Agni Purana — Chapter 333
AgP 333.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे अर्धसमनिरूपणं नाम द्वात्रिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {३३३} :श् अथ त्रयस्त्रिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः समवृत्तनिरूपणं अग्निर् उवाच यतिर्विच्छेद इत्य् उक्तस्तत्तन्मध्यान्तयौ गणौ यौसः कुमारलालिता तौ गौ चित्रपदा स्मृता
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe ardhasamanirūpaṇaṃ nāma dvātriṃśadadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {333} :ś atha trayastriṃśadadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ samavṛttanirūpaṇaṃ agnir uvāca yatirviccheda ity uktastattanmadhyāntayau gaṇau yausaḥ kumāralālitā tau gau citrapadā smṛtā
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the three-hundred-and-thirty-second chapter, called 'The Determination of the Half-even (Metres)'. [Chapter 333] Now the three-hundred-and-thirty-third chapter: the determination of the even metres. Agni said: Yati is said to be a break; the gaṇas in the middle and at the end of each (are as follows): with ya and sa it is the kumāralālitā; with ta and ga it is held to be the citrapadā.
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AgP 333.2
विद्युन्माला मममागणैर् भूतगणैर् भवेत् माणवका क्रीडितकं वनौ हलमुखी वसः
vidyunmālā mamamāgaṇair bhūtagaṇair bhavet māṇavakā krīḍitakaṃ vanau halamukhī vasaḥ
The vidyunmālā is with the gaṇas ma, ma, ma; with the bhūta-gaṇas there would be the māṇavaka; the krīḍitaka (has) va (?) and na; the halamukhī (has) va and sa.
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AgP 333.3
स्याद्भुजङ्गशिशुसूतानौ मेहनं मरुतं ननौ भवेच्छुद्धविराड्वृत्तं समौ जगौ
syādbhujaṅgaśiśusūtānau mehanaṃ marutaṃ nanau bhavecchuddhavirāḍvṛttaṃ samau jagau
Bhujaṅgaśiśusutā is (formed) of two na-gaṇas; mehana and maruta of two na-gaṇas; the Śuddhavirāṭ metre comes about with sa and ma, ja and ga.
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AgP 333.4
:प् १९२ पणवोमलयोमः(१) स्याज्जौ गौ मयूरसारिणी सत्तामभसगा वृत्तं भजताद्युपरिस्थिता
:p 192 paṇavomalayomaḥ(1) syājjau gau mayūrasāriṇī sattāmabhasagā vṛttaṃ bhajatādyuparisthitā
Paṇava should be ma, la, ya; Mayūrasāriṇī two ja-gaṇas and two ga's; the metre (called) Sattāmabhasagā (?) should be resorted to when placed above the first.
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AgP 333.5
रुक्मवती भससगाविन्द्रावज्रा तजौ गजौ जतौ जगौ गूपपूर्वावाद्यन्ताद्युपजातयः
rukmavatī bhasasagāvindrāvajrā tajau gajau jatau jagau gūpapūrvāvādyantādyupajātayaḥ
Rukmavatī is bha, sa, sa, ga; Indravajrā ta, ta, ja, ga, ga; (Upendravajrā) ja, ta, ja, ga, ga; and with the two preceded by 'gu' (i.e. by a heavy or light opening) arise the Upajātis, (named) by the first and the last.
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AgP 333.6
दोधकं भगभागौ स्यात् शालिनी मतभागगौ यतिः समुद्रा ऋषयः वातोर्मी मभतागगौ
dodhakaṃ bhagabhāgau syāt śālinī matabhāgagau yatiḥ samudrā ṛṣayaḥ vātormī mabhatāgagau
Dodhaka should be bha, bha, bha, ga, ga; Śālinī ma, ta, bha (or ta), ga, ga, with the caesura at four and seven; Vātormī is ma, bha, ta, ga, ga.
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AgP 333.7
चतुःस्वरा स्याद्भ्रमरी विलासिता मभौनलौ समुद्रा अथ ऋषयो वनौ लौगौ रथोद्धता
catuḥsvarā syādbhramarī vilāsitā mabhaunalau samudrā atha ṛṣayo vanau laugau rathoddhatā
Catuḥsvarā (?) should be Bhramarīvilāsitā: ma, bha, na, la, with the caesura at four and then at seven; Rathoddhatā is ra, na, ra, la, ga.
