Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 12
Chapter 363: नृब्रह्मक्षत्रविट्शूद्रवर्गाः
Groups of terms for Men, Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras
अनाहस्तु विबन्धः स्याद्ग्रहणी रुक्प्रवाहिका वीजवीर्येन्द्रयं शुक्रं पललं क्रव्यमामिषं
anāhastu vibandhaḥ syādgrahaṇī rukpravāhikā vījavīryendrayaṃ śukraṃ palalaṃ kravyamāmiṣaṃ
«أنَاهَ» يُسمّى أيضًا «فيبَنْدها» (انسداد/إمساك). وتُذكر: «غْرَهَني» (اضطراب الامتصاص) و«رُك-بْرَواهِكا» (إسهال/زحار مؤلم). وكذلك: vīja (بذرة)، vīrya (قوة الفحولة)، indriya (قوى الحواس)، śukra (منيّ)، palala (لحم)، kravya (لحم نيّئ)، āmiṣa (لحم).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa’s primary didactic frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Clarifies synonymy (anāha = vibandha) and provides technical vocabulary for gastrointestinal disorders and reproductive/food-substance terms used in diagnosis, dietetics, and śukra-related discussions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Anāha–vibandha synonymy; grahaṇī & pravāhikā; śukra/āmiṣa vocabulary","lookup_keywords":["anāha","vibandha","grahaṇī","pravāhikā","śukra"],"quick_summary":"Defines anāha as vibandha (obstructive constipation) and lists key clinical entities (grahaṇī, painful dysentery) alongside technical terms for semen/virility and meat substances used in dietetic/medical contexts."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Right naming (saṃjñā) and right grouping (varga) support right treatment (yukti).
Application: Use synonymy to reconcile regional/authorial terminology when reading multiple medical sources or taking patient histories.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana: disease-names and clinical conditions)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching scene where a physician writes ‘anāha = vibandha’ on a board/palm leaf, with diagrams of intestines and a small diet table listing meat terms (āmiṣa/kravya).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru-vaidya gesturing to a palm-leaf showing ‘anāha–vibandha’, stylized abdomen diagram, muted ochres and reds, decorative borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold accents on writing tools and manuscript, physician seated with students, inset icons for grahaṇī and pravāhikā as symbolic gut motifs, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean instructional composition: synonym pair highlighted, labeled anatomical sketch of gut, small glossary column for vīja/vīrya/indriya/śukra and āmiṣa terms.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly clinic interior, scribe annotating synonymy, physician consulting a patient with abdominal discomfort, detailed manuscripts and food items depicted."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनाहस्तु = अनाहः + तु; स्याद्ग्रहणी = स्यात् + ग्रहणी; IAST rukpravāhikā appears as two padas रुक् + प्रवाहिका; kravyamāmiṣaṃ = क्रव्यम् + आमिषम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 363 (roga-nāma and śarīra-saṃjñā continuation)
FAQs
Ayurvedic nosology: it supplies technical names/near-synonyms for disorders (e.g., anāha ↔ vibandha; grahaṇī; ruk-pravāhikā) and standard terms for reproductive/physiological substances (vīja, vīrya, indriya, śukra) and meat/flesh categories.
Instead of narrative theology, it catalogs clinical conditions and biomedical vocabulary—showing the Agni Purāṇa’s compendium style that preserves Ayurveda-like classification alongside other sciences.
Primarily practical rather than devotional: accurate naming of conditions and substances supports right diagnosis, treatment, and disciplined conduct—indirectly aligning one’s actions (karma) with dharma through preservation of health and avoidance of harm.