Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 18

Ṣāḍguṇya — The Six Measures of Foreign Policy

with Rāja-maṇḍala Theory

Devanagari script

भूतानुग्रहविच्छेदस् तथा मण्डलदूषणं एकार्थाभिनिवेशत्वमिति विग्रहयोनयः

Transliteration

bhūtānugrahavicchedas tathā maṇḍaladūṣaṇaṃ ekārthābhiniveśatvamiti vigrahayonayaḥ

Translation

A interrupção das relações de sentido pretendidas; a corrupção do “maṇḍala”, isto é, do círculo métrico/estrutural do verso; e a fixação obsessiva num único significado—declara-se que estes são as fontes de vigraha (discordância/defeito) na composição.

Word by Word

• भूत-अनुग्रह-विच्छेदः: cessation of favor to beings
• भूत-अनुग्रह-विच्छेदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + विच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भूतानाम् अनुग्रहस्य विच्छेदः)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• मण्डल-दूषणम्: defilement of the realm/circle
• मण्डल-दूषणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मण्डलस्य दूषणम्)

• एक-अर्थ-अभिनिवेश-त्वम्: fixation on a single aim
• एक-अर्थ-अभिनिवेश-त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिनिवेश (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (एकस्मिन् अर्थे अभिनिवेशः; तस्य भावः ‘त्वम्’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (thus)

• विग्रह-योनयः: sources of conflict
• विग्रह-योनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विग्रहस्य योनयः = sources/causes of conflict)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)

Vidya Category

Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Editing and composition: avoid semantic/syntactic breaks, metrical/structural corruption, and mono-meaning obsession to prevent poetic discord (vigraha/dosha).","sutra_style":true}

Encyclopedic Reference

Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vigraha-yoni (Sources of Discord/Defect in Composition)","lookup_keywords":["vigraha-yoni","bhutanugraha-viccheda","mandala-dushana","ekartha-abhinivesha","dosha"],"quick_summary":"Three causes of compositional discord are taught: broken coherence of sense-relations, damage to the verse-structure/metrical circle, and fixation on a single meaning. The takeaway is to preserve anvaya/artha flow, chandas integrity, and balanced semantic range."}

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Well-formed expression requires coherence, structure, and non-reductive meaning; faults arise when these are violated.

Application: For poets and editors: check (1) syntactic/semantic linkage, (2) meter/structural completeness, (3) avoid forcing one meaning at the cost of context; revise accordingly.

Khanda Section

Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Kavya/Alankara and Dosha-Nirnaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A poet-scribe revises a manuscript: one panel shows broken word-links (coherence cut), another shows a damaged metrical circle/mandala diagram, and a third shows a single meaning chained to the text; the corrected version flows cleanly.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of a learned poet in a library, palm-leaf manuscript, symbolic mandala circle representing meter, broken links repaired, stylized scholarly setting with traditional ornaments and flat perspective.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of Sarasvati-inspired scribe, gold-leaf accents on manuscript and mandala diagram, three small vignettes depicting the three doshas and their correction, rich colors and ornate frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting: clear diagrams of mandala (vrtta), arrows showing anvaya connections, poet correcting text with stylus, soft shading and fine linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a court poet in a kitabkhana, assistants holding manuscripts, a circular meter diagram on a folio, marginal notes correcting coherence and meaning, intricate details and subdued palette."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Saraswati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भूतानुग्रहविच्छेदस् = भूत + अनुग्रह + विच्छेदः; मण्डलदूषणं = मण्डल + दूषणम्; एकार्थाभिनिवेशत्वम् = एक + अर्थ + अभिनिवेश + त्वम्; विग्रहयोनयः = विग्रह + योनयः.

Cross References

Related Themes: Agni Purana 239 (sahitya-shastra: dosha-nirnaya); Agni Purana alamkara and chandas sections nearby in the sahitya corpus

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Kavya-shastra
• Alankara-shastra

FAQs

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

This verse imparts Sahitya-vidya (Sanskrit poetics): it lists technical causes that generate compositional discord/defect (vigraha) such as broken coherence, metrical/structural blemish, and forced single-sense interpretation.

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

By codifying kavya-shastra criteria (fault-analysis in verse-making), the Agni Purana functions as a multi-disciplinary manual—preserving not only theology and ritual but also technical literary theory used by poets, teachers, and commentators.

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

While primarily technical, the instruction supports dharmic speech and truthful, well-formed expression; avoiding defects in language is traditionally linked with purity of learning (vidya-śuddhi) and the merit of disciplined study and teaching.