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
కావ్యమీమాంసకులైన పండితులు వీటినే శబ్దాలంకారాలు అంటారు—ఛాయా, ముద్రా, తథోక్తి, యుక్తి మరియు గుంఫనా (కళాత్మక గూడు/విన్యాసం) సహితంగా।
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.