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 288.54

तत्र त्रिको यथा तिष्ठेदुद्ग्रीवोश्वः समाननः ।
धरायां पश्चिमौ पादौ अन्तरीशे यदाश्रयौ ॥ ५४ ॥

tatra triko yathā tiṣṭhedudgrīvośvaḥ samānanaḥ |
dharāyāṃ paścimau pādau antarīśe yadāśrayau || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 288.54 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 (288.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Trika, Yatha, Udgriva, Samanana, Dhara, Pashcima, Pada, Padu, Antar, Isha, Ish, Yada, Yad, Ashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 288.54). 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: “tatra triko yathā tiṣṭhedudgrīvośvaḥ samānanaḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • triko* -
  • trika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhed -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • udgrīvo -
  • udgrīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udgrīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udgrīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uśvaḥ -
  • vaś (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • samānanaḥ -
  • samānana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dharāyāṃ paścimau pādau antarīśe yadāśrayau
  • dharāyām -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • paścimau -
  • paścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pādau -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • īśe -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    īś (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āśrayau -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 288.54

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 288.54 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ತ್ರಿಕೋ ಯಥಾ ತಿಷ್ಠೇದುದ್ಗ್ರೀವೋಶ್ವಃ ಸಮಾನನಃ ।
ಧರಾಯಾಂ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮೌ ಪಾದೌ ಅನ್ತರೀಶೇ ಯದಾಶ್ರಯೌ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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