Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 15
Chapter 360 — अव्ययवर्गाः
Groups of Indeclinables
स्यात्प्रबन्धे चिरातीते निकटागामिके पुरा उरर्युरी चोररी च विस्तारे ऽङ्गीकृते त्रयम्
syātprabandhe cirātīte nikaṭāgāmike purā uraryurī corarī ca vistāre 'ṅgīkṛte trayam
پرَبندھ (مسلسل تصنیف) میں زمانے کے لحاظ سے—(۱) بہت دور کا ماضی، (۲) قریب آنے والا وقت، اور (۳) پُرا/پہلے—یہ تین استعمالات تسلیم کیے گئے ہیں؛ اور تفصیل/توسیع کے باب میں ‘اُرَریُوری’ اور ‘چورَری’ کی صورتیں بھی معتبر ہیں۔
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic poetics/grammar portion)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Guide prabandha-composition by choosing correct temporal adverbs/particles for long-past, near-future, and earlier reference; also legitimizes certain extended/expanded forms in elaboration.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Prabandha-kāla-prayoga and vistāra-prayoga (uraryurī/corarī)","lookup_keywords":["prabandha","purā","nikata-āgāmika","vistāra","prayoga"],"quick_summary":"Sets accepted time-referential usages within continuous composition and notes sanctioned expanded forms used when elaborating narrative or description."}
Alamkara Type: Prabandha-dharma (compositional convention)
Concept: Literary meaning depends on disciplined temporal deixis and sanctioned usage; expansion (vistāra) is a controlled technique, not mere verbosity.
Application: When editing/teaching prabandha, mark temporal layers (remote past vs imminent future vs earlier) consistently; allow expanded forms only where deliberate elaboration is intended.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Kavya/Alankara/Chandas – technical poetics and composition)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A poet composes a prabandha on palm leaves; three timeline panels show long-past, near-future, and earlier events; a side note shows 'vistāra' with the admitted forms uraryurī/corarī as stylistic expansions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural with a seated kavi, three horizontal narrative bands (remote past, imminent future, earlier), decorative script labels 'पुरा' etc., and a flourish motif labeled 'विस्तार' with 'उरर्युरी/चोररी'.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of Sarasvati blessing a poet; gold-leaf timeline medallions for three time-references; ornate cartouche containing 'उरर्युरी' and 'चोररी' as approved expansions.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional composition scene: poet, manuscript, and a clear three-part timeline diagram; marginal note box titled 'विस्तारे' listing the two forms.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a poet in a library; illuminated manuscript page shows a prabandha with marginal temporal markers; a scribe annotates accepted expanded forms for elaboration."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्यात्+प्रबन्धे→स्यात्प्रबन्धे; विस्तारे ’ङ्गीकृते with avagraha: विस्तारे अङ्गीकृते
Related Themes: Agni Purana 360 (sahitya-shastra: prayoga rules); Agni Purana 337-340 (alamkara/chandas sections, broadly)
FAQs
It gives a technical rule from Sahitya/Vyakarana: how a prabandha is classified/handled with respect to time-reference (long past, near future, and former), and notes certain accepted variant forms used in expanded/elaborate expression.
Beyond theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical scholastic material—here, composition-theory and grammatical/usage conventions for literary works—showing it functions as a handbook spanning kavya, grammar, and stylistics.
By prescribing correct and accepted usage in sacred and learned composition, it supports disciplined speech (vāṅ-niyama) and accurate transmission of dharma-knowledge, traditionally regarded as meritorious and purifying.