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 284.1

धन्वन्तरिरुवाच ।
आयुरारोग्यकर्तार ओंकारद्याश्च नाकदाः ।
ओंकारः परमो मन्त्रस्तं जप्त्वा चामरो भवेत् ॥ १ ॥

dhanvantariruvāca |
āyurārogyakartāra oṃkāradyāśca nākadāḥ |
oṃkāraḥ paramo mantrastaṃ japtvā cāmaro bhavet || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 284.1 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 (284.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanvantari, Ayurarogya, Kartri, Kartara, Onkara, Naka, Parama, Mantra, Camara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 284.1). 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: “dhanvantariruvāca
  • dhanvantarir -
  • dhanvantari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “āyurārogyakartāra oṃkāradyāśca nākadāḥ
  • āyurārogya -
  • āyurārogya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyurārogya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartāra* -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • oṅkāra -
  • oṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāka -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “oṃkāraḥ paramo mantrastaṃ japtvā cāmaro bhavet
  • oṅkāraḥ -
  • oṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramo* -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mantras -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • japtvā -
  • jap -> japtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
  • cāmaro* -
  • cāmara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 284.1

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 284.1 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ವನ್ತರಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಆಯುರಾರೋಗ್ಯಕರ್ತಾರ ಓಂಕಾರದ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ನಾಕದಾಃ ।
ಓಂಕಾರಃ ಪರಮೋ ಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ತಂ ಜಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಚಾಮರೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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