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 314.12

निधापयेत् कुम्भाधस्ताद्वल्मीके वाथ निक्षिपेत् ।
काफपक्षकस्य लेखन्या श्मशाने वा यतुष्पथे ॥ १२ ॥

nidhāpayet kumbhādhastādvalmīke vātha nikṣipet |
kāphapakṣakasya lekhanyā śmaśāne vā yatuṣpathe || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 314.12 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 (314.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nidha, Kumbha, Adhastat, Valmika, Valmiki, Pha, Pakshaka, Lekhani, Shmashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 314.12). 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: “nidhāpayet kumbhādhastādvalmīke vātha nikṣipet
  • nidhā -
  • nidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayet -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • kumbhā -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhastād -
  • adhastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adhastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • valmīke -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    valmīka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    valmīki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    valmīki (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipet -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kāphapakṣakasya lekhanyā śmaśāne yatuṣpathe
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pha -
  • pha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣakasya -
  • pakṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • lekhanyā -
  • lekhanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śmaśāne -
  • śmaśāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • Cannot analyse yatuṣpathe

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 314.12

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 314.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಧಾಪಯೇತ್ ಕುಮ್ಭಾಧಸ್ತಾದ್ವಲ್ಮೀಕೇ ವಾಥ ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪೇತ್ ।
ಕಾಫಪಕ್ಷಕಸ್ಯ ಲೇಖನ್ಯಾ ಶ್ಮಶಾನೇ ವಾ ಯತುಷ್ಪಥೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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