Agni Purana — Sahitya-shastra, Shloka 26
Discrimination of the Qualities of Poetry (Kāvya-guṇa-viveka) — Closing Verse/Colophon Transition
क्रियाभ्रंशेन लक्ष्मास्ति क्रियाध्याहारयोगतः भ्रष्टकारकताक्षेपबलाध्याहृतकारके
kriyābhraṃśena lakṣmāsti kriyādhyāhārayogataḥ bhraṣṭakārakatākṣepabalādhyāhṛtakārake
Ang lakṣa (depektong panggramatika) ay lumilitaw kapag nasisira ang anyo ng pandiwa; gayundin kapag ginagamit ang paglalaktaw ng pandiwa (ellipsis). Kapag nagulo ang ugnayang kāraka (mga salik ng tungkuling-kaso), ang kinakailangang kāraka ay dapat punan sa pamamagitan ng ipinahihiwatig, batay sa palatandaan ng konteksto.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vyakarana","secondary_vidya":"Alamkara","practical_application":"Editing and composing correct Sanskrit by diagnosing verb-ellipsis and restoring implied kāraka-relations from context to avoid lakṣa (grammatical fault).","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Meaning can be recovered by contextual implication even when surface grammar is defective.
Application: In commentary, teaching, and manuscript correction, infer the missing verb/kāraka from semantic fitness (yogyatā) and discourse context (prakaraṇa).
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Vyakarana / Grammar—Karaka and syntactic ellipsis)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned grammarian points to a palm-leaf manuscript where a verb is missing; students supply the implied kāraka and verb from surrounding context, marking corrections with a stylus.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, ochre-green palette, a seated vyākaraṇa-ācārya with palm-leaf manuscript, students gesturing to missing verb, subtle script motifs, flat decorative background","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on manuscript edges and teacher’s seat, stylized scholars with sacred thread, palm-leaf text showing a gap where kriyā is implied, ornate border","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional classroom scene, teacher indicating kāraka chart on a board, students writing adhyāhāra in margins, soft pastel wash","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed scriptorium, scholars around a low desk, one annotating a defective sentence, marginalia showing implied kāraka, architectural interior with patterned carpet"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लक्ष्मा + अस्ति → लक्ष्मास्ति; क्रिया-अध्याहार-योगतः (योगतः = तसिल्-अव्यय); कारकता + आक्षेप → कारकताक्षेप; बलात् + अध्याहृत → बलाध्याहृत; अध्याहृत + कारके → अध्याहृतकारके
Related Themes: Agni Purana 346 (Sāhitya-śāstra section: doṣa, guṇa, alaṅkāra, sandhi, chandas)
FAQs
It teaches a Vyākaraṇa (grammar) point: verb-corruption and verb-ellipsis (kriyādhyāhāra) create a fault, and when kāraka-relations are not explicitly expressed, the missing syntactic relation must be supplied by contextual force (ākṣepa).
Beyond ritual and mythology, the Agni Purāṇa preserves technical śāstra material—here, formal Sanskrit syntax (kāraka theory and ellipsis), showing the text’s coverage of linguistic science alongside other disciplines.
By promoting correct, unambiguous expression in sacred and learned speech, it supports accurate transmission of mantra, doctrine, and teaching—reducing error (doṣa) in recitation and instruction.