Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 68
Bhūmi–Vana–Auṣadhi–Ādi Vargāḥ (भूमिवनौषध्यादिवर्गाः) — Lexical Groups on Earth, Settlements, Architecture, Forests, Materia Medica, and Fauna
पटोलः कुलकस्तिक्तः कारवेल्लः कटिल्लकः कुष्माण्डकस्तु कर्कारुरिर्वारुः कर्कटी स्त्रियौ
paṭolaḥ kulakastiktaḥ kāravellaḥ kaṭillakaḥ kuṣmāṇḍakastu karkārurirvāruḥ karkaṭī striyau
ਪਟੋਲ (ਪਰਵਲ) ਨੂੰ ਕੁਲਕ ਅਤੇ ਤਿਕਤ ਵੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕਾਰਵੇੱਲ (ਕਰੇਲਾ) ਦਾ ਹੋਰ ਨਾਮ ਕਟਿੱਲਕ ਹੈ। ਕੁਸ਼ਮਾਂਡਕ (ਵਿੰਟਰ ਮੇਲਨ/ਐਸ਼ ਗੋਰਡ) ਨੂੰ ਕਰਕਾਰੁ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਰਵਾਰੁ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਕਟੀ—ਲਤਾ/ਕੱਦੂ ਵਰਗ ਲਈ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀਲਿੰਗ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic instruction style of the Agni Purana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुष्माण्डकस्तु → कुष्माण्डकः तु; कर्कारुरिर्वारुः → कर्कारुरिः वारुः (विसर्ग-सन्धिः); ‘कर्कटी स्त्रियौ’ इति—द्वे नाम्नी स्त्रीलिङ्गे इति सूचनम्।
FAQs
Ayurvedic nighaṇṭu-vidyā: it gives authoritative synonym-names (paryāya) and grammatical gender notes for common gourds used as dietetic and medicinal dravyas.
Beyond myth and ritual, the text catalogs practical Ayurvedic vocabulary—standardizing plant identification through synonyms (paṭola/kulaka/tikta; kāravella/kaṭillaka; kuṣmāṇḍaka/karkāru) like a medical lexicon embedded inside a Purana.
While primarily technical, accurate knowledge of wholesome/therapeutic foods and herbs supports dharmic living—maintaining health (ārogya) for ritual duties and disciplined practice, thereby aiding purity and right conduct.