Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 60

अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि

Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies

Devanagari script

सर्पकीटविषाण्याशु जयत्यतिबलान्यपि चन्दनं पद्मकङ्कुष्ठं लताम्बूशीरपाटलाः

Transliteration

sarpakīṭaviṣāṇyāśu jayatyatibalānyapi candanaṃ padmakaṅkuṣṭhaṃ latāmbūśīrapāṭalāḥ

Translation

সাপ ও কীটজাত অতি প্রবল বিষও চন্দন, পদ্মক, কঙ্কুষ্ঠ, লতা, অম্বু, উশীর (খাস) ও পাটলা দ্বারা দ্রুত দমন হয়।

Word by Word

• सर्प-कीट-विषाणि: snake- and insect-poisons
• सर्प-कीट-विषाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + कीट (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्वसमासः (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• जयति: overcomes
• जयति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• अति-बलानि: very strong (ones)
• अति-बलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात/अव्यय), concessive/emphatic

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पद्मक-ङ्कुष्ठम्: padmaka and kaṅkuṣṭha (together)
• पद्मक-ङ्कुष्ठम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मक (प्रातिपदिक) + कङ्कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); द्वन्द्वसमासः (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः)

• लता-अम्बु-उशीर-पाटलाः: latā, ambu, uśīra, and pāṭalā
• लता-अम्बु-उशीर-पाटलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक) + उशीर (प्रातिपदिक) + पाटल (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्वसमासः (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्पकीटविषाणि = सर्प-कीट-विषाणि (समाहार-द्वन्द्व). अतिबलानि = अति-बलानि. लताम्बूशीरपाटलाः = लता-अम्बु-उशीर-पाटलाः (द्वन्द्व; अम्बु-उशीर इत्यत्र स्वर-सन्धिः).

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• sarpa (snake)
• kīṭa (insect)
• candana
• uśīra
• pāṭalā
• padmaka

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

Ayurvedic viṣa-cikitsā (toxicology): it lists cooling, detoxifying substances used to counter snake and insect poisons, emphasizing rapid pacification of virulent venom.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It demonstrates the Purana’s practical medical coverage—specifically toxicology and materia medica—alongside its religious narratives, showing applied healthcare knowledge embedded in a Purāṇic compendium.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By preserving life through dharmic healing knowledge, the teaching supports compassion (dayā) and protection of beings—acts traditionally regarded as merit-producing and aligned with righteous conduct.