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 51.15

मकरे वरुणः पाशी वायुर्ध्वजधरो मृगे ।
गदी कुवेरो मेषस्थ ईशानश्च जटी वृषे ॥ १५ ॥

makare varuṇaḥ pāśī vāyurdhvajadharo mṛge |
gadī kuvero meṣastha īśānaśca jaṭī vṛṣe || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.15 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 (51.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Makara, Varuna, Pashi, Pashin, Vayu, Dhvaja, Dhara, Mriga, Gadi, Gadin, Kuvera, Mesha, Tha, Ishana, Jati, Jatin, Vrisha, Vrishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.15). 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: “makare varuṇaḥ pāśī vāyurdhvajadharo mṛge
  • makare -
  • makara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • varuṇaḥ -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāśī -
  • pāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • dhvaja -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharo* -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛge -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “gadī kuvero meṣastha īśānaśca jaṭī vṛṣe
  • gadī -
  • gadī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuvero* -
  • kuvera (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • meṣas -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īśānaś -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaṭī -
  • jaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣe -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.15

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 51.15 in Kannada sript:
ಮಕರೇ ವರುಣಃ ಪಾಶೀ ವಾಯುರ್ಧ್ವಜಧರೋ ಮೃಗೇ ।
ಗದೀ ಕುವೇರೋ ಮೇಷಸ್ಥ ಈಶಾನಶ್ಚ ಜಟೀ ವೃಷೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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