Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 78
Bhūmi–Vana–Auṣadhi–Ādi Vargāḥ (भूमिवनौषध्यादिवर्गाः) — Lexical Groups on Earth, Settlements, Architecture, Forests, Materia Medica, and Fauna
पोतः पाको ऽर्भको डिम्भः सन्दोहव्यूहको गणः स्तोमौघनिकरव्राता निकुरम्बं कदम्बकं सङ्घातसञ्चयौ वृन्दं पुञ्जराशी तु कूटकं
potaḥ pāko 'rbhako ḍimbhaḥ sandohavyūhako gaṇaḥ stomaughanikaravrātā nikurambaṃ kadambakaṃ saṅghātasañcayau vṛndaṃ puñjarāśī tu kūṭakaṃ
‘పోత’, ‘పాక’, ‘అర్భక’, ‘డింభ’ అనేవి ‘శిశువు/బాలుడు’ అర్థాలు. ‘సందోహ’, ‘వ్యూహక’, ‘గణ’ అనేవి ‘సమూహం/సంగ్రహం’ అర్థాలు. ‘స్తోమ’, ‘ఓఘ’, ‘నికర’, ‘వ్రాత’ అనేవి ‘గుట్ట/బహుళం’ అర్థాలు. ‘నికురంబ’ ‘కదంబక’ అనేవి ‘గుచ్ఛం’ అర్థాలు. ‘సంఘాత’ ‘సంచయ’ అనేవి ‘సంచిత సమాహారం’. ‘వృంద’ అంటే గుంపు. ‘పుంజ’, ‘రాశి’ అలాగే ‘కూటక’ కూడా ‘గుట్ట’నే సూచిస్తాయి.
Lord Agni (instructional narration in Agni Purana’s encyclopedic sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vyakarana","secondary_vidya":"Alamkara","practical_application":"Vocabulary expansion for ‘child’ and ‘group/heap/cluster’ terms; enables precise semantic choice and stylistic variation in literature and scholastic writing.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Synonyms: Child (Infant) and Collection (Group/Heap/Cluster)","lookup_keywords":["dimbha","arbhaka","vrinda","rashi","sanghata"],"quick_summary":"Lists paryāyas for ‘infant’ and for various kinds of ‘collection’ (assembly, multitude, cluster, heap), supporting nuanced expression and meter-friendly word choice."}
Alamkara Type: Paryāyokti (stylistic variation via synonymy)
Concept: Many-word mapping for graded meanings: gaṇa/vṛnda (organized group) vs rāśi/puñja/kūṭaka (heap).
Application: Select the term that matches structure: use gaṇa/vyūha for arranged assembly, nikara/ogha for mass/flow-like multitude, kadambaka/nikuramba for tight cluster, rāśi/puñja/kūṭaka for piled heap.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Lexicography / Synonyms in Classical Sanskrit)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vatsalya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two-part lexicon tableau: on one side an infant in cradle labeled with pota/pāka/arbhaka/ḍimbha; on the other side multiple visual ‘collections’—an orderly assembly, a clustered bunch, and a piled heap—each labeled with the corresponding synonyms.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style split-panel: left a cradle with infant labeled पोतः पाकोऽर्भको डिम्भः; right three motifs—procession/assembly labeled सन्दोह/व्यूह/गण, dense flower cluster labeled निकुरम्ब/कदम्बक, grain heap labeled पुञ्ज/राशि/कूटक—earthy reds and ochres","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf: left medallion of infant with ornate frame and synonym labels; right medallions of assembly, cluster, and heap with gilded cartouches listing stoma/ogha/nikara/vrāta, saṅghāta/sañcaya, vṛnda, puñja/rāśi/kūṭaka","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting instructional chart: columns for ‘child’ and ‘collection’ with small illustrative icons (baby, crowd, bouquet, heap) and neatly written synonym lists like a kośa page","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature album page: tender infant scene in one vignette; adjacent vignettes show court assembly (gaṇa/vyūha), clustered blossoms (kadambaka), and piled goods (rāśi/puñja), each with fine caption blocks in Devanagari"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पाको ऽर्भको → पाकः अर्भकः. सन्दोहव्यूहको → सन्दोहः व्यूहकः. स्तोमौघनिकरव्राता → स्तोमः ओघः निकरः व्रातः. सङ्घातसञ्चयौ → सङ्घातः सञ्चयौ. पुञ्जराशी → पुञ्जः राशिः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 362 (Kośa: abstract nouns and collective terms)
FAQs
This verse imparts lexical knowledge (śabda-jñāna): curated synonym sets for “child/infant” and for “group/heap/cluster,” useful for precise word-choice in Sanskrit composition, commentary, and poetic diction.
By preserving nighaṇṭu-style synonym lists alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and other topics, the Agni Purana functions as a reference compendium—supporting grammar, poetics, and learned writing in addition to religious instruction.
Indirectly, it supports dharmic study (svādhyāya) and accurate transmission of sacred and learned texts; clarity of language is treated as a merit-bearing aid to preserving and teaching śāstra.