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 6.12

बालिशे रक्ष भरतमात्मानं माञ्च राघवात् ।
भविता राघवो राजा राघवस्य ततः सुतः ॥ १२ ॥

bāliśe rakṣa bharatamātmānaṃ māñca rāghavāt |
bhavitā rāghavo rājā rāghavasya tataḥ sutaḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.12 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 (6.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balisha, Raksha, Bharata, Atman, Asmad, Raghava, Bhavita, Raja, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sut, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.12). 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: “bāliśe rakṣa bharatamātmānaṃ māñca rāghavāt
  • bāliśe -
  • bāliśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bāliśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bāliśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rakṣa -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bharatam -
  • bharat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bharata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bharata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bharatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • māñ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāghavāt -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavitā rāghavo rājā rāghavasya tataḥ sutaḥ
  • bhavitā* -
  • bhavita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāghavo* -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāghavasya -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.12

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 6.12 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಲಿಶೇ ರಕ್ಷ ಭರತಮಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಮಾಞ್ಚ ರಾಘವಾತ್ ।
ಭವಿತಾ ರಾಘವೋ ರಾಜಾ ರಾಘವಸ್ಯ ತತಃ ಸುತಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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