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 236.58

शान्ते निद्राभिभूते च अर्द्धोत्तीर्णे नदीवने ।
दुर्द्दिने कूटयुद्धानि शत्रुनाशार्थमाचरेत् ॥ ५८ ॥

śānte nidrābhibhūte ca arddhottīrṇe nadīvane |
durddine kūṭayuddhāni śatrunāśārthamācaret || 58 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 236.58 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 (236.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shanta, Shanti, Nidrabhibhuta, Riddha, Uttirna, Nadi, Nadin, Vana, Vani, Kutayuddha, Nashartha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 236.58). 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: “śānte nidrābhibhūte ca arddhottīrṇe nadīvane
  • śānte -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śānti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
  • nidrābhibhūte -
  • nidrābhibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nidrābhibhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nidrābhibhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddho -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttīrṇe -
  • uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uttīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “durddine kūṭayuddhāni śatrunāśārthamācaret
  • Cannot analyse durddine*kū
  • kūṭayuddhāni -
  • kūṭayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nāśārtham -
  • nāśārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāśārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 236.58

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 236.58 in Kannada sript:
ಶಾನ್ತೇ ನಿದ್ರಾಭಿಭೂತೇ ಚ ಅರ್ದ್ಧೋತ್ತೀರ್ಣೇ ನದೀವನೇ ।
ದುರ್ದ್ದಿನೇ ಕೂಟಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಶತ್ರುನಾಶಾರ್ಥಮಾಚರೇತ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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