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 32.9

हिरण्यास्यो हिरण्याङ्गो हेमजिह्वो हिरण्यवान् ।
अश्वमेधो हि सर्वेशो गुणाश्चाष्टाथ तान् शृणु ॥ ९ ॥

hiraṇyāsyo hiraṇyāṅgo hemajihvo hiraṇyavān |
aśvamedho hi sarveśo guṇāścāṣṭātha tān śṛṇu || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 32.9 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 (32.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hiranin, Hiranya, Asya, Hiranyanga, Hema, Heman, Jihva, Hiranyava, Hiranyavat, Ashvamedha, Sarvesha, Guna, Tat, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.9). 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: “hiraṇyāsyo hiraṇyāṅgo hemajihvo hiraṇyavān
  • hiraṇyā -
  • hiraṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    hiraṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hiraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsyo* -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √as]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • hiraṇyāṅgo* -
  • hiraṇyāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jihvo* -
  • jihva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hiraṇyavān -
  • hiraṇyava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    hiraṇyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aśvamedho hi sarveśo guṇāścāṣṭātha tān śṛṇu
  • aśvamedho* -
  • aśvamedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarveśo* -
  • sarveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇāś -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭāt -
  • ṭāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 32.9

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 32.9 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಾಸ್ಯೋ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಾಙ್ಗೋ ಹೇಮಜಿಹ್ವೋ ಹಿರಣ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಅಶ್ವಮೇಧೋ ಹಿ ಸರ್ವೇಶೋ ಗುಣಾಶ್ಚಾಷ್ಟಾಥ ತಾನ್ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೯ ॥

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