Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 14
Chapter 363: नृब्रह्मक्षत्रविट्शूद्रवर्गाः
Groups of terms for Men, Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras
तिलकं क्तोम मस्तिष्कं द्रूषिका नेत्रयोर्मलम् अन्त्रं पुरी तद्गुल्मस्तु प्लीहा पुंस्य् अथ वस्नसा
tilakaṃ ktoma mastiṣkaṃ drūṣikā netrayormalam antraṃ purī tadgulmastu plīhā puṃsy atha vasnasā
«تيلَكَ» يدلّ على علامة الجبهة؛ و«كتوما» هنا بمعنى الرأس؛ و«مَسْتِشْكَ» هو الدماغ. «دروشيكا» هي وسخ العين/إفرازها. «أنترا» هي الأمعاء؛ و«بوري» هو الغائط؛ و«غُلما» كتلة في البطن (شبيهة بالورم)؛ و«بليها» هي الطحال؛ و«فَسْنَسا» تشير إلى العضو الذكري أو الفحولة.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as the Purāṇic narrator of encyclopedic subjects)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Glossary of anatomical/pathological terms (brain, ocular discharge, intestines, feces, gulma, spleen, male organ) for diagnosis and textual comprehension.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Śarīra & roga-saṃjñā: mastiṣka, drūṣikā, antra/purī, gulma, plīhā, vasnasā","lookup_keywords":["mastiṣka","drūṣikā","gulma","plīhā","antra"],"quick_summary":"Defines key bodily structures and clinical terms; especially useful for interpreting symptoms involving head/eyes/abdomen and for locating gulma and spleen-related disorders."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Terminology bridges observation and inference in medicine (lakṣaṇa → saṃjñā → cikitsā).
Application: Use these definitions to standardize case records and to read allied śāstric texts consistently.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana / Sharira-sthana: anatomical and pathological terminology)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lexicon-lesson with labeled head (ktoma), brain (mastiṣka), eye showing discharge (drūṣikā), and abdominal organs (antra, plīhā) with a highlighted gulma mass.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized human profile with head and brain highlighted, eye with symbolic discharge motif, abdomen with spleen marked, flat colors and ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-highlighted anatomical folio held by a physician, inset medallions for brain, eye, intestines, spleen, and a gulma lump, rich saturated palette.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean labeled diagram panels: head/brain, eye symptom, abdomen with antra and plīhā, gulma shown as a circled mass; instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-physician annotating an illustrated anatomy manuscript, patient seated, detailed organ depiction on a folio, refined interior setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नेत्रयोर्मलम् = नेत्रयोः + मलम्; तद्गुल्मस्तु = तत् + गुल्मः + तु; पुंस्य् = पुंसि (final i before vowel often written with avagraha/ya in some recensions).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 363 (śarīra/roga terminology sequence)
FAQs
Ayurvedic lexical knowledge: it lists precise Sanskrit terms used for anatomical parts and bodily impurities (brain, intestines, spleen, feces, eye discharge) and a pathological mass (gulma).
It functions like a medical glossary embedded in a Purāṇa—preserving technical Ayurvedic nomenclature alongside other disciplines, showing the text’s compendium-style coverage of practical sciences.
Indirectly, correct knowledge of the body and its impurities supports purity disciplines and health-preserving conduct (ārogya), which are traditionally treated as supportive conditions for dharma and ritual practice.