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 19.9

विरोवनस्तु प्राह्रादिर्बलिर्जज्ञे विरोचनात् ।
बलेः पुत्रशतं त्वासीद्वाणश्रेष्ठं महामुने ॥ ९ ॥

virovanastu prāhrādirbalirjajñe virocanāt |
baleḥ putraśataṃ tvāsīdvāṇaśreṣṭhaṃ mahāmune || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.9 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 (19.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vira, Vana, Vanas, Prahradi, Bali, Jajni, Virocana, Putra, Shata, Tva, Yushmad, Shreshtha, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.9). 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: “virovanastu prāhrādirbalirjajñe virocanāt
  • viro -
  • vira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanas -
  • vanas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prāhrādir -
  • prāhrādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balir -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • virocanāt -
  • virocana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    virocana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “baleḥ putraśataṃ tvāsīdvāṇaśreṣṭhaṃ mahāmune
  • baleḥ -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvā -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vāṇa -
  • vāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.9

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 19.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಿರೋವನಸ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಹ್ರಾದಿರ್ಬಲಿರ್ಜಜ್ಞೇ ವಿರೋಚನಾತ್ ।
ಬಲೇಃ ಪುತ್ರಶತಂ ತ್ವಾಸೀದ್ವಾಣಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಮಹಾಮುನೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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