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 56.15

अष्टविंशाधिकशतं कालमण्डनवर्जिताः ।
सहिरण्या वस्त्रकण्ठाः सोदकास्तोरणाद् बहिः ॥ १५ ॥

aṣṭaviṃśādhikaśataṃ kālamaṇḍanavarjitāḥ |
sahiraṇyā vastrakaṇṭhāḥ sodakāstoraṇād bahiḥ || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 56.15 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 (56.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Ashtan, Vimsha, Adhika, Shata, Kalam, Kala, Anda, Varjita, Sahiranya, Vastri, Vastra, Akantha, Sodaka, Torana, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 56.15). 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: “aṣṭaviṃśādhikaśataṃ kālamaṇḍanavarjitāḥ
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • viṃśā -
  • viṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjitāḥ -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sahiraṇyā vastrakaṇṭhāḥ sodakāstoraṇād bahiḥ
  • sahiraṇyā* -
  • sahiraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahiraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vastra -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vastṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akaṇṭhāḥ -
  • akaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sodakās -
  • sodaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sodakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • toraṇād -
  • toraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    toraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bahiḥ -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 56.15

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 56.15 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟವಿಂಶಾಧಿಕಶತಂ ಕಾಲಮಣ್ಡನವರ್ಜಿತಾಃ ।
ಸಹಿರಣ್ಯಾ ವಸ್ತ್ರಕಣ್ಠಾಃ ಸೋದಕಾಸ್ತೋರಣಾದ್ ಬಹಿಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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