Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 6
Chapter 363: नृब्रह्मक्षत्रविट्शूद्रवर्गाः
Groups of terms for Men, Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras
दम्पती जम्पती भार्यापती जायापती च तौ गर्भाशयो जरायुः स्यादुल्वञ्च कललो ऽस्त्रियां
dampatī jampatī bhāryāpatī jāyāpatī ca tau garbhāśayo jarāyuḥ syādulvañca kalalo 'striyāṃ
وہ دونوں (شوہر اور بیوی) کو دَمپتی، جَمپتی، بھاریاپتی اور جایا پتی کہا جاتا ہے۔ رحم کو ‘گربھاشَی’ کہتے ہیں؛ جنینی جھلی/اپرا کو ‘جرایُو’ کہا جاتا ہے؛ اور ‘اُلوَ’ اور ‘کَلَل’ کی اصطلاحات عورت سے متعلق (حمل) کے سیاق میں آتی ہیں۔
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vyakarana","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Lexicographic clarity for kinship/obstetric terms used in ritual, law, and medical discourse; aids precise reading of śāstra passages on marriage and pregnancy.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Synonyms: Dampatī (couple) and Garbhāśaya–Jarāyu–Ulva–Kalala (womb/embryology terms)","lookup_keywords":["dampatī","garbhāśaya","jarāyu","ulva","kalala"],"quick_summary":"Defines common synonym-sets for husband–wife as a pair and for key intrauterine/embryological structures, supporting accurate technical usage across śāstras."}
Concept: Śabda-niyama (terminological precision) as a tool for correct cognition and application in śāstra.
Application: Use standardized terms to avoid ambiguity in medical, legal, and ritual contexts (e.g., pregnancy, lineage, marital status).
Khanda Section: Vyakarana / Shabda-jnana (Lexicography & Synonyms)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic scene of a teacher explaining a lexicon: a couple labeled with synonym-terms, and a schematic womb showing jarāyu/ulva/kalala as annotated layers.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, a seated guru with palm-leaf manuscript teaching students; beside him a symbolic couple and a stylized womb diagram with Sanskrit labels garbhāśaya, jarāyu, ulva, kalala; flat decorative forms, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf accents on manuscript and ornaments; central guru figure with halo, students in reverence; side panels showing dampatī couple and a lotus-like womb cross-section with labeled membranes; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate lines and soft shading; instructional tableau with clear callouts in Devanagari for garbhāśaya/jarāyu/ulva/kalala; calm classroom setting with palm-leaf kosha.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, fine detailing of a scholarly court scene; a munshi reading a lexicon; marginalia-style anatomical sketch of womb layers with Persianate precision but Sanskrit labels; muted pastels and intricate borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: उल्वञ्च = उल्वम् + च; कललो ऽस्त्रियां = कललः + अस्त्रियाम् (अः + अ → ऽ); स्यादुल्वञ्च = स्यात् + उल्वम् + च (त् + उ → दु (phonetic coalescence in recitation))
Related Themes: Agni Purana 363 (Kosha/Vyakarana section on synonyms and technical vocabulary)
FAQs
It imparts technical vocabulary (nighaṇṭu-style synonyms) for marital terms and anatomical/embryological terms such as garbhāśaya (womb), jarāyu (placenta/afterbirth), ulva (embryonic covering), and kalala (early embryo).
By cataloging precise synonyms and specialist terms—spanning social relations (couple) and biological/medical language (embryology)—it shows the Agni Purāṇa functioning as a compact encyclopedia of Sanskrit technical knowledge, not only ritual narrative.
Its primary aim is not a direct ritual injunction but correct knowledge of terms; in the Purāṇic framework, accurate śāstric understanding supports right teaching, recitation, and comprehension, which are treated as meritorious and purifying when aligned with dharma.