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 369.22

वायोरपि गुणं स्पर्शमाकाशं ग्रसते ततः ।
वायौ नष्टे तु चाकाशन्नीरवं तिष्ठति द्विज ॥ २२ ॥

vāyorapi guṇaṃ sparśamākāśaṃ grasate tataḥ |
vāyau naṣṭe tu cākāśannīravaṃ tiṣṭhati dvija || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 369.22 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 (369.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayu, Api, Guna, Sparsha, Akasha, Grasat, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vaya, Nashta, Nashti, Ashan, Ira, Tishthat, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 369.22). 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: “vāyorapi guṇaṃ sparśamākāśaṃ grasate tataḥ
  • vāyor -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sparśam -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sparśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ākāśam -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • grasate -
  • gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “vāyau naṣṭe tu cākāśannīravaṃ tiṣṭhati dvija
  • vāyau -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • naṣṭe -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    naṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśann -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • īra -
  • īra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 369.22

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 369.22 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಯೋರಪಿ ಗುಣಂ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಮಾಕಾಶಂ ಗ್ರಸತೇ ತತಃ ।
ವಾಯೌ ನಷ್ಟೇ ತು ಚಾಕಾಶನ್ನೀರವಂ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ದ್ವಿಜ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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