Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 5

Adhyāya 361 — अव्ययवर्गः

Avyaya-vargaḥ) — The Section on Indeclinables (Colophon/Closure

Devanagari script

योगः सन्नहनोपायध्यानसङ्गतियुक्तिषु भोगः सुखे स्त्र्यादिभृतावब्जौ शङ्कनिशाकरौ

Transliteration

yogaḥ sannahanopāyadhyānasaṅgatiyuktiṣu bhogaḥ sukhe stryādibhṛtāvabjau śaṅkaniśākarau

Translation

คำว่า ‘โยคะ’ ใช้ในความหมายว่า การเตรียมพร้อม/สวมยุทโธปกรณ์, วิธีหรืออุบาย, สมาธิภาวนา, ความสัมพันธ์/การรวมกัน, และกลยุทธ์. ‘โภคะ’ หมายถึงความสุขในการเสพ และยังหมายถึงการเลี้ยงดูค้ำจุนภรรยาเป็นต้น. ‘อพชะ’ (เกิดในน้ำ) ใช้เรียกทั้งสังข์และดวงจันทร์

Word by Word

• yogaḥ: yoga; union; application
• yogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sannahana-upāya-dhyāna-saṅgati-yuktiṣu: in (the meanings of) arrangement, means, meditation, association, strategy
• sannahana-upāya-dhyāna-saṅgati-yuktiṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannahana+upāya+dhyāna+saṅgati+yukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः — ‘in (the senses of) binding/arrangement, means, meditation, association, device/strategy’

• bhogaḥ: enjoyment; experience
• bhogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sukhe: in happiness/pleasure
• sukhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• stry-ādi-bhṛtau: in maintenance/wages for women etc.
• stry-ādi-bhṛtau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī+ādi+bhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Dual (द्विवचन) [as paired with next locative dual]; समासः strī-ādi (स्त्री आदि) + bhṛti (भरणम्/वेतनम्) (तत्पुरुष)

• abjau: in two lotuses / in lotus (as a sense)
• abjau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Dual (द्विवचन)

• śaṅka-niśākarau: Śaṅka and Niśākara (two names)
• śaṅka-niśākarau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅka+niśākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: stryādibhṛtāvabjau = stry-ādi-bhṛtau + abjau (locative dual coordination). sannahanopāyadhyānasaṅgatiyuktiṣu treated as a dvandva list in locative plural.

Characters & Entities

• Yoga (as a technical polyseme)
• Bhoga (as a technical polyseme)
• Abja
• Moon (Niśākara)
• Conch (Śaṅkha)

FAQs

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

It teaches nānārtha (polysemous) usage: key terms like yoga, bhoga, and abja carry multiple technical meanings, helping accurate interpretation in ritual, philosophical, and literary contexts.

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

By functioning like a compact lexicon (nighaṇṭu), it equips readers with semantic ranges needed across disciplines—yoga as method/strategy/meditation, bhoga as enjoyment/support, and abja as different referents—supporting law, ritual, philosophy, and kāvya.

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

Correct understanding of scriptural vocabulary prevents misinterpretation; clarity of meaning supports right practice (dharma) and right contemplation (dhyāna), which are traditionally linked with purificatory merit.