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 26.6

वराहस्य स्मृता मुद्रा अङ्गानाञ्च क्रमादिमाः ।
एकैकां मोचयेद् बद्ध्वा वाममुष्टौ तथाङ्गुलीम् ॥ ६ ॥

varāhasya smṛtā mudrā aṅgānāñca kramādimāḥ |
ekaikāṃ mocayed baddhvā vāmamuṣṭau tathāṅgulīm || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 26.6 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 (26.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varaha, Smrita, Smrito, Mudra, Anga, Kramat, Krama, Iyam, Idam, Ekaika, Baddhva, Vamam, Vama, Ushta, Tatha, Guli,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.6). 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: “varāhasya smṛtā mudrā aṅgānāñca kramādimāḥ
  • varāhasya -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • smṛtā* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • mudrā* -
  • mudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṅgān -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • imāḥ -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ekaikāṃ mocayed baddhvā vāmamuṣṭau tathāṅgulīm
  • ekaikām -
  • ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mocayed -
  • muc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    muc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • baddhvā* -
  • baddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uṣṭau -
  • uṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb]
    uch -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uch class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 6 verb]
  • tathāṅ -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gulīm -
  • gulī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.6

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 26.6 in Kannada sript:
ವರಾಹಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ಮುದ್ರಾ ಅಙ್ಗಾನಾಞ್ಚ ಕ್ರಮಾದಿಮಾಃ ।
ಏಕೈಕಾಂ ಮೋಚಯೇದ್ ಬದ್ಧ್ವಾ ವಾಮಮುಷ್ಟೌ ತಥಾಙ್ಗುಲೀಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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