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 315.3

चतुष्पादेषु क्रीँकारं ह्रीँकारं मुखमध्यतः ।
गर्भे विद्यां ततो लिख्य साधकं पृष्ठतो लिखेत् ॥ ३ ॥

catuṣpādeṣu krīṃkāraṃ hrīṃkāraṃ mukhamadhyataḥ |
garbhe vidyāṃ tato likhya sādhakaṃ pṛṣṭhato likhet || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 315.3 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 (315.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpada, Inkara, Hrinkara, Mukhamadhya, Tas, Garbha, Vidya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Likhya, Sadhaka, Prishthatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 315.3). 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: “catuṣpādeṣu krīṃkāraṃ hrīṃkāraṃ mukhamadhyataḥ
  • catuṣpādeṣu -
  • catuṣpāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    catuṣpāda (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • krī -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • īṅkāram -
  • īṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • hrīṅkāram -
  • hrīṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hrīṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mukhamadhya -
  • mukhamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukhamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “garbhe vidyāṃ tato likhya sādhakaṃ pṛṣṭhato likhet
  • garbhe -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • likhya -
  • likhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> likhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
  • sādhakam -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭhato* -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • likhet -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 315.3

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 315.3 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಷ್ಪಾದೇಷು ಕ್ರೀಂಕಾರಂ ಹ್ರೀಂಕಾರಂ ಮುಖಮಧ್ಯತಃ ।
ಗರ್ಭೇ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ತತೋ ಲಿಖ್ಯ ಸಾಧಕಂ ಪೃಷ್ಠತೋ ಲಿಖೇತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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