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 245.12

अयसश्चाथ वंशस्य शरस्याप्यशरस्य च ।
ऋजवो हेमवार्णभाः स्नायुश्लिष्टाः सुपत्रकाः ॥ १२ ॥

ayasaścātha vaṃśasya śarasyāpyaśarasya ca |
ṛjavo hemavārṇabhāḥ snāyuśliṣṭāḥ supatrakāḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 245.12 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 (245.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayas, Han, Vamsha, Shara, Apya, Riju, Hema, Heman, Varna, Bha, Snayu, Shlishta, Supatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 245.12). 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: “ayasaścātha vaṃśasya śarasyāpyaśarasya ca
  • ayasaś -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vaṃśasya -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śarasyā -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarasya -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛjavo hemavārṇabhāḥ snāyuśliṣṭāḥ supatrakāḥ
  • ṛjavo* -
  • ṛju (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vārṇa -
  • vārṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāḥ -
  • bhās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • snāyu -
  • snāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    snāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śliṣṭāḥ -
  • śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
  • supatra -
  • supatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 245.12

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 245.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಯಸಶ್ಚಾಥ ವಂಶಸ್ಯ ಶರಸ್ಯಾಪ್ಯಶರಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಋಜವೋ ಹೇಮವಾರ್ಣಭಾಃ ಸ್ನಾಯುಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಃ ಸುಪತ್ರಕಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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