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 261.6

अभ्युक्ष्य घृतशेषेण मेखलाबन्ध इष्यते ।
स्त्रीणां यासान्तु गर्भाणि पतन्ति भृगुसत्तम ॥ ६ ॥

abhyukṣya ghṛtaśeṣeṇa mekhalābandha iṣyate |
strīṇāṃ yāsāntu garbhāṇi patanti bhṛgusattama || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 261.6 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 (261.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhi, Ukshya, Ghrita, Shesha, Mekhalabandha, Ishyat, Stri, Yasa, Garbha, Ani, Patanti, Patat, Bhrigusattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 261.6). 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: “abhyukṣya ghṛtaśeṣeṇa mekhalābandha iṣyate
  • abhyu -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ukṣya -
  • ukṣ -> ukṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ukṣ]
    ukṣ -> ukṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
    ukṣ -> ukṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • śeṣeṇa -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mekhalābandha* -
  • mekhalābandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “strīṇāṃ yāsāntu garbhāṇi patanti bhṛgusattama
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yāsān -
  • yāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • garbhā -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • patanti -
  • patantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhṛgusattama -
  • bhṛgusattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 261.6

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 261.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ಯುಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಘೃತಶೇಷೇಣ ಮೇಖಲಾಬನ್ಧ ಇಷ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಯಾಸಾನ್ತು ಗರ್ಭಾಣಿ ಪತನ್ತಿ ಭೃಗುಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೬ ॥

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