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 364.15

स्नायुः स्रियां कालखण्डयकृती तु ऽसमे इमे ।
स्यात् कर्पूरः कपालोऽस्त्री कीकसङ्कुल्यमस्थि च ॥ १५ ॥

snāyuḥ sriyāṃ kālakhaṇḍayakṛtī tu 'same ime |
syāt karpūraḥ kapālo'strī kīkasaṅkulyamasthi ca || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 364.15 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 (364.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snayu, Kalakhanda, Yakrit, Iyam, Idam, Syat, Sya, Karpura, Kapala, Astri, Astrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 364.15). 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: “snāyuḥ sriyāṃ kālakhaṇḍayakṛtī tu 'same ime
  • snāyuḥ -
  • snāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snā (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse sriyām*kā
  • kālakhaṇḍa -
  • kālakhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yakṛtī -
  • yakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse tu'same*im
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “syāt karpūraḥ kapālo'strī kīkasaṅkulyamasthi ca
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • karpūraḥ -
  • karpūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kapālo' -
  • kapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • astrī -
  • astrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    astrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kīkasaṅkulyamasthi*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 364.15

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 364.15 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಾಯುಃ ಸ್ರಿಯಾಂ ಕಾಲಖಣ್ಡಯಕೃತೀ ತು ಽಸಮೇ ಇಮೇ ।
ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ಕರ್ಪೂರಃ ಕಪಾಲೋಽಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಕೀಕಸಙ್ಕುಲ್ಯಮಸ್ಥಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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