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 96.50

कुङ्कुमालिप्तसूत्रेण विभज्य गुरुरालिखेत् ।
शलाकया सुवर्णस्य अक्षिणी शस्त्रकर्मणा ॥ ५० ॥

kuṅkumāliptasūtreṇa vibhajya gururālikhet |
śalākayā suvarṇasya akṣiṇī śastrakarmaṇā || 50 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 96.50 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 (96.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kunkuma, Alipta, Sutra, Sutrena, Vibhajya, Guru, Shalaka, Suvarna, Akshan, Akshini, Akshi, Shastrakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 96.50). 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: “kuṅkumāliptasūtreṇa vibhajya gururālikhet
  • kuṅkumā -
  • kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṅkumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālipta -
  • ālipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtreṇa -
  • sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vibhajya -
  • vibhajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • likhet -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śalākayā suvarṇasya akṣiṇī śastrakarmaṇā
  • śalākayā -
  • śalākā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • suvarṇasya -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • akṣiṇī -
  • akṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    akṣi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    akṣī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śastrakarmaṇā -
  • śastrakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 96.50

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 96.50 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಙ್ಕುಮಾಲಿಪ್ತಸೂತ್ರೇಣ ವಿಭಜ್ಯ ಗುರುರಾಲಿಖೇತ್ ।
ಶಲಾಕಯಾ ಸುವರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಅಕ್ಷಿಣೀ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಕರ್ಮಣಾ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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