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 23.7

मूलं देहे द्वादशाङ्गं न्यसेन्मन्त्रैर्द्विषट्ककैः ।
हृदयं च शिरश्चैव शिखा वर्म्मास्त्रलोचने ॥ ७ ॥

mūlaṃ dehe dvādaśāṅgaṃ nyasenmantrairdviṣaṭkakaiḥ |
hṛdayaṃ ca śiraścaiva śikhā varmmāstralocane || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.7 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 (23.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mula, Deha, Dvadashanga, Asi, Mantra, Dvishash, Hridaya, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.7). 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: “mūlaṃ dehe dvādaśāṅgaṃ nyasenmantrairdviṣaṭkakaiḥ
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dehe -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dvādaśāṅgam -
  • dvādaśāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ase -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mantrair -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dviṣaṭ -
  • dviṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dviṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kakai -
  • kak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “hṛdayaṃ ca śiraścaiva śikhā varmmāstralocane
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiraś -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śikhā* -
  • Cannot analyse varmmāstralocane

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.7

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 23.7 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂಲಂ ದೇಹೇ ದ್ವಾದಶಾಙ್ಗಂ ನ್ಯಸೇನ್ಮನ್ತ್ರೈರ್ದ್ವಿಷಟ್ಕಕೈಃ ।
ಹೃದಯಂ ಚ ಶಿರಶ್ಚೈವ ಶಿಖಾ ವರ್ಮ್ಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಲೋಚನೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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