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 249.11

हंसपङ्क्त्याकृतिसमे दृश्येते यत्र जानुनी ।
चतुर्वितस्तिविच्छिन्ने तदे तन्मण्डलं स्मृतं ॥ ११ ॥

haṃsapaṅktyākṛtisame dṛśyete yatra jānunī |
caturvitastivicchinne tade tanmaṇḍalaṃ smṛtaṃ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 249.11 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 (249.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsapankti, Akriti, Sama, Yatra, Janu, Catu, Catus, Vicchinna, Tada, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mandala, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 249.11). 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: “haṃsapaṅktyākṛtisame dṛśyete yatra jānunī
  • haṃsapaṅktyā -
  • haṃsapaṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    haṃsapaṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    haṃsapaṅkti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ākṛti -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ākṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dṛśyete -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third dual]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānunī -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “caturvitastivicchinne tade tanmaṇḍalaṃ smṛtaṃ
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vitasti -
  • vitasti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vicchinne -
  • vicchinna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vicchinna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vicchinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tade -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 249.11

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 249.11 in Kannada sript:
ಹಂಸಪಙ್ಕ್ತ್ಯಾಕೃತಿಸಮೇ ದೃಶ್ಯೇತೇ ಯತ್ರ ಜಾನುನೀ ।
ಚತುರ್ವಿತಸ್ತಿವಿಚ್ಛಿನ್ನೇ ತದೇ ತನ್ಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಂ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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