Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 14

Chapter 363: नृब्रह्मक्षत्रविट्शूद्रवर्गाः

Groups of terms for Men, Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras

Devanagari script

तिलकं क्तोम मस्तिष्कं द्रूषिका नेत्रयोर्मलम् अन्त्रं पुरी तद्गुल्मस्तु प्लीहा पुंस्य् अथ वस्नसा

Transliteration

tilakaṃ ktoma mastiṣkaṃ drūṣikā netrayormalam antraṃ purī tadgulmastu plīhā puṃsy atha vasnasā

Translation

‘ਤਿਲਕ’ ਮੱਥੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਹੈ; ‘ਕ੍ਤੋਮ’ ਇੱਥੇ ‘ਸ਼ਿਰ’ (ਸਿਰ) ਦੇ ਅਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ; ‘ਮਸਤਿਸ਼ਕ’ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਹੈ। ‘ਦ੍ਰੂਸ਼ਿਕਾ’ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਲ/ਸ੍ਰਾਵ ਹੈ। ‘ਅੰਤ੍ਰ’ ਆਂਤਾਂ ਹਨ; ‘ਪੁਰੀ’ ਮਲ ਹੈ; ‘ਗੁਲਮ’ ਪੇਟ ਦੀ ਗਾਂਠ/ਗੁੱਛ ਹੈ; ‘ਪਲੀਹਾ’ ਤਿਲਲੀ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ‘ਵਸਨਸਾ’ ਪੁਰਸ਼ੇਂਦ੍ਰਿਯ/ਪੌਰੁਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• तिलकम्: forehead mark/tilaka
• तिलकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular neuter

• क्तोम: ktoma (an anatomical part; uncertain)
• क्तोम: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (rare anatomical term)

• मस्तिष्कम्: brain
• मस्तिष्कम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मस्तिष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular neuter

• द्रूषिका: eye-discharge/ophthalmic impurity (drūṣikā)
• द्रूषिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रूषिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular feminine

• नेत्रयोः: of the two eyes
• नेत्रयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; genitive dual neuter

• मलम्: impurity/discharge
• मलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular neuter

• अन्त्रम्: intestine
• अन्त्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular neuter

• पुरी: feces/stool
• पुरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular feminine

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun ‘that’

• गुल्मः: abdominal lump/tumor (gulma)
• गुल्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• प्लीहा: spleen
• प्लीहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लीहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• पुंसि: in a male / in masculine usage
• पुंसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रमसूचक (particle: then/now)

• वस्नसा: with/by ‘vasnas’ (a term; uncertain)
• वस्नसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्नस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular neuter (rare)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as the Purāṇic narrator of encyclopedic subjects)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नेत्रयोर्मलम् = नेत्रयोः + मलम्; तद्गुल्मस्तु = तत् + गुल्मः + तु; पुंस्य् = पुंसि (final i before vowel often written with avagraha/ya in some recensions).

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Ayurveda

FAQs

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

Ayurvedic lexical knowledge: it lists precise Sanskrit terms used for anatomical parts and bodily impurities (brain, intestines, spleen, feces, eye discharge) and a pathological mass (gulma).

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

It functions like a medical glossary embedded in a Purāṇa—preserving technical Ayurvedic nomenclature alongside other disciplines, showing the text’s compendium-style coverage of practical sciences.

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

Indirectly, correct knowledge of the body and its impurities supports purity disciplines and health-preserving conduct (ārogya), which are traditionally treated as supportive conditions for dharma and ritual practice.