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AgP 333.8
सामताधनभागोगोवृत्ताननसमाश् च सः श्येनी वजवनागः स्याद्रम्या नपरगागगः
sāmatādhanabhāgogovṛttānanasamāś ca saḥ śyenī vajavanāgaḥ syādramyā naparagāgagaḥ
That (metre) which is sa, ma, ta, dha(?), na, bha, ga, ga — of the same (measure) as Govṛtta and Ānana; Śyenī is ra, ja, ra, na, ga; Ramyā should be na, pa(ra), ra, ga, ga, ga.
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AgP 333.9
जगती वंशस्था वृत्तं जतौ जावथ तौ जवौ इन्द्रवंशा तोटकं सैश् चतुर्भिः प्रतिपादतः
jagatī vaṃśasthā vṛttaṃ jatau jāvatha tau javau indravaṃśā toṭakaṃ saiś caturbhiḥ pratipādataḥ
The Jagatī (class): the metre Vaṃśasthā is ja, ta, ja, ra; and then Indravaṃśā ta, ta, ja, ra; Toṭaka is four sa-gaṇas in each foot.
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AgP 333.10
भवेद्द्रुतविलम्बिता नभौ भवावथौ नलौ स्यौ श्रीपुठो वसुवेदा जलोगतिजलौ जमौ
bhaveddrutavilambitā nabhau bhavāvathau nalau syau śrīpuṭho vasuvedā jalogatijalau jamau
Drutavilambitā should be na, bha, bha, ra; then Nalau-syau(?) Śrīpuṭha, with caesura at eight and four; ja, la, ga... ja, la; ja, ma.
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AgP 333.11
जसौ वसर्ववश्चाथ ततं ननमराः स्मृतं कुसुमविचित्रा न्यौ द्यौ नौ नौ रौ स्याच्चलाम्बिका(२)
jasau vasarvavaścātha tataṃ nanamarāḥ smṛtaṃ kusumavicitrā nyau dyau nau nau rau syāccalāmbikā(2)
Ja, sa... (and the rest); then that which is na, na, ma, ra is recorded (as a metre); Kusumavicitrā is na, ya, ...; Calāmbikā should be na, na, ra.
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AgP 333.12
भुजङ्गप्रयातं थैः स्याच्चतुर्भिः स्रग्विनीभवैः प्रमिताक्षरा गजौ सौ कान्तोत्पीडा मतौ समौ(३)
bhujaṅgaprayātaṃ thaiḥ syāccaturbhiḥ sragvinībhavaiḥ pramitākṣarā gajau sau kāntotpīḍā matau samau(3)
Bhujaṅgaprayāta should be four ya-gaṇas; Sragviṇī arises from (four) ra-gaṇas; Pramitākṣarā is sa, ja, sa, sa; Kāntotpīḍā is ma, ta, sa, ma.
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AgP 333.13
वैश्वदेवी(४) ममयायाः पञ्चाङ्गा नवमालिनी :न् १ मलघाग इति ख॥ २ चरणात्मिका इति ख॥ । चञ्चलाम्बिका इति ट॥ ३ ममाविति ख॥ ४ विश्वदेवीति ख :प् १९३ नजौ भयौ प्रतिपादं गणा यदि जगत्यपि
vaiśvadevī(4) mamayāyāḥ pañcāṅgā navamālinī :n 1 malaghāga iti kha.. 2 caraṇātmikā iti kha.. / cañcalāmbikā iti ṭa.. 3 mamāviti kha.. 4 viśvadevīti kha :p 193 najau bhayau pratipādaṃ gaṇā yadi jagatyapi
Vaiśvadevī is ma, ma, ya, ya; Navamālinī has five members (parts). [Notes: 'malaghāga' in Kha; 'caraṇātmikā' in Kha, 'cañcalāmbikā' in Ṭa; 'mamā' in Kha; 'viśvadevī' in Kha.] If the gaṇas na, ja, bha, ya (occur) in each foot, then it is also a Jagatī.
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AgP 333.14
प्रहर्षणी मवजवा गोपतिर्वह्निदिक्षु च रुचिरा जभसजगा च्छिन्ना वेदैर् ग्रहैः स्मृता
praharṣaṇī mavajavā gopatirvahnidikṣu ca rucirā jabhasajagā cchinnā vedair grahaiḥ smṛtā
Praharṣaṇī is ma, na, ja, ra, with the caesura at ten and in the fire-quarter (i.e. three?); Rucirā is ja, bha, sa, ja, ga, and is said to be broken by four and by nine.
