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 12.14

कंसोपि पूतनादींश्च प्रैषयद् बालनाशने ।
यशोदापतिनन्दाय वसुदेवेन चार्पितौ ॥ १४ ॥

kaṃsopi pūtanādīṃśca praiṣayad bālanāśane |
yaśodāpatinandāya vasudevena cārpitau || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.14 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 (12.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Putana, Praishayat, Bala, Nashana, Yashoda, Patin, Daya, Vasudeva, Arpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.14). 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: “kaṃsopi pūtanādīṃśca praiṣayad bālanāśane
  • Cannot analyse kaṃsopi*pū
  • pūtanād -
  • pūtana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īṃś -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praiṣayad -
  • praiṣayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    praiṣayat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    praiṣayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśane -
  • nāśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yaśodāpatinandāya vasudevena cārpitau
  • yaśodā -
  • yaśodā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yaśodā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • patinan -
  • patin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dāya -
  • dāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> dāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    da (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vasudevena -
  • vasudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vasudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arpitau -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √], [vocative dual from √], [accusative dual from √]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.14

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 12.14 in Kannada sript:
ಕಂಸೋಪಿ ಪೂತನಾದೀಂಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರೈಷಯದ್ ಬಾಲನಾಶನೇ ।
ಯಶೋದಾಪತಿನನ್ದಾಯ ವಸುದೇವೇನ ಚಾರ್ಪಿತೌ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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