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 308.20

चक्राय शङ्खाय गदायै खड्गाय धनुषे वाणाय ।
अष्टम्याद्यैरिमां दुर्गा लोकेशान्तां यजेदिति ।
दर्गायोगः समायुःश्रीस्वामिरक्ताजयादिकृत् ।
ससाध्येसानमन्त्रेण तिलहोमो वशीकरः ।
जयः पद्मैस्तु दुर्व्वाभिः शान्तिः कामः पलाशजैः ॥ २० ॥

cakrāya śaṅkhāya gadāyai khaḍgāya dhanuṣe vāṇāya |
aṣṭamyādyairimāṃ durgā lokeśāntāṃ yajediti |
dargāyogaḥ samāyuḥśrīsvāmiraktājayādikṛt |
sasādhyesānamantreṇa tilahomo vaśīkaraḥ |
jayaḥ padmaistu durvvābhiḥ śāntiḥ kāmaḥ palāśajaiḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 308.20 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 (308.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cakra, Shankha, Gada, Khadga, Dhanusha, Dhanus, Vana, Ashtami, Adya, Iyam, Idam, Durga, Lokesha, Iti, Ric, Ayoga, Sama, Raktri, Rakta, Aja, Ajaya, Adi, Adin, Krit, Sasa, Adhi, Tra, Tilahoma, Vashikara, Jaya, Padma, Shanti, Kama, Palasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 308.20). 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: “cakrāya śaṅkhāya gadāyai khaḍgāya dhanuṣe vāṇāya
  • cakrāya -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śaṅkhāya -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • gadāyai -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • khaḍgāya -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dhanuṣe -
  • dhanuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vāṇāya -
  • vāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭamyādyairimāṃ durgā lokeśāntāṃ yajediti
  • aṣṭamyā -
  • aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ādyair -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ad]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • durgā* -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokeśān -
  • lokeśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yajed -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 3: “dargāyogaḥ samāyuḥśrīsvāmiraktājayādikṛt
  • dar -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āyogaḥ -
  • āyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ayuḥ -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • śrīsvāmi -
  • śrīsvāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • raktā -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • ajayā -
  • ajaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ajayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “sasādhyesānamantreṇa tilahomo vaśīkaraḥ
  • sasā -
  • sasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    sai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anaman -
  • nam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • treṇa -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tilahomo* -
  • tilahoma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaśīkaraḥ -
  • vaśīkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “jayaḥ padmaistu durvvābhiḥ śāntiḥ kāmaḥ palāśajaiḥ
  • jayaḥ -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • padmais -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse durvvābhiḥ*śā
  • śāntiḥ -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmaḥ -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • palāśa -
  • palāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    palāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaiḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 308.20

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 308.20 in Kannada sript:
ಚಕ್ರಾಯ ಶಙ್ಖಾಯ ಗದಾಯೈ ಖಡ್ಗಾಯ ಧನುಷೇ ವಾಣಾಯ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾದ್ಯೈರಿಮಾಂ ದುರ್ಗಾ ಲೋಕೇಶಾನ್ತಾಂ ಯಜೇದಿತಿ ।
ದರ್ಗಾಯೋಗಃ ಸಮಾಯುಃಶ್ರೀಸ್ವಾಮಿರಕ್ತಾಜಯಾದಿಕೃತ್ ।
ಸಸಾಧ್ಯೇಸಾನಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ತಿಲಹೋಮೋ ವಶೀಕರಃ ।
ಜಯಃ ಪದ್ಮೈಸ್ತು ದುರ್ವ್ವಾಭಿಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿಃ ಕಾಮಃ ಪಲಾಶಜೈಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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