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 318.14

गजाख्यं गजशीर्षञ्च गाङ्गेयं गणनायकम् ।
त्रिरावर्तङ्गगनगङ्गोपतिं पूर्वपङ्क्तिगम् ॥ १४ ॥

gajākhyaṃ gajaśīrṣañca gāṅgeyaṃ gaṇanāyakam |
trirāvartaṅgaganagaṅgopatiṃ pūrvapaṅktigam || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 318.14 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 (318.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gajakhya, Gangeya, Gananayaka, Trirava, Ritam, Gagana, Pati, Purva, Pankti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 318.14). 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: “gajākhyaṃ gajaśīrṣañca gāṅgeyaṃ gaṇanāyakam
  • gajākhyam -
  • gajākhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse gajaśīrṣañca*gā
  • gāṅgeyam -
  • gāṅgeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāṅgeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gāṅgeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaṇanāyakam -
  • gaṇanāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “trirāvartaṅgaganagaṅgopatiṃ pūrvapaṅktigam
  • trirāvar -
  • trirāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛtaṅ -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gagana -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṅgo -
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • paṅkti -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paṅkti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paṅktī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    paṅktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paṅktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 318.14

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 318.14 in Kannada sript:
ಗಜಾಖ್ಯಂ ಗಜಶೀರ್ಷಞ್ಚ ಗಾಙ್ಗೇಯಂ ಗಣನಾಯಕಮ್ ।
ತ್ರಿರಾವರ್ತಙ್ಗಗನಗಙ್ಗೋಪತಿಂ ಪೂರ್ವಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಗಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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