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 44.16

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विद्धं षडङ्गुलं कर्णमविद्धञ्चतुरङ्गुलम् ।
चिवुकेन समं विद्धमविद्धं वा षडङ्गुलम् ॥ १६ ॥

viddhaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ karṇamaviddhañcaturaṅgulam |
civukena samaṃ viddhamaviddhaṃ vā ṣaḍaṅgulam || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.16 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 (44.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viddha, Shadangula, Karna, Vid, Vidh, Ham, Caturangula, Samam, Sama, Aviddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.16). 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: “viddhaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ karṇamaviddhañcaturaṅgulam ”
viddham -
viddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

viddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]

√vyadh -> viddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
ṣaḍaṅgulam -
ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
karṇam -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viddh -
vid (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vidh (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hañ -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
caturaṅgulam -
caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “civukena samaṃ viddhamaviddhaṃ vā ṣaḍaṅgulam ”
Cannot analyse civukena*sa
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viddham -
viddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

viddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]

√vyadh -> viddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
aviddham -
aviddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aviddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

aviddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṣaḍaṅgulam -
ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.16

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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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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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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