Agni Purana — Sahitya-shastra, Shloka 19
Explanation of Abhinaya and Related Topics (अभिनयादिनिरूपणम्) — Agni Purana, Chapter 341
शब्दालङ्कारमाहुस्तान् काव्यमीमांसका विदः छाया मुद्रा तथोक्तिश् च युक्तिर्गुम्फनया सह
śabdālaṅkāramāhustān kāvyamīmāṃsakā vidaḥ chāyā mudrā tathoktiś ca yuktirgumphanayā saha
ကဗျာဗေဒကို စိစစ်လေ့လာသော ပညာရှင်များ (kāvyamīmāṃsakāḥ) သည် ဤတို့ကို စကားလုံးအလင်္ကာ (śabdālaṅkāra) ဟု ဆိုကြသည်—chāyā၊ mudrā၊ tathokti၊ yukti နှင့် gumphanā (အနုပညာဆန်သော ချည်နှောင်စီစဉ်မှု) တို့ဖြစ်သည်။
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, per the common Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Classify and apply śabdālaṅkāras (sound/verbal ornaments) while composing or analyzing kāvya; use as a checklist for stylistic effects.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śabdālaṅkāra—Chāyā, Mudrā, Tathokti, Yukti, Gumphanā","lookup_keywords":["śabdālaṅkāra","chāyā","mudrā","tathokti","gumphanā"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates key verbal ornaments recognized by kāvya-theorists. It frames them as distinct tools for crafting sonic/expressive texture and arrangement in poetry."}
Alamkara Type: Śabdālaṅkāra (category-definition/listing)
Concept: Śāstra-pravibhāga (systematic classification) of poetic devices
Application: Use the categories to avoid confusion of devices and to select an ornament suited to intent, audience, and register.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Kavya-shastra / Alankara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned assembly of kāvya-theorists enumerating verbal ornaments on palm-leaf manuscripts; a scribe notes chāyā, mudrā, tathokti, yukti, gumphanā as headings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, scholarly sabhā with seated paṇḍitas in white mundu, palm-leaf manuscripts, stylized architecture, flat warm palette, headings in Sanskrit: chāyā mudrā tathokti yukti gumphanā, ornamental borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated guru of kāvya-śāstra with disciples, gold-leaf halo and ornate frame, palm-leaf manuscript showing the list of śabdālaṅkāras, rich reds and greens, jewel-like detailing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional tableau: teacher pointing to a manuscript chart listing śabdālaṅkāras, clean lines, soft shading, labeled compartments for each term, scholarly calm mood","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly literary salon with calligrapher and poets, delicate architectural interior, manuscript page with headings chāyā/mudrā/tathokti/yukti/gumphanā, fine brushwork and patterned textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Vachaspati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शब्दालङ्कारम्+आहुः→शब्दालङ्कारमाहुः; तथ+उक्तिः→तथोक्तिः; युक्तिः+गुम्फनया→युक्तिर्गुम्फनया; उक्तिः+च→उक्तिश्च
Related Themes: Agni Purana 341 (Sāhitya-śāstra section: śabdālaṅkāra definitions and examples)
FAQs
It imparts kāvya-śāstra (poetics) knowledge by listing recognized śabdālaṅkāras—sound/word-based literary ornaments—namely chāyā, mudrā, tathokti, yukti, and gumphanā (textural interweaving).
Beyond ritual and dharma, the Agni Purāṇa also catalogs technical disciplines; here it preserves a compact taxonomy from Sanskrit literary theory, showing the Purāṇa’s role as a cross-disciplinary handbook (including aesthetics and rhetoric).
Indirectly, it supports dharmic speech: cultivating disciplined, appropriate, and aesthetically refined expression is treated in the tradition as a way to uphold satya (truthfulness) and śuddhi (purity) in communication, though the verse itself is primarily technical rather than ritual.