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 303.1

अग्निरुवाच ।
यदा जन्मर्क्षगश्चन्द्रो भानुः सप्तमराशिगः ।
पौष्णः कालः स विज्ञेयस्तदा ग्रासं परीक्षयेत् ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca |
yadā janmarkṣagaścandro bhānuḥ saptamarāśigaḥ |
pauṣṇaḥ kālaḥ sa vijñeyastadā grāsaṃ parīkṣayet || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 303.1 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 (303.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Yada, Yad, Janmarksha, Candra, Bhanu, Saptama, Rashi, Paushna, Kala, Vijneya, Tada, Grasa, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 303.1). 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: “agniruvāca
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yadā janmarkṣagaścandro bhānuḥ saptamarāśigaḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • janmarkṣa -
  • janmarkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaś -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candro* -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhānuḥ -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saptama -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśi -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rāśī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gaḥ -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pauṣṇaḥ kālaḥ sa vijñeyastadā grāsaṃ parīkṣayet
  • pauṣṇaḥ -
  • pauṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālaḥ -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijñeyas -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • grāsam -
  • grāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parī -
  • parī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣayet -
  • kṣi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    kṣī (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 303.1

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 303.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಯದಾ ಜನ್ಮರ್ಕ್ಷಗಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರೋ ಭಾನುಃ ಸಪ್ತಮರಾಶಿಗಃ ।
ಪೌಷ್ಣಃ ಕಾಲಃ ಸ ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಸ್ತದಾ ಗ್ರಾಸಂ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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