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 158.31

जन्मनामस्मृते वैतत्तत्परं गोत्रमुच्यते ।
विगतन्तु विदेशस्थं शृणुयाद्यो ह्यनिर्दशं ॥ ३१ ॥

janmanāmasmṛte vaitattatparaṃ gotramucyate |
vigatantu videśasthaṃ śṛṇuyādyo hyanirdaśaṃ || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 158.31 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 (158.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janmanaman, Smrita, Smriti, Etad, Tatpara, Gotra, Ucyat, Vij, Videshastha, Yah, Anirdasham, Anirdasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 158.31). 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: “janmanāmasmṛte vaitattatparaṃ gotramucyate
  • janmanāma -
  • janmanāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛte -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • vai -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tatparam -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gotram -
  • gotra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gotra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gotrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “vigatantu videśasthaṃ śṛṇuyādyo hyanirdaśaṃ
  • vig -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • atantu -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • videśastham -
  • videśastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    videśastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    videśasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śṛṇuyād -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • anirdaśam -
  • anirdaśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anirdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anirdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anirdaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 158.31

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 158.31 in Kannada sript:
ಜನ್ಮನಾಮಸ್ಮೃತೇ ವೈತತ್ತತ್ಪರಂ ಗೋತ್ರಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ವಿಗತನ್ತು ವಿದೇಶಸ್ಥಂ ಶೃಣುಯಾದ್ಯೋ ಹ್ಯನಿರ್ದಶಂ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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