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 249.6

कुर्य्याद्योग्यानि प्रात्राणि योद्धुमिच्छुर्ज्जितश्रमः ।
धनुःश्रेष्ठानि युद्धानि प्रासमध्यानि तानि च ॥ ६ ॥

kuryyādyogyāni prātrāṇi yoddhumicchurjjitaśramaḥ |
dhanuḥśreṣṭhāni yuddhāni prāsamadhyāni tāni ca || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 249.6 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 (249.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pra, Prat, Rani, Dhanu, Dhanus, Shreshtha, Yuddha, Prasa, Adhi, Tad, Tani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 249.6). 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: “kuryyādyogyāni prātrāṇi yoddhumicchurjjitaśramaḥ
  • Cannot analyse kuryyādyogyāni*pr
  • prāt -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • rāṇi -
  • rāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • Cannot analyse yoddhumicchurjjitaśramaḥ
  • Line 2: “dhanuḥśreṣṭhāni yuddhāni prāsamadhyāni tāni ca
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhāni -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddhāni -
  • yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • prāsam -
  • prāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • āni -
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 249.6

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 249.6 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾದ್ಯೋಗ್ಯಾನಿ ಪ್ರಾತ್ರಾಣಿ ಯೋದ್ಧುಮಿಚ್ಛುರ್ಜ್ಜಿತಶ್ರಮಃ ।
ಧನುಃಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾನಿ ಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಪ್ರಾಸಮಧ್ಯಾನಿ ತಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೬ ॥

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