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 288.3

हेमन्तः शिशिरश्चैव वसन्तश्चाश्वावाहने ।
ग्रीष्मे शरदि वर्षासु निषिद्धं बाहनं हये ॥ ३ ॥

hemantaḥ śiśiraścaiva vasantaścāśvāvāhane |
grīṣme śaradi varṣāsu niṣiddhaṃ bāhanaṃ haye || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 288.3 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 (288.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hemanta, Shishira, Vasanta, Vasat, Grishma, Sharad, Varsha, Nishiddha, Haye, Haya, Hayi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 288.3). 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: “hemantaḥ śiśiraścaiva vasantaścāśvāvāhane
  • hemantaḥ -
  • hemanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiśiraś -
  • śiśira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vasantaś -
  • vasanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvāvā -
  • śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • ahane -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Line 2: “grīṣme śaradi varṣāsu niṣiddhaṃ bāhanaṃ haye
  • grīṣme -
  • grīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaradi -
  • śarad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • varṣāsu -
  • varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • niṣiddham -
  • niṣiddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣiddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣiddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahanam -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • haye -
  • haye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    haya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hayi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hay (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 288.3

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 288.3 in Kannada sript:
ಹೇಮನ್ತಃ ಶಿಶಿರಶ್ಚೈವ ವಸನ್ತಶ್ಚಾಶ್ವಾವಾಹನೇ ।
ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮೇ ಶರದಿ ವರ್ಷಾಸು ನಿಷಿದ್ಧಂ ಬಾಹನಂ ಹಯೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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