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 44.42

पञ्चाङ्गुलन्तु नाहोस्य दीर्घा तद्वत् प्रदेशिनी ।
अष्टमाष्टांशतो न्यूताः शेषाङ्गुल्यः क्रमेण तु ॥ ४२ ॥

pañcāṅgulantu nāhosya dīrghā tadvat pradeśinī |
aṣṭamāṣṭāṃśato nyūtāḥ śeṣāṅgulyaḥ krameṇa tu || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.42 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 (44.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sya, Dirgha, Tadvat, Pradeshini, Ashtama, Uta, Shesha, Anguli, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.42). 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: “pañcāṅgulantu nāhosya dīrghā tadvat pradeśinī
  • Cannot analyse pañcāṅgulantu*nā
  • nāho -
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dīrghā -
  • dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadvat -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pradeśinī -
  • pradeśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭamāṣṭāṃśato nyūtāḥ śeṣāṅgulyaḥ krameṇa tu
  • aṣṭamāṣ -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭāṃ -
  • ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śato -
  • nyū -
  • 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]
  • ūtāḥ -
  • ūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    u -> ūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √u class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √u class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √u class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> ūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √u class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √u class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √u class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 5 verb]
    -> ūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> ūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
  • śeṣā -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅgulyaḥ -
  • aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.42

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 44.42 in Kannada sript:
ಪಞ್ಚಾಙ್ಗುಲನ್ತು ನಾಹೋಸ್ಯ ದೀರ್ಘಾ ತದ್ವತ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶಿನೀ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಮಾಷ್ಟಾಂಶತೋ ನ್ಯೂತಾಃ ಶೇಷಾಙ್ಗುಲ್ಯಃ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ತು ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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