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 345.2

प्रशस्तिः कान्तिरौचित्यं संक्षेपो यावदर्थता ।
अबिव्यक्तिरिति व्यक्तं षड्भेदास्तस्य जाग्रति ॥ २ ॥

praśastiḥ kāntiraucityaṃ saṃkṣepo yāvadarthatā |
abivyaktiriti vyaktaṃ ṣaḍbhedāstasya jāgrati || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 345.2 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 (345.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prashasti, Kanti, Aucitya, Sankshepa, Yavadartha, Tan, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Shadbheda, Tad, Jagrat, Jagrati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 345.2). 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: “praśastiḥ kāntiraucityaṃ saṃkṣepo yāvadarthatā
  • praśastiḥ -
  • praśasti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntir -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aucityam -
  • aucitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkṣepo* -
  • saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāvadartha -
  • yāvadartha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāvadartha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abivyaktiriti vyaktaṃ ṣaḍbhedāstasya jāgrati
  • Cannot analyse abivyaktiriti*vy
  • vyaktam -
  • vyaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vyakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣaḍbhedās -
  • ṣaḍbheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jāgrati -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 345.2

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 345.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಃ ಕಾನ್ತಿರೌಚಿತ್ಯಂ ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪೋ ಯಾವದರ್ಥತಾ ।
ಅಬಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿರಿತಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಂ ಷಡ್ಭೇದಾಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಜಾಗ್ರತಿ ॥ ೨ ॥

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