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AgP 333.15
मत्तमयूरं मतया सगौ वेदरहे यतिः गौरीनलनसागः स्यादसम्बाधा नतौ नगौ
mattamayūraṃ matayā sagau vedarahe yatiḥ gaurīnalanasāgaḥ syādasambādhā natau nagau
Mattamayūra is ma, ta, ya, sa, ga, with the caesura at four and six; Gaurī is na, la, na, sa, ga; Asambādhā should be na, ta, na, ga.
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AgP 333.16
गोग इन्द्रियनवकौ ननौ वसनगाः स्वराः स्वराश्चापराजिता स्यान्ननभाननगाः स्वराः
goga indriyanavakau nanau vasanagāḥ svarāḥ svarāścāparājitā syānnanabhānanagāḥ svarāḥ
Two ga's, five and nine (?), two na-gaṇas, eight, na, ga: seven (syllables); and Aparājitā should be na, na, bha, na, na, ga, (with caesura at) seven.
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AgP 333.17
द्विःप्रहरणकलिता(१) वसन्ततिलका नभौ जौ गौ सिंहोन्नता सा स्यान्मुनेरुद्धर्षणी च सा
dviḥpraharaṇakalitā(1) vasantatilakā nabhau jau gau siṃhonnatā sā syānmuneruddharṣaṇī ca sā
Twice Praharaṇakalitā (?); Vasantatilakā is na, bha, ja, ja, ga, ga; that same is Siṃhonnatā, with the caesura at seven, and that same is Uddharṣaṇī.
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AgP 333.18
चन्द्रावर्ता ननौ सोमावर्तर्तुनवकः स्मृतः मणिगुणनिकरा सौ मालिनौ नौ मयौ ययः
candrāvartā nanau somāvartartunavakaḥ smṛtaḥ maṇiguṇanikarā sau mālinau nau mayau yayaḥ
Candrāvartā is two na-gaṇas; Somāvarta is recorded as one and nine (?); Maṇiguṇanikarā is sa, sa; Mālinī is na, na, ma, ya, ya.
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AgP 333.19
यतिर्वसुस्वरा भौ वौ नतलमित्रसग्रहाः(२) ऋषभगजविलासितं ज्ञेया शिखरिणी जगौ
yatirvasusvarā bhau vau natalamitrasagrahāḥ(2) ṛṣabhagajavilāsitaṃ jñeyā śikhariṇī jagau
The caesura is at eight and seven; bha, ra(?), na, ta, la, and twelve and nine (?); Ṛṣabhagajavilāsita is to be known; Śikhariṇī is ja, ga (i.e. ya, ma, na, sa, bha, la, ga).
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AgP 333.20
रसभालभृगुरुद्राः पृथ्वीजसजसा जनौ गोवसुग्रहविच्छिन्ना पिङ्गलेनेरिता पुरा
rasabhālabhṛgurudrāḥ pṛthvījasajasā janau govasugrahavicchinnā piṅgaleneritā purā
Six, bha, la, bha(?), twelve, eleven: Pṛthvī is ja, sa, ja, sa, ja, ra, broken at ten (?) and eight; it was proclaimed of old by Piṅgala.
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AgP 333.21
वंशपत्रपतितं स्याद् भवना भौ नगौ सदिक् हरिणी नसमारः सो नगौ रसचतुःस्वराः
vaṃśapatrapatitaṃ syād bhavanā bhau nagau sadik hariṇī nasamāraḥ so nagau rasacatuḥsvarāḥ
Vaṃśapatrapatita should be bha, ra, na, bha, bha, na, ga, with (caesura) at ten; Hariṇī is na, sa, ma, ra, sa, na, ga, with (caesura at) six, four and seven.
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AgP 333.22
मन्दाक्रान्ता नभनतं तगौगछिरसस्वराः कुसुमितलता वेल्लिता यययाः शराः
mandākrāntā nabhanataṃ tagaugachirasasvarāḥ kusumitalatā vellitā yayayāḥ śarāḥ
Mandākrāntā is na, bha, na, ta, ta, ga, ga, with (caesura at) three (?), six and seven; Kusumitalatāvellitā is ya, ya, ya, with (caesura at) five.
