Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 29
Liṅga-māna-ādi-kathana
Measurements and Related Particulars of the Liṅga
आढ्यादीनां त्रिधा स्थौल्याद्यवधूतं तदष्टधा अन्तरे वामवामे चेति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः स्थौल्याद् यववृद्ध्या तदष्टधा इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः त्रिधा हस्ताज्जिनाख्यञ्च युक्तं सर्वसमेन च
āḍhyādīnāṃ tridhā sthaulyādyavadhūtaṃ tadaṣṭadhā antare vāmavāme ceti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ sthaulyād yavavṛddhyā tadaṣṭadhā iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ tridhā hastājjinākhyañca yuktaṃ sarvasamena ca
Parmi les types corporels commençant par « āḍhya » (bien nourri/prospère), il existe une division en trois. D’après la corpulence et autres critères, le type « avadhūta » (affaibli/décharné) se subdivise encore en huit : (selon une recension) en « intermédiaire », « gauche » et « très à gauche » ; (selon une autre) à partir de la corpulence, par accroissements mesurés en grains d’orge (yava), il devient octuple. De même, la mesure dite « jinākhya » est triple selon le hasta (main), et doit être appliquée avec une parfaite équivalence proportionnelle (sarva-samatā).
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha, in the usual Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"Constitutional/body-type classification and proportional measurement (hasta/jinā) for diagnosis, assessment, or standardizing bodily/figure measures in allied disciplines.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Body-Type Divisions (Āḍhya etc.), Avadhūta Eightfold Subtypes, and Jinā Measure","lookup_keywords":["āḍhya","avadhūta","sthūlya","yava measurement","jinākhya"],"quick_summary":"Gives a threefold division among body-types beginning with ‘āḍhya’ and an eightfold subdivision of the ‘avadhūta’ type, noting variant recensions; also states a threefold ‘jinākhya’ measure based on hasta, to be applied with proportional equivalence."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Pramāṇa (measurement) and lakṣaṇa (diagnostic marks) as foundations for reliable classification; acceptance of pāṭha-bheda (variant readings) within śāstric transmission.
Application: Document measurement standards and note textual variants when applying classifications in practice (clinical or artisanal), ensuring consistent proportionality.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana & Sharira-lakshana: body-types and constitutional classifications)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician-scholar with palm-leaf manuscript comparing body-types: well-nourished, corpulent, and wasted figures, with a measuring hand (hasta) and barley-grain (yava) scale shown as calibration; side-notes indicating alternate recensions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, three human figures representing āḍhya/medium/avadhūta, physician holding yava grains and a measuring cord, palm-leaf manuscript with marginal variant marks, flat iconic arrangement and earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on measuring instruments, central vaidya seated, three to eight small vignette panels showing avadhūta subtypes, decorative borders, clear hasta and yava symbols rendered like icons.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional chart aesthetic: labeled silhouettes for body-types, a hand-span ruler, yava-grain tick marks, neat callouts for ‘threefold’ and ‘eightfold’, soft colors and fine outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier of scholars: one reads a manuscript with variant readings, another measures a subject’s arm-span, small bowls of barley grains used as units, detailed textiles and scientific instruments."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: āḍhyādīnām → āḍhya-ādīnām; sthaulyādyavadhūtaṃ → sthaulya-ādi-avadhūtam; tadaṣṭadhā → tat aṣṭadhā; hastājjinākhyañca → hastāt jina-ākhyam ca. Portions marked as manuscript notes (ङ/ख) treated as editorial and not morphologically analyzed.
Related Themes: Agni Purana āyurveda roga-nidāna and śarīra-lakṣaṇa sequences near 54.29; Agni Purana māna-pramāṇa/pratimā-lakṣaṇa passages where hasta/aṅgula modules recur
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic-style technical classification of bodily conditions/types (threefold and eightfold sub-divisions) and references standard anthropometric units (hasta and yava) for proportional assessment.
By preserving clinical/technical taxonomies and measurement theory (body-type divisions plus fine-grained units like yava and larger units like hasta), it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium that includes medical-anthropometric knowledge alongside religious material.
Accurate bodily assessment and proportion (samatā) is presented as disciplined knowledge supporting right practice—helping ensure correct application of health-regimens and related observances, thereby aiding purity, balance, and dharmic living.