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 8.15

रामवार्त्ताश्रवात् पक्षौ जातौ भूयोऽथ जानकीम् ।
पश्याम्यशोकवनिकागतां लङ्कागतां किल ॥ १५ ॥

rāmavārttāśravāt pakṣau jātau bhūyo'tha jānakīm |
paśyāmyaśokavanikāgatāṃ laṅkāgatāṃ kila || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.15 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 (8.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rama, Vartta, Ashrava, Paksha, Pakshi, Pakshu, Jata, Jati, Jatu, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Atha, Janaki, Pashya, Kava, Nika, Agata, Lanka, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.15). 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: “rāmavārttāśravāt pakṣau jātau bhūyo'tha jānakīm
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • vārttā -
  • vārtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśravāt -
  • āśrava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āśrava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pakṣau -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jātau -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bhūyo' -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jānakīm -
  • jānakī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paśyāmyaśokavanikāgatāṃ laṅkāgatāṃ kila
  • paśyām -
  • paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • yaśo -
  • kava -
  • kava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nikā -
  • nika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agatām -
  • agatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • laṅkā -
  • laṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatām -
  • agatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.15

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 8.15 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಮವಾರ್ತ್ತಾಶ್ರವಾತ್ ಪಕ್ಷೌ ಜಾತೌ ಭೂಯೋಽಥ ಜಾನಕೀಮ್ ।
ಪಶ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಶೋಕವನಿಕಾಗತಾಂ ಲಙ್ಕಾಗತಾಂ ಕಿಲ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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