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 343.25

द्वयोरप्यर्थयोर्गुह्यमानशब्दा प्रहेलिका ।
सा द्विधार्थी च शाब्दी च तत्रार्थी चार्थबोधतः ॥ २५ ॥

dvayorapyarthayorguhyamānaśabdā prahelikā |
sā dvidhārthī ca śābdī ca tatrārthī cārthabodhataḥ || 25 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 343.25 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 (343.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Dvayu, Api, Apya, Artha, Guhyamana, Prahelika, Dvidha, Arthin, Arthi, Shabdi, Tatra, Bodhatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 343.25). 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: “dvayorapyarthayorguhyamānaśabdā prahelikā
  • dvayor -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • arthayor -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • guhyamāna -
  • guh -> guhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
  • śabdā -
  • prahelikā -
  • prahelikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ dvidhārthī ca śābdī ca tatrārthī cārthabodhataḥ
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śābdī -
  • śābdī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bodhataḥ -
  • bodhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 343.25

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 343.25 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಯೋರಪ್ಯರ್ಥಯೋರ್ಗುಹ್ಯಮಾನಶಬ್ದಾ ಪ್ರಹೇಲಿಕಾ ।
ಸಾ ದ್ವಿಧಾರ್ಥೀ ಚ ಶಾಬ್ದೀ ಚ ತತ್ರಾರ್ಥೀ ಚಾರ್ಥಬೋಧತಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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