Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 8
Chapter 366 — सामान्यनामलिङ्गानि
Common Noun-Forms and Their Grammatical Genders
मत्तशौण्डोत्कटक्षीवाश् चण्डस्त्वत्यन्तकोपनः देवानञ्चति देवद्र्यङ्विश्वद्र्यङ्विश्वगञ्चति
mattaśauṇḍotkaṭakṣīvāś caṇḍastvatyantakopanaḥ devānañcati devadryaṅviśvadryaṅviśvagañcati
‘مَتّت’، ‘شَونڈ’، ‘اُتکٹ’ اور ‘کشیو’ ایسے شخص کے لیے آتے ہیں جو نہایت مدہوش/شدید جوشِ مستی میں ہو۔ ‘چنڈ’ کے معنی حد درجہ غضبناک ہیں۔ ‘دیواننچتی’ اس کے لیے ہے جو دیوتاؤں کے درمیان چلتا پھرتا ہو؛ اسی طرح ‘دیودریَنگ’، ‘وشودریَنگ’ اور ‘وشوگ’ ہر سمت اور ہر جگہ گردش کرنے والے کو کہتے ہیں۔
Lord Agni (narrating to the sage Vasiṣṭha, in the standard Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Kosha-based word choice for poetry and refined prose: selecting precise synonyms for intoxication, wrath, and all-directional movement; useful for kavya composition, commentary, and lexicographic study.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Synonyms: intoxicated/rut-like rage; wrathful; ranging among gods and in all directions","lookup_keywords":["matta","śauṇḍa","caṇḍa","devānañcati","viśvaga"],"quick_summary":"Defines clustered synonyms for extreme intoxication and anger, and provides motion-epithets for beings who roam among gods or in all directions—supporting precise poetic diction."}
Concept: Śabda-jñāna: semantic discrimination through synonym clusters and usage labels.
Application: Improves interpretive accuracy in reading kavya/purana and enables deliberate register (fierce vs. cosmic roaming) in composition.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Lexicography / Synonyms & Poetic Vocabulary)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned poet-lexicographer points to a palm-leaf glossary listing fierce intoxication-words and cosmic roaming epithets; beside him, a rutting elephant and a wrathful figure symbolize ‘matta/caṇḍa’, while a celestial being moves among devas and across the directions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, scholar with palm-leaf manuscript and stylus, rutting elephant motif for matta, fierce red-eyed caṇḍa figure, devas in a luminous sky, directional mandala showing viśvadryaṅ/viśvaga, flat perspective, rich mineral colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated vidvān holding palm-leaf kośa, gold-leaf haloed devas above, stylized elephant for matta, ornate borders, embossed gold work emphasizing the cosmic roaming epithets.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional tableau: scribe labeling words ‘matta śauṇḍa utkaṭa kṣīva’ and ‘caṇḍa’, arrows to pictorial icons (elephant, angry man, roaming celestial), delicate linework and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court scholar presenting a lexicon page, marginal illustrations: intoxicated/rutting elephant, angry warrior, a celestial traveler among gods, compass-like diagram for all directions, fine detailing and naturalistic faces."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चण्डस्त्वत्यन्तकोपनः = चण्डः तु अत्यन्तकोपनः; देवानञ्चति = देवान् अञ्चति; देवद्र्यङ्विश्वद्र्यङ्विश्वगञ्चति = देव-द्र्यङ् विश्व-द्र्यङ् विश्व-गम् अञ्चति (समुच्चयार्थे)
Related Themes: Agni Purana Sahitya-shastra sections on kośa/nighaṇṭu and śabdārtha-nirṇaya (nearby verses in 366); Agni Purana Alamkāra-prakaraṇa (figures and guṇas)
FAQs
It imparts lexical knowledge (śabdavidyā): precise synonym-sets and usage-ready epithets for states like intoxicated frenzy and fierce anger, plus terms for “all-ranging/omni-directional movement,” useful in kāvya (poetry) and learned prose.
Beyond ritual and dharma, the Agni Purāṇa preserves practical tools for scholarship—here, a compact thesaurus-like list supporting Sanskrit composition, interpretation, and refined diction, illustrating its coverage of sāhitya/śāstra alongside religious topics.
Indirectly, it supports dharmic learning: mastering correct meanings and apt expression is treated in the tradition as a merit-bearing form of study (svādhyāya) that aids accurate transmission of sacred and ethical teachings.