Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 21
Chapter 365 — क्षत्रविट्शूद्रवर्गाः
The Classes of Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras
शक्तिः पराक्रमः प्राणः शौर्यं स्थानसहोबलं मूर्छा तु कश्मलं मोहो ऽप्यवर्मद्दस्तु पीडनं
śaktiḥ parākramaḥ prāṇaḥ śauryaṃ sthānasahobalaṃ mūrchā tu kaśmalaṃ moho 'pyavarmaddastu pīḍanaṃ
„Śakti“ ist die körperliche Befähigung; „parākrama“ ist kraftvolles, energisches Sich-Bemühen; „prāṇa“ ist der Lebenshauch; „śaurya“ ist Tapferkeit; „sthāna“ ist Haltung/Standfestigkeit; „saho“ ist Ausdauer; „bala“ ist Stärke. „mūrchā“ ist Ohnmacht; „kaśmala“ ist bedrückende Niedergeschlagenheit; „moha“ ist Verblendung; und „avarmadda“ bezeichnet schmerzliche Bedrängnis (pīḍana).
Lord Agni (teaching in encyclopedic, definitional style)
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Concept: Precise naming (saṃjñā) as a tool for knowledge and practice in diagnosis.
Application: Improves clarity in teaching, record-keeping, and physician-to-physician transmission of case details.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana: symptoms and clinical terminology)
Primary Rasa: Samanya
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: moho 'py- = mohaḥ + api; अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि न्यूनम्। 'avarmaddastu' इत्यत्र पाठः अस्पष्टः—विग्रहः अवर्मदः + द + तु इति ग्रहणम्।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 365 (roga-nidāna/kośa-style definitions)
FAQs
Ayurvedic roga-nidāna (diagnostics): it defines key terms for strength/vitality and for pathological mental-physical states like fainting (mūrchā), dejection (kaśmala), and delusion (moha).
It functions as a compact medical glossary—typical of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic method—standardizing technical vocabulary used across discussions of health, vitality, and disease symptoms.
By clarifying terms for vitality and affliction, it supports right discernment (viveka) and appropriate care; in Purāṇic framing, correct knowledge reduces delusion (moha) and aids dharmic living through proper bodily and mental regulation.