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 288.16

समर त्वं वारुणीं कन्यां स्मर त्वं कौस्तुभं मणिं ।
क्षीरोदसागरे चैव मथ्यमाने सुरासुरैः ॥ १६ ॥

samara tvaṃ vāruṇīṃ kanyāṃ smara tvaṃ kaustubhaṃ maṇiṃ |
kṣīrodasāgare caiva mathyamāne surāsuraiḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 288.16 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 (288.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samara, Tva, Yushmad, Varuni, Kani, Kanya, Smara, Kaustubha, Mani, Kshiroda, Sagara, Mathyamana, Surasura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 288.16). 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: “samara tvaṃ vāruṇīṃ kanyāṃ smara tvaṃ kaustubhaṃ maṇiṃ
  • samara -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vāruṇīm -
  • vāruṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kaustubham -
  • kaustubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaustubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇim -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣīrodasāgare caiva mathyamāne surāsuraiḥ
  • kṣīroda -
  • kṣīroda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāgare -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • mathyamāne -
  • manth -> mathyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √manth class 1 verb], [locative single from √manth class 9 verb]
    manth -> mathyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [locative single from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [locative single from √manth class 9 verb]
    manth -> mathyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 9 verb]
    mathyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mathyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • surāsuraiḥ -
  • surāsura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 288.16

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 288.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮರ ತ್ವಂ ವಾರುಣೀಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ಮರ ತ್ವಂ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಂ ಮಣಿಂ ।
ಕ್ಷೀರೋದಸಾಗರೇ ಚೈವ ಮಥ್ಯಮಾನೇ ಸುರಾಸುರೈಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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