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 377.8

समाध्यारम्भकाले च एवं सञ्चिन्तयेन्मुनिः ।
यतो ब्रह्मण आकाशं खाद्वायुर्वायुतोऽनलः ॥ ८ ॥

samādhyārambhakāle ca evaṃ sañcintayenmuniḥ |
yato brahmaṇa ākāśaṃ khādvāyurvāyuto'nalaḥ || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 377.8 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 (377.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samadha, Samadhi, Samadhin, Arambhaka, Ala, Ali, Evam, Eva, Muni, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Brahman, Brahmana, Akasha, Kha, Vayu, Tas, Anala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 377.8). 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: “samādhyārambhakāle ca evaṃ sañcintayenmuniḥ
  • samādhyā -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    samādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samādhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ārambhakā -
  • ārambhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārambhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārambhakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sañ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cintayen -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yato brahmaṇa ākāśaṃ khādvāyurvāyuto'nalaḥ
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • brahmaṇa* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāśam -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • khād -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • vāyu -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • analaḥ -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 377.8

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 377.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮಾಧ್ಯಾರಮ್ಭಕಾಲೇ ಚ ಏವಂ ಸಞ್ಚಿನ್ತಯೇನ್ಮುನಿಃ ।
ಯತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ ಆಕಾಶಂ ಖಾದ್ವಾಯುರ್ವಾಯುತೋಽನಲಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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