Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 19
Ṣāḍguṇya — The Six Measures of Foreign Policy
with Rāja-maṇḍala Theory
सापत्न्यं वास्तुजं स्त्रीजं वाग्जातमपराधजं वैरं पञ्चविधं प्रोक्तं साधनैः प्रशमन्नयेत्
sāpatnyaṃ vāstujaṃ strījaṃ vāgjātamaparādhajaṃ vairaṃ pañcavidhaṃ proktaṃ sādhanaiḥ praśamannayet
বৈৰ পাঁচ প্ৰকাৰ—সপত্নী‑প্ৰতিদ্বন্দ্বিতাৰ পৰা, ভূমি/সম্পত্তিৰ পৰা, স্ত্ৰী‑নিমিত্তে, বাক্যৰ পৰা, আৰু অপৰাধৰ পৰা উৎপন্ন। উপযুক্ত উপায়ে তাক প্ৰশমিত কৰিব লাগে।
Lord Agni (instructional narration within Agni Purana’s niti/rajadharma material)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वाग्जातम् = वाक् + जातम् (क्→ग् before ज); प्रशमन्नयेत् interpreted as प्रशमम् + नयेत् (anusvāra assimilation in recitation).
FAQs
It gives a niti-śāstra classification of hostility into five causal types and instructs that each should be pacified through suitable expedients (sādhanaiḥ/upāyaiḥ), i.e., context-specific conflict-resolution.
Beyond mythology, the text also preserves governance and social-ethics material: this verse functions like a concise manual entry on diagnosing sources of conflict and applying pragmatic remedies—hallmarks of Agni Purana’s wide-ranging, encyclopedic scope.
By urging pacification rather than escalation, it supports dharma through restraint of anger and reduction of harm; settling enmity curbs pāpa (demerit) produced by harsh speech, retaliation, and ongoing hostility.