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 343.26

शब्दावबोधतः शाब्दी प्राहुः षोढा प्रहेलिकां ।
यस्मिन् गुप्तेऽपि वलाक्याङ्गे बाव्यर्थोऽपारमार्थिकः ॥ २६ ॥

śabdāvabodhataḥ śābdī prāhuḥ ṣoḍhā prahelikāṃ |
yasmin gupte'pi valākyāṅge bāvyartho'pāramārthikaḥ || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 343.26 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 (343.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shabda, Shabdi, Pra, Ahu, Shodha, Prahelika, Yah, Yat, Gupte, Gupta, Gupti, Api, Vala, Anga, Avyartha, Aparamarthika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 343.26). 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: “śabdāvabodhataḥ śābdī prāhuḥ ṣoḍhā prahelikāṃ
  • śabdāva -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abodhat -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śābdī -
  • śābdī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • ṣoḍhā -
  • ṣoḍhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prahelikām -
  • prahelikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yasmin gupte'pi valākyāṅge bāvyartho'pāramārthikaḥ
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gupte' -
  • gupte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gupta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gupti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • valā -
  • vala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    val (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akyā -
  • ak -> akya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ak]
    añc -> akya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √añc]
  • aṅge -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avyartho' -
  • avyartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apāramārthikaḥ -
  • apāramārthika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 343.26

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 343.26 in Kannada sript:
ಶಬ್ದಾವಬೋಧತಃ ಶಾಬ್ದೀ ಪ್ರಾಹುಃ ಷೋಢಾ ಪ್ರಹೇಲಿಕಾಂ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಗುಪ್ತೇಽಪಿ ವಲಾಕ್ಯಾಙ್ಗೇ ಬಾವ್ಯರ್ಥೋಽಪಾರಮಾರ್ಥಿಕಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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