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 346.24

काव्येच्छया विशेषो यः स राग इति गीयते ।
अब्यासोपहितः कान्तिं सहजामपि वर्त्तते ॥ २४ ॥

kāvyecchayā viśeṣo yaḥ sa rāga iti gīyate |
abyāsopahitaḥ kāntiṃ sahajāmapi varttate || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 346.24 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 (346.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kavya, Kavi, Icchaya, Iccha, Vishesha, Yah, Raga, Iti, Yasa, Upahita, Kanti, Sahaja, Api, Vartta, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 346.24). 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: “kāvyecchayā viśeṣo yaḥ sa rāga iti gīyate
  • kāvye -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb]
    kāvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    kāvī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • icchayā -
  • icchayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    icchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • viśeṣo* -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāga* -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gīyate -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “abyāsopahitaḥ kāntiṃ sahajāmapi varttate
  • ab -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yāso -
  • yāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upahitaḥ -
  • upahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntim -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sahajām -
  • sahajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vartta -
  • vartta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vartta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 346.24

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 346.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾವ್ಯೇಚ್ಛಯಾ ವಿಶೇಷೋ ಯಃ ಸ ರಾಗ ಇತಿ ಗೀಯತೇ ।
ಅಬ್ಯಾಸೋಪಹಿತಃ ಕಾನ್ತಿಂ ಸಹಜಾಮಪಿ ವರ್ತ್ತತೇ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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