತಾ ವಿಗರ್ಹಿತಾಃ ।
ವೃಷಾಶ್ವಜಮ್ಬುಕವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಾಃ ಸಿಂಹಮಾರ್ಜಾರಗರ್ದಭಾಃ೨ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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