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 225.12

मूलं स्वामी स वै रक्ष्यस्तस्माद्राज्यं१ बिशेषतः ।
राज्याङ्गद्रोहिणं हन्यात्काले तीक्ष्णो मृदुर्भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

mūlaṃ svāmī sa vai rakṣyastasmādrājyaṃ1 biśeṣataḥ |
rājyāṅgadrohiṇaṃ hanyātkāle tīkṣṇo mṛdurbhavet || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 225.12 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 (225.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mula, Svamin, Bisha, Ishat, Rajyanga, Drohin, Kale, Kala, Tikshna, Mridu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 225.12). 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: “mūlaṃ svāmī sa vai rakṣyastasmādrājyaṃ1 biśeṣataḥ
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse rakṣyastasmādrājyaṃ1*bi
  • biśe -
  • biśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    biśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īṣataḥ -
  • īṣat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īṣat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “rājyāṅgadrohiṇaṃ hanyātkāle tīkṣṇo mṛdurbhavet
  • rājyāṅga -
  • rājyāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drohiṇam -
  • drohin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tīkṣṇo* -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛdur -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 225.12

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 225.12 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂಲಂ ಸ್ವಾಮೀ ಸ ವೈ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಸ್ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ರಾಜ್ಯಂ೧ ಬಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ರಾಜ್ಯಾಙ್ಗದ್ರೋಹಿಣಂ ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ಕಾಲೇ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೋ ಮೃದುರ್ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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