Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 14
Adhyāya 361 — अव्ययवर्गः
Avyaya-vargaḥ) — The Section on Indeclinables (Colophon/Closure
ख्याते हृष्टे प्रतीतो ऽभिजातस्तु कुलजे बुधे विविक्तौ पूतविजनौ मूर्छितौ मूड्सोच्छयौ
khyāte hṛṣṭe pratīto 'bhijātastu kulaje budhe viviktau pūtavijanau mūrchitau mūḍsocchayau
‘ഖ്യാത’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധൻ; ‘ഹൃഷ്ട’ എന്നു ആനന്ദിതൻ; ‘പ്രതീത’ എന്നു അംഗീകൃതം/പ്രമാണിതം. ‘അഭിജാത’ എന്നു സുകുലജന്മൻ; ‘കുലജ’ എന്നു സത്കുലത്തിൽ ജനിച്ചവൻ; ‘ബുധ’ എന്നു പണ്ഡിതൻ. ‘വിവിക്ത’ എന്നു ഏകാന്തവാസി/വിരക്തൻ; ‘പൂതവിജന’ എന്നു ശുദ്ധ-സജ്ജനസമൂഹത്തിലെവൻ. ‘മൂർഛിത’ എന്നു അചേതൻ; ‘മൂഢ-സോച്ചയ’ എന്നു മൂഢതയുടെ കൂമ്പാരം.
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s standard instructional frame, narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Lexical precision for rasa-bhāva depiction and character-description in kāvya/nāṭya; selecting exact synonyms for mental states and social qualifiers.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kośa-nirukti: states, social qualifiers, and mental delusion terms","lookup_keywords":["khyāta","hṛṣṭa","pratīta","abhijāta","mūrchita"],"quick_summary":"Defines a cluster of technical adjectives used in literary characterization: fame/recognition, joy, noble birth/learning, seclusion/purity of company, fainting, and extreme delusion."}
Concept: Śabda-niyama: fixed semantic values of technical adjectives
Application: Avoids rasa-bhaṅga by choosing words that correctly signal social status, cognition, and mental states.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Poetics and Dramaturgy) – Lakshana of characters/mental states (technical vocabulary of rasa-bhāva usage)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned ācārya in a sabhā points to a palm-leaf kośa while students note definitions; beside them, small vignettes show a delighted person (hṛṣṭa), a well-known figure (khyāta), a secluded ascetic (vivikta), a fainted person (mūrchita), and a deluded heap-like figure (mūḍha-socchaya) as allegory.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, an ācārya teaching kośa definitions to disciples, stylized vignettes of hṛṣṭa joy, vivikta ascetic seclusion, mūrchita fainting, traditional ornaments, flat perspective, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf accents on the guru and manuscript stand, students seated, symbolic side-panels showing khyāta (garlanded figure), hṛṣṭa (smiling), mūrchita (reclining), rich textiles and temple interior.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, instructional classroom scene with labeled Sanskrit terms on a manuscript, small narrative bubbles illustrating each adjective, muted colors and refined faces.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly library setting, scholar explaining lexicon entries, detailed textiles and architecture, marginal mini-scenes depicting joy, recognition, noble birth, seclusion, fainting, and delusion, fine brushwork."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रतीतो ऽभिजातस्तु = प्रतीतः + अभिजातः + तु. मूड्सोच्छयौ (IAST mūḍsocchayau) को मूढ + उच्छयौ इति पदच्छेदः (सन्धिः: ढ् + उ → ड् + उ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 361 (Sāhitya-śāstra/kośa sections on bhāva, guṇa, doṣa, and śabda-vṛtti)
FAQs
It imparts Sahitya-shastra/naṭya-vidyā knowledge by defining specific Sanskrit epithets used to classify a person’s social status, mental state, and behavioral disposition in poetry and dramaturgy.
Rather than narrative mythology, it functions like a technical glossary: compact semantic definitions that support composition, interpretation, and performance traditions—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of literary science alongside ritual and dharma.
By promoting precise speech and correct usage of descriptors (especially of virtue, purity, and delusion), it supports dharmic communication and discernment—valued as a form of mental clarity (sattva) and right understanding.