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 249.27

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समा स्थैर्य्यगुणोपेता पूर्वदण्डमिव स्थिता ।
छादयित्वा ततो लक्ष्यं पूर्व्वेणानेन मुष्टिना ॥ २७ ॥

samā sthairyyaguṇopetā pūrvadaṇḍamiva sthitā |
chādayitvā tato lakṣyaṃ pūrvveṇānena muṣṭinā || 27 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 249.27 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 (249.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sama, Purva, Puru, Adanda, Iva, Sthita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Lakshya, Mushti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 249.27). 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: “samā sthairyyaguṇopetā pūrvadaṇḍamiva sthitā ”
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Cannot analyse sthairyyaguṇopetā*pū
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
adaṇḍam -
adaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

adaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitā -
sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “chādayitvā tato lakṣyaṃ pūrvveṇānena muṣṭinā ”
chādayitvā -
√chad -> chādayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √chad]
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
lakṣyam -
lakṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

lakṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]

√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
Cannot analyse pūrvveṇānena*mu
muṣṭinā -
muṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

muṣṭi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

muṣṭī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 249.27

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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