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 279.29

क्षयं मांसरसाहारो वह्निसंरक्षणाज्जयेत् ।
शालयो भोजने रक्ता नीवारकलमादयः ॥ २९ ॥

kṣayaṃ māṃsarasāhāro vahnisaṃrakṣaṇājjayet |
śālayo bhojane raktā nīvārakalamādayaḥ || 29 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 279.29 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 (279.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshaya, Mamsarasa, Shali, Bhojana, Rakta, Nivara, Kalama, Aya, Ayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 279.29). 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: “kṣayaṃ māṃsarasāhāro vahnisaṃrakṣaṇājjayet
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māṃsarasā -
  • māṃsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhāro* -
  • Cannot analyse vahnisaṃrakṣaṇājjayet
  • Line 2: “śālayo bhojane raktā nīvārakalamādayaḥ
  • śālayo* -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhojane -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhojana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • raktā* -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • nīvāra -
  • nīvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalamād -
  • kalama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 279.29

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 279.29 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಮಾಂಸರಸಾಹಾರೋ ವಹ್ನಿಸಂರಕ್ಷಣಾಜ್ಜಯೇತ್ ।
ಶಾಲಯೋ ಭೋಜನೇ ರಕ್ತಾ ನೀವಾರಕಲಮಾದಯಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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