Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 17
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सप्तपर्णो विशालत्वक् कृतमालं सुवर्णकः आरेवतव्याधिघातसम्पाकचतुरङ्गुलाः
saptaparṇo viśālatvak kṛtamālaṃ suvarṇakaḥ ārevatavyādhighātasampākacaturaṅgulāḥ
Saptaparṇa, Viśālatvak, Kṛtamāla, Suvarṇaka, Ārevata, Vyādhighāta, Sampāka y Caturaṅgula: éstos son nombres de sustancias medicinales.
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Drug-list memorization for pharmacy and teaching: enumerates recognized medicinal substances/epithets used in prescriptions and regional practice.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dravyaguṇa list: Saptaparṇa, Viśālatvak, Kṛtamāla, Suvarṇaka, Ārevata, Vyādhighāta, Sampāka, Caturaṅgula","lookup_keywords":["saptaparṇa","vyādhighāta","dravyaguṇa","nighaṇṭu","caturaṅgula"],"quick_summary":"A compact enumeration of medicinal dravyas/epithets intended for recognition and recall; functions as a nighaṇṭu-style register for later therapeutic use."}
Concept: Systematization of practical knowledge through lists (saṅgraha) for reliable transmission.
Application: Memorize and maintain a glossary; pair each name with specimen samples to stabilize meaning across regions.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravyaguṇa / Medicinal Herbs and Formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An apothecary table with eight labeled herb bundles/jars corresponding to the listed names; a teacher recites while students repeat, with a palm-leaf list visible.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of a vaidya in a herbarium-like setting, eight bundles arranged symmetrically, labels in stylized script, deep greens and ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold borders around eight medicine containers, central vaidya holding palm-leaf manuscript, rich decorative framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: eight compartments each showing a plant part (bark, leaf, resin) with the names Saptaparṇa etc., clean and instructional.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a courtly dispensary, glass/ceramic jars, attendants weighing herbs, a scribe noting the eight-item list, fine detail and perspective."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: saptaparṇo = sapta-parṇaḥ (o = aḥ sandhi); viśālatvak = viśāla-tvak; long series treated as name-list compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 362.15-18 (nighaṇṭu-style synonymy continuation); Agni Purana Ayurveda sections on dravya-paricaya (drug identification)
FAQs
Ayurvedic dravyaguṇa knowledge: the verse transmits a technical list of medicinal substances (drug/plant names) used for pharmacological identification and later formulation in remedies.
By cataloging materia medica terms (nighaṇṭu-style drug names), it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium that preserves practical medical nomenclature alongside ritual, cosmology, and dharma.
Preserving and transmitting healing knowledge is treated as dharmic service: correct identification and use of medicines supports protection of life (jīva-rakṣā), a meritorious act aligned with purificatory and compassionate duty.