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 278.7

शकुन्तलायान्तु बली यस्य नाम्ना तु भारताः ।
सुतेषु मातृकोपेन नष्टेषु भरतस्य च ॥ ७ ॥

śakuntalāyāntu balī yasya nāmnā tu bhāratāḥ |
suteṣu mātṛkopena naṣṭeṣu bharatasya ca || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 278.7 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 (278.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakuntala, Balin, Bali, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Namna, Naman, Bharata, Suta, Nashta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 278.7). 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: “śakuntalāyāntu balī yasya nāmnā tu bhāratāḥ
  • śakuntalā -
  • śakuntalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāntu -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • 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]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhāratāḥ -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “suteṣu mātṛkopena naṣṭeṣu bharatasya ca
  • suteṣu -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • mātṛko -
  • pena -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • naṣṭeṣu -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [locative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [locative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
  • bharatasya -
  • bharata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bharata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 278.7

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 278.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕುನ್ತಲಾಯಾನ್ತು ಬಲೀ ಯಸ್ಯ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ತು ಭಾರತಾಃ ।
ಸುತೇಷು ಮಾತೃಕೋಪೇನ ನಷ್ಟೇಷು ಭರತಸ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೭ ॥

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