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 131.20

कुञ्जराच्चैव पुनः सिंहः सिंहाश्चैव खरुर्वरः ।
खरोश्चैव बली धूम्रः एवमादि बलाबलं ॥ २० ॥

kuñjarāccaiva punaḥ siṃhaḥ siṃhāścaiva kharurvaraḥ |
kharoścaiva balī dhūmraḥ evamādi balābalaṃ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 131.20 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 (131.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kunjara, Puna, Simha, Kharu, Vara, Varas, Balin, Bali, Dhumra, Evamadi, Balabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 131.20). 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: “kuñjarāccaiva punaḥ siṃhaḥ siṃhāścaiva kharurvaraḥ
  • kuñjarāc -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • siṃhaḥ -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhāś -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kharur -
  • kharu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kharu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kharoścaiva balī dhūmraḥ evamādi balābalaṃ
  • kharoś -
  • kharu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kharu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhūmraḥ -
  • dhūmra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evamādi -
  • evamādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    evamādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    evamādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • balābalam -
  • balābala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    balābala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balābalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 131.20

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 131.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಞ್ಜರಾಚ್ಚೈವ ಪುನಃ ಸಿಂಹಃ ಸಿಂಹಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಖರುರ್ವರಃ ।
ಖರೋಶ್ಚೈವ ಬಲೀ ಧೂಮ್ರಃ ಏವಮಾದಿ ಬಲಾಬಲಂ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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