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 3.8

कूर्मरूपं समास्थाय दध्रे विष्णुश्च मन्दरम् ।
क्षीराब्धेर्मथ्यमानाच्च विषं हालाहलं ह्यभूत् ॥ ८ ॥

kūrmarūpaṃ samāsthāya dadhre viṣṇuśca mandaram |
kṣīrābdhermathyamānācca viṣaṃ hālāhalaṃ hyabhūt || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.8 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 (3.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurmarupa, Sama, Tha, Vishnu, Mandara, Kshirabdhi, Mathyamana, Vish, Visha, Halahala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.8). 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: “kūrmarūpaṃ samāsthāya dadhre viṣṇuśca mandaram
  • kūrmarūpam -
  • kūrmarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kūrmarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samās -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • thāya -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dadhre -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrā (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrā (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrai (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrai (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • viṣṇuś -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mandaram -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mandara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mandarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṣīrābdhermathyamānācca viṣaṃ hālāhalaṃ hyabhūt
  • kṣīrābdher -
  • kṣīrābdhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mathyamānāc -
  • mathyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mathyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    manth -> mathyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √manth class 1 verb], [ablative single from √manth class 9 verb]
    manth -> mathyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √manth class 1 verb], [ablative single from √manth class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hālāhalam -
  • hālāhala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hālāhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hālāhalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.8

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 3.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕೂರ್ಮರೂಪಂ ಸಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ದಧ್ರೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಶ್ಚ ಮನ್ದರಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷೀರಾಬ್ಧೇರ್ಮಥ್ಯಮಾನಾಚ್ಚ ವಿಷಂ ಹಾಲಾಹಲಂ ಹ್ಯಭೂತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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