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 377.23

अयमात्मा परम्ब्रह्म तद् ब्रह्म त्वमसीति च ।
गुरुणा बोधितो जीवो ह्यहं ब्रह्मस्मि वाह्यतः ॥ २३ ॥

ayamātmā parambrahma tad brahma tvamasīti ca |
guruṇā bodhito jīvo hyahaṃ brahmasmi vāhyataḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 377.23 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 (377.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Atman, Atma, Param, Para, Brahma, Brahman, Tad, Tat, Tva, Yushmad, Asi, Iti, Guru, Bodhita, Jiva, Aha, Asmad, Vahi, Vahin, Vahya, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 377.23). 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: “ayamātmā parambrahma tad brahma tvamasīti ca
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asī -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “guruṇā bodhito jīvo hyahaṃ brahmasmi vāhyataḥ
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bodhito* -
  • bodhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh -> bodhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √budh]
  • jīvo* -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmasmi*vā
  • vāhya -
  • vāhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vah]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vah]
    vāh -> vāhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vāh]
    vah -> vāhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vah]
    vāhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāh -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vāh -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 377.23

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 377.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಯಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಪರಮ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ತದ್ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ತ್ವಮಸೀತಿ ಚ ।
ಗುರುಣಾ ಬೋಧಿತೋ ಜೀವೋ ಹ್ಯಹಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸ್ಮಿ ವಾಹ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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