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 157.12

असमानं द्वितीयेन धर्मराजवचो यथा ।
देशान्तरस्थः श्रुत्वा तु कुल्याणां मरणोद्भवौ ॥ १२ ॥

asamānaṃ dvitīyena dharmarājavaco yathā |
deśāntarasthaḥ śrutvā tu kulyāṇāṃ maraṇodbhavau || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 157.12 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 (157.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asamana, Dvitiya, Dharmaraja, Vaca, Vacas, Yatha, Deshantarastha, Kuli, Kulin, Kulya, Marana, Udbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 157.12). 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: “asamānaṃ dvitīyena dharmarājavaco yathā
  • asamānam -
  • asamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvitīyena -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharmarāja -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmarājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “deśāntarasthaḥ śrutvā tu kulyāṇāṃ maraṇodbhavau
  • deśāntarasthaḥ -
  • deśāntarastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kulyā -
  • kuli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    kulin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kulin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kulya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kulya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kul -> kulya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kul]
    kulyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • maraṇo -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udbhavau -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 157.12

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 157.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸಮಾನಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇನ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜವಚೋ ಯಥಾ ।
ದೇಶಾನ್ತರಸ್ಥಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತು ಕುಲ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಮರಣೋದ್ಭವೌ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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