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 164.12

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धेनुः शङ्खस्तथानड्वान् हेम वासो हयस्तथा ।
कृष्णा गौरायसश्छाग एता वै दक्षिणाः क्रमात् ॥ १२ ॥

dhenuḥ śaṅkhastathānaḍvān hema vāso hayastathā |
kṛṣṇā gaurāyasaśchāga etā vai dakṣiṇāḥ kramāt || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 164.12 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 (164.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhenu, Shankha, Tatha, Nadvat, Hema, Heman, Vasas, Vasa, Haya, Krishna, Gaura, Sah, Chaga, Eta, Esha, Dakshina, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 164.12). 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: “dhenuḥ śaṅkhastathānaḍvān hema vāso hayastathā ”
dhenuḥ -
dhenu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhenu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaṅkhas -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
naḍvān -
naḍvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vāso* -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hayas -
haya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṛṣṇā gaurāyasaśchāga etā vai dakṣiṇāḥ kramāt ”
kṛṣṇā* -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gaurāya -
gaura (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gaura (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
saś -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
chāga* -
chāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etā* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
dakṣiṇāḥ -
dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 164.12

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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