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 288.52

मृदुः स्कन्धे लघुर्वक्त्रे शिथिलः सर्वसन्धिषु ।
यदा स सादिनो वश्यः सङ्गृह्णीयात्तदा हयं ॥ ५२ ॥

mṛduḥ skandhe laghurvaktre śithilaḥ sarvasandhiṣu |
yadā sa sādino vaśyaḥ saṅgṛhṇīyāttadā hayaṃ || 52 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 288.52 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 (288.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mridu, Skandha, Laghu, Vaktri, Vaktra, Shithila, Sarvasandhi, Yada, Yad, Sadin, Sadi, Vashi, Vashya, Tada, Haya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 288.52). 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: “mṛduḥ skandhe laghurvaktre śithilaḥ sarvasandhiṣu
  • mṛduḥ -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • skandhe -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • laghur -
  • laghu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaktre -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śithilaḥ -
  • śithila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvasandhiṣu -
  • sarvasandhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvasandhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvasandhi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “yadā sa sādino vaśyaḥ saṅgṛhṇīyāttadā hayaṃ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādino* -
  • sādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vaśyaḥ -
  • vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gṛhṇīyāt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hayam -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 288.52

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 288.52 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃದುಃ ಸ್ಕನ್ಧೇ ಲಘುರ್ವಕ್ತ್ರೇ ಶಿಥಿಲಃ ಸರ್ವಸನ್ಧಿಷು ।
ಯದಾ ಸ ಸಾದಿನೋ ವಶ್ಯಃ ಸಙ್ಗೃಹ್ಣೀಯಾತ್ತದಾ ಹಯಂ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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