Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 15
Chapter 360 — अव्ययवर्गाः
Groups of Indeclinables
स्यात्प्रबन्धे चिरातीते निकटागामिके पुरा उरर्युरी चोररी च विस्तारे ऽङ्गीकृते त्रयम्
syātprabandhe cirātīte nikaṭāgāmike purā uraryurī corarī ca vistāre 'ṅgīkṛte trayam
प्रबंध (सतत रचना) मध्ये काळाच्या संदर्भात—(१) चिर-अतीत, (२) निकट-आगामी, आणि (३) पुरा/पूर्वी—हे तीन प्रयोग मान्य आहेत; तसेच विस्ताराच्या प्रसंगी ‘उरर्युरी’ व ‘चोररी’ ही रूपेही स्वीकारली आहेत।
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic poetics/grammar portion)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्यात्+प्रबन्धे→स्यात्प्रबन्धे; विस्तारे ’ङ्गीकृते with avagraha: विस्तारे अङ्गीकृते
FAQs
It gives a technical rule from Sahitya/Vyakarana: how a prabandha is classified/handled with respect to time-reference (long past, near future, and former), and notes certain accepted variant forms used in expanded/elaborate expression.
Beyond theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical scholastic material—here, composition-theory and grammatical/usage conventions for literary works—showing it functions as a handbook spanning kavya, grammar, and stylistics.
By prescribing correct and accepted usage in sacred and learned composition, it supports disciplined speech (vāṅ-niyama) and accurate transmission of dharma-knowledge, traditionally regarded as meritorious and purifying.