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 245.16

ववन्देऽजञ्च तन्देवा अभ्यनन्दन्त हर्षिताः ।
तस्मात्स नन्दकः खड्गो देवोक्तो हरिरग्रहीत् ॥ १६ ॥

vavande'jañca tandevā abhyanandanta harṣitāḥ |
tasmātsa nandakaḥ khaḍgo devokto hariragrahīt || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 245.16 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 (245.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhi, Harshita, Tasmat, Tad, Nandaka, Khadga, Deva, Devri, Devan, Ukta, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 245.16). 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: “vavande'jañca tandevā abhyanandanta harṣitāḥ
  • vavande' -
  • vand (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ajañ -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tandevā -
  • tand (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anandan -
  • nand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • harṣitāḥ -
  • harṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    harṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hṛṣ -> harṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ]
    hṛṣ -> harṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ]
  • Line 2: “tasmātsa nandakaḥ khaḍgo devokto hariragrahīt
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nandakaḥ -
  • nandaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍgo* -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devo -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ukto* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • harir -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrahīt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 245.16

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 245.16 in Kannada sript:
ವವನ್ದೇಽಜಞ್ಚ ತನ್ದೇವಾ ಅಭ್ಯನನ್ದನ್ತ ಹರ್ಷಿತಾಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸ ನನ್ದಕಃ ಖಡ್ಗೋ ದೇವೋಕ್ತೋ ಹರಿರಗ್ರಹೀತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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