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 242.13

कुर्यात्प्रकाशयुद्धं हि कूटयुद्धं विपर्यये ।
तेष्ववस्कन्दकालेषु परं हन्यात्समाकुलं ॥ १३ ॥

kuryātprakāśayuddhaṃ hi kūṭayuddhaṃ viparyaye |
teṣvavaskandakāleṣu paraṃ hanyātsamākulaṃ || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 242.13 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 (242.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakasha, Yuddha, Kutayuddha, Viparyaye, Viparyaya, Tad, Avaskanda, Kala, Param, Para, Samakula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 242.13). 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: “kuryātprakāśayuddhaṃ hi kūṭayuddhaṃ viparyaye
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • prakāśa -
  • prakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kūṭayuddham -
  • kūṭayuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kūṭayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kūṭayuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viparyaye -
  • viparyaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viparyaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viparyaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viparyayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “teṣvavaskandakāleṣu paraṃ hanyātsamākulaṃ
  • teṣva -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • avaskanda -
  • avaskanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāleṣu -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • samākulam -
  • samākula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samākula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samākulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 242.13

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 242.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಕಾಶಯುದ್ಧಂ ಹಿ ಕೂಟಯುದ್ಧಂ ವಿಪರ್ಯಯೇ ।
ತೇಷ್ವವಸ್ಕನ್ದಕಾಲೇಷು ಪರಂ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ಸಮಾಕುಲಂ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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