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 330.12

पूर्व्वौ वेदयुजौ सतः पङ्क्तिश्च विपरीतकौ ।
प्रस्तारपङक्तिः पुरतः पवादास्तारपङ्क्तिका ॥ १२ ॥

pūrvvau vedayujau sataḥ paṅktiśca viparītakau |
prastārapaṅaktiḥ purataḥ pavādāstārapaṅktikā || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 330.12 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 (330.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veda, Yuj, Satah, Sat, Sata, Pankti, Viparitaka, Prastara, Pac, Akti, Puratah, Purat, Pava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 330.12). 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: “pūrvvau vedayujau sataḥ paṅktiśca viparītakau
  • Cannot analyse pūrvvau*ve
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • yujau -
  • yuj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sataḥ -
  • sataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṅktiś -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viparītakau -
  • viparītaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “prastārapaṅaktiḥ purataḥ pavādāstārapaṅktikā
  • prastāra -
  • prastāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṅ -
  • pac (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aktiḥ -
  • akti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • purataḥ -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • pavād -
  • pava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āstārapaṅkti -
  • āstārapaṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 330.12

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 330.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವ್ವೌ ವೇದಯುಜೌ ಸತಃ ಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಶ್ಚ ವಿಪರೀತಕೌ ।
ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರಪಙಕ್ತಿಃ ಪುರತಃ ಪವಾದಾಸ್ತಾರಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಕಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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