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 179.4

ओं महोल्काय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि तन्नो दन्ती प्रचोदयात् ।
मासि भाद्रपदे चापि चतुर्थीकृच्छिवं व्रजेत् ।
चतुर्थ्यां फाल्गुने नक्तमविघ्नाख्या व्रजेत् ॥ ४ ॥

oṃ maholkāya vidmahe vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi tanno dantī pracodayāt |
māsi bhādrapade cāpi caturthīkṛcchivaṃ vrajet |
caturthyāṃ phālgune naktamavighnākhyā vrajet || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 179.4 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 (179.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maholka, Aya, Vidman, Vakratunda, Tan, Danti, Dantin, Pracoda, Yat, Mas, Masi, Bhadrapada, Capin, Capi, Caturthi, Krit, Shivam, Shiva, Phalguna, Phalguni, Naktam, Nakta, Avighna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 179.4). 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: “oṃ maholkāya vidmahe vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi tanno dantī pracodayāt
  • Cannot analyse om*ma
  • maholkā -
  • maholkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vidma -
  • vidman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • vakratuṇḍāya -
  • vakratuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vakratuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dhīmahi -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dantī -
  • dantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dantin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pracoda -
  • pracoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāt -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “māsi bhādrapade cāpi caturthīkṛcchivaṃ vrajet
  • māsi -
  • māsī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    māsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    māsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • bhādrapade -
  • bhādrapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhādrapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caturthī -
  • caturthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṛcch -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “caturthyāṃ phālgune naktamavighnākhyā vrajet
  • caturthyām -
  • caturthī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • phālgune -
  • phālguna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phālguna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phālguni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • naktam -
  • naktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naj -> nakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
    naj -> nakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
  • avighnā -
  • avighna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avighna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avighnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyā* -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 179.4

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 179.4 in Kannada sript:
ಓಂ ಮಹೋಲ್ಕಾಯ ವಿದ್ಮಹೇ ವಕ್ರತುಣ್ಡಾಯ ಧೀಮಹಿ ತನ್ನೋ ದನ್ತೀ ಪ್ರಚೋದಯಾತ್ ।
ಮಾಸಿ ಭಾದ್ರಪದೇ ಚಾಪಿ ಚತುರ್ಥೀಕೃಚ್ಛಿವಂ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ।
ಚತುರ್ಥ್ಯಾಂ ಫಾಲ್ಗುನೇ ನಕ್ತಮವಿಘ್ನಾಖ್ಯಾ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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