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 47.11

पूर्ववत् षोडशारञ्च सपद्मं मण्डलं लिखेत् ।
शङ्खचक्रगदाखड्गैर्गुर्वाद्यं पूर्वंवद्यजेत् ॥ ११ ॥

pūrvavat ṣoḍaśārañca sapadmaṃ maṇḍalaṃ likhet |
śaṅkhacakragadākhaḍgairgurvādyaṃ pūrvaṃvadyajet || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 47.11 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 (47.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvavat, Shodasha, Shodashan, Aram, Sapadma, Mandala, Shankha, Cakraga, Khadga, Gurvadi, Purvam, Purva, Vadi, Vadya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 47.11). 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: “pūrvavat ṣoḍaśārañca sapadmaṃ maṇḍalaṃ likhet
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍaśā -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • arañ -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sapadmam -
  • sapadma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sapadma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sapadmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • likhet -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkhacakragadākhaḍgairgurvādyaṃ pūrvaṃvadyajet
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakraga -
  • cakraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakraga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • khaḍgair -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gurvādya -
  • gurvādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gurvādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gurvādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūrvaṃ -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vadya -
  • vadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vadya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vad -> vadya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • ajet -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 47.11

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 47.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವವತ್ ಷೋಡಶಾರಞ್ಚ ಸಪದ್ಮಂ ಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ಲಿಖೇತ್ ।
ಶಙ್ಖಚಕ್ರಗದಾಖಡ್ಗೈರ್ಗುರ್ವಾದ್ಯಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂವದ್ಯಜೇತ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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