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 243.24

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चतुर्द्दशमद्वन्द्व एतत्सामान्यतो नरः ।
विद्याश्चतुर्द्दश द्व्यक्षैः पश्येद्यः षोडशाक्षकः ॥ २४ ॥

caturddaśamadvandva etatsāmānyato naraḥ |
vidyāścaturddaśa dvyakṣaiḥ paśyedyaḥ ṣoḍaśākṣakaḥ || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 243.24 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 (243.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Samanyatah, Nara, Nri, Dvyaksha, Pashya, Shodashaksha, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 243.24). 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: “caturddaśamadvandva etatsāmānyato naraḥ ”
Cannot analyse caturddaśamadvandva*et
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sāmānyato* -
sāmānyataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “vidyāścaturddaśa dvyakṣaiḥ paśyedyaḥ ṣoḍaśākṣakaḥ ”
Cannot analyse vidyāścaturddaśa*dv
dvyakṣaiḥ -
dvyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dvyakṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
paśye -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]
dya -
dī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√dā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ṣoḍaśākṣa -
ṣoḍaśākṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśākṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 243.24

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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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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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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