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 335.1

अग्निरुवाच ।
छन्दोऽत्र सिद्धं गाथा स्यात् पादे सर्व्वगुरौ तथा ।
प्रस्तार आद्यगाथोनः परतुल्योऽथ पूर्व्वगः ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca |
chando'tra siddhaṃ gāthā syāt pāde sarvvagurau tathā |
prastāra ādyagāthonaḥ paratulyo'tha pūrvvagaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 335.1 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 (335.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Chanda, Chandas, Chandu, Atra, Siddha, Gatha, Syat, Sya, Pada, Tatha, Prastara, Adya, Para, Tulya, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 335.1). 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: “agniruvāca
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “chando'tra siddhaṃ gāthā syāt pāde sarvvagurau tathā
  • chando' -
  • chandas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    chanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    chandu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    chandu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddham -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • gāthā -
  • gāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse sarvvagurau*ta
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “prastāra ādyagāthonaḥ paratulyo'tha pūrvvagaḥ
  • prastāra* -
  • prastāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādya -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ad]
  • gātho -
  • gātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • unaḥ -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tulyo' -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse pūrvvagaḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 335.1

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 335.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಛನ್ದೋಽತ್ರ ಸಿದ್ಧಂ ಗಾಥಾ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ಪಾದೇ ಸರ್ವ್ವಗುರೌ ತಥಾ ।
ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರ ಆದ್ಯಗಾಥೋನಃ ಪರತುಲ್ಯೋಽಥ ಪೂರ್ವ್ವಗಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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