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 343.1

अग्निरुवाच ।
स्यादावृत्तिरनुप्रासो वर्णानां पदवाक्ययोः ।
एकवर्णाऽनेकवर्णावृत्तेर्व्वर्णगुणो द्विधा ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca |
syādāvṛttiranuprāso varṇānāṃ padavākyayoḥ |
ekavarṇā'nekavarṇāvṛttervvarṇaguṇo dvidhā || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 343.1 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 (343.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Syat, Sya, Avritti, Anuprasa, Varna, Pada, Vakya, Dvidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 343.1). 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: “syādāvṛttiranuprāso varṇānāṃ padavākyayoḥ
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • āvṛttir -
  • āvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuprāso* -
  • anuprāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṇānām -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pada -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vākyayoḥ -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [genitive dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [genitive dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [genitive dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √vak class 1 verb], [locative dual from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √vak class 1 verb], [locative dual from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive dual from √vak class 1 verb], [locative dual from √vak class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “ekavarṇā'nekavarṇāvṛttervvarṇaguṇo dvidhā
  • Cannot analyse ekavarṇā'nekavarṇāvṛttervvarṇaguṇo*dv
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 343.1

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 343.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಸ್ಯಾದಾವೃತ್ತಿರನುಪ್ರಾಸೋ ವರ್ಣಾನಾಂ ಪದವಾಕ್ಯಯೋಃ ।
ಏಕವರ್ಣಾಽನೇಕವರ್ಣಾವೃತ್ತೇರ್ವ್ವರ್ಣಗುಣೋ ದ್ವಿಧಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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