Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 7

Chapter 290 — गजशान्तिः

Gaja-śānti: Elephant-Pacification Rite

Devanagari script

खं शिवं सोममिन्द्रादींस्तदस्त्राणि दले क्रमात् वज्रं शक्तिञ्च दण्डञ्च तोमरं पाशकं गदां

Transliteration

khaṃ śivaṃ somamindrādīṃstadastrāṇi dale kramāt vajraṃ śaktiñca daṇḍañca tomaraṃ pāśakaṃ gadāṃ

Translation

ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ຕາມລຳດັບ ຄວນຈັດວາງ/ກ່າວລາຍຊື່ ອັສຕຣະ (ມົນອາວຸດ) ເລີ່ມຈາກ ຄະ (Kha), ສິວະ, ໂສມະ, ແລະ ອິນທຣະ ເປັນຕົ້ນ; ພ້ອມທັງອາວຸດ: ວັຊຣະ (ສາຍຟ້າ), ສັກຕິ (ຫອກ), ດັນດະ (ຄັນທອນ), ໂຕມະຣະ (ຫອກພຸ້ນ), ປາຊະ (ບ່ວງເຊືອກ), ແລະ ຄະດາ (ຄ້ອນ/ກະບອງ).

Word by Word

• खम्: sky/space (kha)
• खम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• सोमम्: Soma (Moon)
• सोमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• इन्द्रादीन्: Indra and others
• इन्द्रादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural; ‘Indra and others’ (आदि-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्: those
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative ‘that’ (agreeing with astrāṇi)

• अस्त्राणि: weapons
• अस्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; here as objects: Accusative plural

• दले: in the petal
• दले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• क्रमात्: successively
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; adverbial ablative ‘in order/successively’

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शक्तिम्: spear/energy (śakti)
• शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• दण्डम्: staff
• दण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• तोमरम्: javelin
• तोमरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• पाशकम्: noose/rope-weapon
• पाशकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोममिन्द्रादीन् = सोमम् + इन्द्रादीन्; तदस्त्राणि = तत् + अस्त्राणि; शक्तिञ्च = शक्तिम् + च; दण्डञ्च = दण्डम् + च.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Soma
• Indra
• Vajra
• Pasha
• Gada

FAQs

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

It conveys Dhanurvedic taxonomy: a sequential listing/arrangement of deity-linked astras (Kha, Śiva, Soma, Indra, etc.) alongside standard hand-weapons (vajra, śakti, daṇḍa, tomara, pāśa, gadā) used in martial training and weapon-categorization.

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

By preserving a compact weapons-catalog that combines mythic deity-astras with practical armaments, it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic scope—integrating lore, technical nomenclature, and applied military science (Dhanurveda) within a Purāṇic framework.

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

Linking weapons to deities frames martial power as regulated and sacralized—implying disciplined use under dharma, where knowledge of astras is treated as a controlled, consecrated science rather than mere violence.