Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 28
Chapter 280 — रसादिलक्षणम् / सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि
Characteristics of Taste and Related Factors; Medicines that Remove All Diseases
स्नायुरुधिरदेहेषु अस्थि भातीव मांसलं स्कन्धौ बाहू तथैवेह तथा जङ्घे सजानुनी
snāyurudhiradeheṣu asthi bhātīva māṃsalaṃ skandhau bāhū tathaiveha tathā jaṅghe sajānunī
في الأجساد التي يغلب فيها العصب/الأوتار (snāyu) والدم (rudhira)، يبدو العظم كأنه مكسوٌّ باللحم؛ وكذلك هنا الكتفان والذراعان، وكذلك الساقان مع الركبتين، يبدوان ممتلئين باللحم.
Lord Agni
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्नायुरुधिरदेहेषु → स्नायु-रुधिर-देहेषु; भातीव → भाति इव; तथैवेह → तथा एव इह; (जङ्घे/सजानुनी द्विवचन-सम्बन्धः).
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Ayurvedic śarīra-vidyā: it gives a diagnostic bodily marker—when snāyu (sinews) and rudhira (blood) are prominent, the limbs (shoulders, arms, shanks, knees) present a distinctly fleshy appearance, useful for assessing constitution and build.
It shows the Purana functioning as a compendium beyond myth—preserving technical, observation-based anatomical and constitutional notes aligned with Ayurvedic body-description (śarīra-lakṣaṇa), alongside its ritual and theological material.
Indirectly, it supports dharmic living by enabling proper care of the body (śarīra), which is treated as an instrument for duty, discipline, and worship; accurate knowledge of one’s constitution aids right regimen and balanced conduct.