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 249.14

गुल्फौ पार्ष्णिग्रहौ चैव स्थितौ पञ्चाङ्गुलान्त्रौ ।
स्थानं जातं भवेदेतद् द्वादशाङ्गुलमायतं ॥ १४ ॥

gulphau pārṣṇigrahau caiva sthitau pañcāṅgulāntrau |
sthānaṃ jātaṃ bhavedetad dvādaśāṅgulamāyataṃ || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 249.14 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 (249.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gulpha, Parshnigraha, Sthita, Sthiti, Pancangula, Tra, Tri, Sthana, Jata, Etad, Dvadashangula, Ayatam, Ayata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 249.14). 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: “gulphau pārṣṇigrahau caiva sthitau pañcāṅgulāntrau
  • gulphau -
  • gulpha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pārṣṇigrahau -
  • pārṣṇigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sthitau -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • pañcāṅgulān -
  • pañcāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • trau -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sthānaṃ jātaṃ bhavedetad dvādaśāṅgulamāyataṃ
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvādaśāṅgulam -
  • dvādaśāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvādaśāṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyatam -
  • āyatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    āyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 249.14

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 249.14 in Kannada sript:
ಗುಲ್ಫೌ ಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣಿಗ್ರಹೌ ಚೈವ ಸ್ಥಿತೌ ಪಞ್ಚಾಙ್ಗುಲಾನ್ತ್ರೌ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಜಾತಂ ಭವೇದೇತದ್ ದ್ವಾದಶಾಙ್ಗುಲಮಾಯತಂ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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