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 54.40

अंशात् प्रान्ते युगांशैश्च त्वेकहान्यामृताक्षकम् ।
पूर्णवालेन्दुकुमुदं द्वित्रिवेदक्षयात् क्रमात् ॥ ४० ॥

aṃśāt prānte yugāṃśaiśca tvekahānyāmṛtākṣakam |
pūrṇavālendukumudaṃ dvitrivedakṣayāt kramāt || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.40 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 (54.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amsha, Pranta, Yuga, Tva, Hani, Rita, Akshaka, Purna, Vala, Vali, Kumud, Kumuda, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.40). 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: “aṃśāt prānte yugāṃśaiśca tvekahānyāmṛtākṣakam
  • aṃśāt -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prānte -
  • prānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yugā -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṃśaiś -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • hānyām -
  • hāni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛtā -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣakam -
  • akṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pūrṇavālendukumudaṃ dvitrivedakṣayāt kramāt
  • pūrṇa -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • vāle -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • indu -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kumudam -
  • kumudā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kumuda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kumuda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kumud (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse dvitrivedakṣayāt*kr
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.40

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 54.40 in Kannada sript:
ಅಂಶಾತ್ ಪ್ರಾನ್ತೇ ಯುಗಾಂಶೈಶ್ಚ ತ್ವೇಕಹಾನ್ಯಾಮೃತಾಕ್ಷಕಮ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ಣವಾಲೇನ್ದುಕುಮುದಂ ದ್ವಿತ್ರಿವೇದಕ್ಷಯಾತ್ ಕ್ರಮಾತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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