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 279.61

निर्गुण्डी शारिवा सेलुर्लूताविषहरो गदः ।
शिरोविरेचनं शस्तं गुड़नागरकं द्विज ॥ ६१ ॥

nirguṇḍī śārivā selurlūtāviṣaharo gadaḥ |
śirovirecanaṃ śastaṃ guḍa़nāgarakaṃ dvija || 61 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 279.61 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 (279.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirgundi, Shariva, Selu, Lutavisha, Hara, Haras, Gada, Shirovirecana, Shasta, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 279.61). 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: “nirguṇḍī śārivā selurlūtāviṣaharo gadaḥ
  • nirguṇḍī -
  • nirguṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nirguṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śārivā -
  • śārivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • selur -
  • selu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sal (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • lūtāviṣa -
  • lūtāviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lūtāviṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haro* -
  • haras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gadaḥ -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śirovirecanaṃ śastaṃ guḍa़nāgarakaṃ dvija
  • śirovirecanam -
  • śirovirecana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śirovirecana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śirovirecanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śastam -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse guḍa़nāgarakam*dv
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 279.61

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 279.61 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ಗುಣ್ಡೀ ಶಾರಿವಾ ಸೇಲುರ್ಲೂತಾವಿಷಹರೋ ಗದಃ ।
ಶಿರೋವಿರೇಚನಂ ಶಸ್ತಂ ಗುಡ़ನಾಗರಕಂ ದ್ವಿಜ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

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