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 346.21

यथासङ्ख्यमनुद्देशः सामान्यमतिदिश्यते ।
समये वर्णनीयस्य दारुणस्यापि वस्तुनः ॥ २१ ॥

yathāsaṅkhyamanuddeśaḥ sāmānyamatidiśyate |
samaye varṇanīyasya dāruṇasyāpi vastunaḥ || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 346.21 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 (346.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yathasankhya, Nud, Desha, Samanyam, Samanya, Ati, Samaye, Samaya, Varnaniya, Daruna, Api, Vastu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 346.21). 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: “yathāsaṅkhyamanuddeśaḥ sāmānyamatidiśyate
  • yathāsaṅkhyam -
  • yathāsaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāsaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nud -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • deśaḥ -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāmānyam -
  • sāmānyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśyate -
  • diś (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    diś (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “samaye varṇanīyasya dāruṇasyāpi vastunaḥ
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • varṇanīyasya -
  • varṇanīya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    varṇanīya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vṛṇ -> varṇanīya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vṛṇ class 6 verb]
    vṛṇ -> varṇanīya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vṛṇ class 6 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇanīya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇanīya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
  • dāruṇasyā -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vastunaḥ -
  • vastu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 346.21

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 346.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಮನುದ್ದೇಶಃ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಮತಿದಿಶ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸಮಯೇ ವರ್ಣನೀಯಸ್ಯ ದಾರುಣಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ವಸ್ತುನಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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