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 314.2

पूर्व्वादौ गायत्रीं यजेन्मण्डले वै प्रणीतया ।
हुंकारां खेचरीं चण्डांछेदनीं क्षेपणीं स्त्रियाः ॥ २ ॥

pūrvvādau gāyatrīṃ yajenmaṇḍale vai praṇītayā |
huṃkārāṃ khecarīṃ caṇḍāṃchedanīṃ kṣepaṇīṃ striyāḥ || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 314.2 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 (314.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gayatri, Mandala, Pranita, Hunkara, Khecari, Canda, Sha, Shi, Kshepani, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 314.2). 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: “pūrvvādau gāyatrīṃ yajenmaṇḍale vai praṇītayā
  • Cannot analyse pūrvvādau*gā
  • gāyatrīm -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yajen -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • maṇḍale -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • praṇītayā -
  • praṇītā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “huṃkārāṃ khecarīṃ caṇḍāṃchedanīṃ kṣepaṇīṃ striyāḥ
  • huṅkārām -
  • huṅkārā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • khecarīm -
  • khecarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caṇḍāñch -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śe -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣepaṇīm -
  • kṣepaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • striyāḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 314.2

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 314.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವ್ವಾದೌ ಗಾಯತ್ರೀಂ ಯಜೇನ್ಮಣ್ಡಲೇ ವೈ ಪ್ರಣೀತಯಾ ।
ಹುಂಕಾರಾಂ ಖೇಚರೀಂ ಚಣ್ಡಾಂಛೇದನೀಂ ಕ್ಷೇಪಣೀಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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