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 7.3

जनस्थाने पञ्चवट्यां स्थितो गोदावरीं तटे ।
तत्र सूर्पणखायाता भक्षितुं तान् भयङ्करी ॥ ३ ॥

janasthāne pañcavaṭyāṃ sthito godāvarīṃ taṭe |
tatra sūrpaṇakhāyātā bhakṣituṃ tān bhayaṅkarī || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.3 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 (7.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janasthana, Pancavati, Sthita, Godavari, Tata, Tatra, Surpanakha, Ayata, Bhayankari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.3). 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: “janasthāne pañcavaṭyāṃ sthito godāvarīṃ taṭe
  • janasthāne -
  • janasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pañcavaṭyām -
  • pañcavaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • godāvarīm -
  • godāvarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • taṭe -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “tatra sūrpaṇakhāyātā bhakṣituṃ tān bhayaṅkarī
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sūrpaṇakhā -
  • sūrpaṇakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayātā* -
  • ayāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ayātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhakṣitum -
  • bhakṣ -> bhakṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhakṣ]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhayaṅkarī -
  • bhayaṅkarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhayaṅkarī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 7.3

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 7.3 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಸ್ಥಾನೇ ಪಞ್ಚವಟ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ಗೋದಾವರೀಂ ತಟೇ ।
ತತ್ರ ಸೂರ್ಪಣಖಾಯಾತಾ ಭಕ್ಷಿತುಂ ತಾನ್ ಭಯಙ್ಕರೀ ॥ ೩ ॥

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