Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 26
Chapter 360 — अव्ययवर्गाः
Groups of Indeclinables
अन्तरेण च मध्ये स्युः प्रसह्य तु हटार्थकम् युक्ते द्वे साम्प्रतं स्थाने ऽभीक्ष्णं शस्वदनारते
antareṇa ca madhye syuḥ prasahya tu haṭārthakam yukte dve sāmprataṃ sthāne 'bhīkṣṇaṃ śasvadanārate
「antareṇa」と「madhye」は「間に／中ほどに」の意で用いられる。「prasahya」は「力ずくで」を表し、「haṭārthakam」もまた「強制・強迫によって」を意味する。「yukte」と「dve」の二語は「結び合わされた／対になった」の意である。「sāmpratam」は「今・現在」。「sthāne」は「場所」の意。「abhīkṣṇam」は「しばしば反復して」、「śasvat」は「常に」、「anārate」は「途切れなく」を表す。
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic sections)
Primary Rasa: samanya
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्थाने ऽभीक्ष्णं = स्थाने + अभीक्ष्णम् (ऽ = अवग्रह). शस्वदनारते = शश्वत् + अनारते (त् + अ → द्/दन् संधि-लेखनभेद).
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It imparts Sahitya-shastra/grammar-style technical definitions—clarifying the precise semantic force of common indeclinables and adverbs (e.g., antareṇa, madhye, abhīkṣṇam) used in metrical and literary composition.
Beyond theology and ritual, the Agni Purana also preserves compact glossaries for Sanskrit usage in poetics/prosody—showing it functions as a reference manual for multiple disciplines, including linguistic and literary sciences.
Indirectly, it supports dharmic study by enabling accurate recitation, interpretation, and composition of sacred and classical texts—reducing error in understanding and transmission of śāstra.