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 272.11

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लिखित्वा पुस्तकं दद्यान्मार्गशीष्यां स सर्वदः ।
द्वादशैव सहस्राणि सर्वविद्यावबोधनं१ ॥ ११ ॥

likhitvā pustakaṃ dadyānmārgaśīṣyāṃ sa sarvadaḥ |
dvādaśaiva sahasrāṇi sarvavidyāvabodhanaṃ1 || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 272.11 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 (272.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pustaka, Marga, Shi, Ishi, Ishya, Sarvada, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Sahasra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 272.11). 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: “likhitvā pustakaṃ dadyānmārgaśīṣyāṃ sa sarvadaḥ ”
likhitvā -
√likh -> likhitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √likh]
pustakam -
pustaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pustaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dadyān -
√dā (verb class 3)

[optative active third single]
mārga -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mārg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śī -
śi (noun, masculine)

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

śī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iṣyām -
iṣi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √iṣ]

√iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √iṣ]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvadaḥ -
sarvada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dvādaśaiva sahasrāṇi sarvavidyāvabodhanaṃ1 ”
dvādaśai -
dvādaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvādaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvādaśan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dvādaśan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse sarvavidyāvabodhanaṃ1

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 272.11

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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