Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 44

Mantra-paribhāṣā

Technical Definitions and Operational Rules of Mantras

Devanagari script

अजेशः शर्मसोनेशौ तथा लाङ्गलिदारुकौ अर्धनारीश्वरश्चोमा कान्तश्चाषाढिदण्डिनौ

Transliteration

ajeśaḥ śarmasoneśau tathā lāṅgalidārukau ardhanārīśvaraścomā kāntaścāṣāḍhidaṇḍinau

Translation

അജേശൻ, ശർമസോനേശൻ; അതുപോലെ ലാങ്ഗലിൻയും ദാരുകനും; അർധനാരീശ്വരൻ; ഉമാ; കാന്തൻ; കൂടാതെ ആശാഢിയും ദണ്ഡിനും—ഇവ ശിവന്റെ നാമങ്ങളാണ്.

Word by Word

• अजेशः: Ajeśa (name)
• अजेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; अज + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — नाम

• शर्मसोनेशौ: Śarmasoneśa (two names as a pair)
• शर्मसोनेशौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarma-sona-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; शर्म + सोन + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — नाम (pair)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• लाङ्गलिदारुकौ: Lāṅgali and Dāruka (two names)
• लाङ्गलिदारुकौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lāṅgali-dāruka (प्रातिपदिक; लाङ्गलि + दारुक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative pair)

• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Ardhanārīśvara (half-female Lord)
• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardha-nārī-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; अर्ध + नारी + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), प्रथमा, एकवचन — नाम

• कान्तः: Kānta (beloved; name)
• कान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — नाम/विशेषणवत् उपाधि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• आषाढिदण्डिनौ: Āṣāḍhi and Daṇḍin (two names)
• आषाढिदण्डिनौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍhi-daṇḍin (प्रातिपदिक; आषाढि + दण्डिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — नाम (pair)

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating a Śiva-name litany within Agni Purana’s encyclopedic stotra material)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: Śānta

Secondary Rasa: Śṛṅgāra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ardhanārīśvaraścomā → ardhanārīśvaraḥ + ca + umā; kāntaścāṣāḍhidaṇḍinau → kāntaḥ + ca + āṣāḍhidaṇḍinau.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ardhanarishvara
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a nāma-saṅgraha (name-list) used for japa and stotra-recitation; the practical application is devotional repetition of Śiva’s epithets to focus the mind and structure worship.

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

By cataloging divine epithets (including theological forms like Ardhanārīśvara), the Agni Purana preserves liturgical vocabulary alongside its many other domains—showing how ritual practice, theology, and language are systematized like a reference compendium.

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

Reciting Śiva’s names is traditionally held to purify speech and mind, cultivate bhakti, and generate puṇya (merit) through remembrance (smaraṇa) and disciplined japa.