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 258.56

अन्येपि शङ्कया ग्राह्य जातिनामादिनिह्नवैः ।
द्यूतस्त्रीपानशक्ताश्च शुष्कभिन्नमुखस्वराः ॥ ५६ ॥

anyepi śaṅkayā grāhya jātināmādinihnavaiḥ |
dyūtastrīpānaśaktāśca śuṣkabhinnamukhasvarāḥ || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 258.56 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 (258.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shanka, Grahya, Jati, Naman, Adi, Adin, Adini, Hnava, Dyuta, Stri, Pana, Shakta, Shushka, Bhinna, Ukha, Svara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 258.56). 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: “anyepi śaṅkayā grāhya jātināmādinihnavaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse anyepi*śa
  • śaṅkayā -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • grāhya -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah]
  • jāti -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ādini -
  • ādinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hnavaiḥ -
  • hnava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dyūtastrīpānaśaktāśca śuṣkabhinnamukhasvarāḥ
  • dyūta -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pāna -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktāś -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuṣka -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • bhinnam -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukha -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarāḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 258.56

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 258.56 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯೇಪಿ ಶಙ್ಕಯಾ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ ಜಾತಿನಾಮಾದಿನಿಹ್ನವೈಃ ।
ದ್ಯೂತಸ್ತ್ರೀಪಾನಶಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಶುಷ್ಕಭಿನ್ನಮುಖಸ್ವರಾಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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