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 149.8

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अतिवृष्टिरनावृष्टिर्मूषकाः शलभाः शुकाः ।
राक्षसाद्याश्च शाम्यन्ति सर्वे च रिपवो रणे ॥ ८ ॥

ativṛṣṭiranāvṛṣṭirmūṣakāḥ śalabhāḥ śukāḥ |
rākṣasādyāśca śāmyanti sarve ca ripavo raṇe || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 149.8 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 (149.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativrishti, Anavrishti, Mushaka, Shalabha, Shuka, Rakshasa, Shamyat, Shamyanti, Sarva, Ripu, Rana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 149.8). 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: “ativṛṣṭiranāvṛṣṭirmūṣakāḥ śalabhāḥ śukāḥ ”
ativṛṣṭir -
ativṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anāvṛṣṭir -
anāvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mūṣakāḥ -
mūṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śalabhāḥ -
śalabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śalabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śukāḥ -
śuka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “rākṣasādyāśca śāmyanti sarve ca ripavo raṇe ”
rākṣasād -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yāś -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāmyanti -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ripavo* -
ripu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ripu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
raṇe -
raṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

raṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 149.8

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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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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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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