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AgP 333.23
रथाः स्वराः प्रतिरथससजाः सतताश् च गः शार्दूलविक्रीडितं स्यादादित्यमुनयो यतिः
rathāḥ svarāḥ pratirathasasajāḥ satatāś ca gaḥ śārdūlavikrīḍitaṃ syādādityamunayo yatiḥ
(Seven?) chariots are the vowels; sa, sa, ja go with each ratha, and t's continuously, and a long syllable — that would be śārdūlavikrīḍita; the caesura (falls) at twelve (āditya) and seven (muni).
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AgP 333.24
:न् १ द्विःप्रहरणञ्चलितेति ख॥ २ लननागात्रसग्रहा इति ञ॥ :प् १९४ कृतिः सुवदना मोरो भनया भनगाः सुराः यतिर्मुनिरसाश्चाथ इति वृत्तं क्रमात् स्मृतम्
:n 1 dviḥpraharaṇañcaliteti kha.. 2 lananāgātrasagrahā iti ña.. :p 194 kṛtiḥ suvadanā moro bhanayā bhanagāḥ surāḥ yatirmunirasāścātha iti vṛttaṃ kramāt smṛtam
[Note: 1. 'dviḥpraharaṇañcalita' is the reading of ms. kha. 2. 'lananāgātrasagrahā' is the reading of ms. ña.] [p. 194] The kṛti(-class): suvadanā (is formed of) ma, ra; bha, na, ya; bha, na, ga; (the syllables are) 'the gods' (in number); the caesura is at muni (seven) and rasa (six). Thus the metres have been handed down in order.
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AgP 333.25
स्नग्धरा मरतानोमोयपौ त्रिःसप्तका यतिः समुद्रकं भरजानोवनगो दशभास्कराः
snagdharā maratānomoyapau triḥsaptakā yatiḥ samudrakaṃ bharajānovanago daśabhāskarāḥ
Sragdharā: ma, ra, bha, na, ya, ya, pa(?) — the caesura is at each of the thrice-seven (i.e. every seventh syllable). Samudraka: bha, ra, ja, na(?), va, na, ga — (the caesura at) ten and twelve (bhāskara).
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AgP 333.26
अश्वललितं नजभा जभजा भनमीशतः मत्ताक्रीडा ममनना नौनग्नौ गोष्टमातिथिः
aśvalalitaṃ najabhā jabhajā bhanamīśataḥ mattākrīḍā mamananā naunagnau goṣṭamātithiḥ
Aśvalalita: na, ja, bha; ja, bha, ja; bha, na — from (the syllable) 'īśa' (the eleventh). Mattākrīḍā: ma, ma, na, na; na, va(?), sa, na(?), ga — the caesura at goṣṭa(?) and atithi(?).
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AgP 333.27
तन्वी भनतसाभोभो लयो वाणसुरार्ककाः क्रौञ्चपदा भमतता नौ नौ वाणशराष्टतः
tanvī bhanatasābhobho layo vāṇasurārkakāḥ krauñcapadā bhamatatā nau nau vāṇaśarāṣṭataḥ
Tanvī: bha, na, ta, sa, bha, bha(?) — the break (falls after) five (vāṇa), the gods, and twelve (arka). Krauñcapadā: bha, ma, ta, ta, na, na, na, na(?) — after five (vāṇa), five (śara) and eight.
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AgP 333.28
भुजङ्गविजृम्भितं ममतना ननवासनौ गोष्टेशमुनिभिश्छेदो ह्य् उपहाराख्यमीदृअशम्
bhujaṅgavijṛmbhitaṃ mamatanā nanavāsanau goṣṭeśamunibhiśchedo hy upahārākhyamīdṛaśam
Bhujaṅgavijṛmbhita: ma, ma, ta, na; na, na, va, sa, na(?) — with the divisions at goṣṭa(?), īśa (eleven) and muni (seven); such is (the metre) called upahāra.
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AgP 333.29
मननानतानः सो गगौ ग्रहरसो रसात्(१) नौ सप्तरोदण्डदः स्याच्चण्डवृष्टिप्रघातकं(२)
mananānatānaḥ so gagau graharaso rasāt(1) nau saptarodaṇḍadaḥ syāccaṇḍavṛṣṭipraghātakaṃ(2)
ma, na, na, na, ta, na, ḥ(?) — sa, then ga, ga; (the syllables numbering) 'planet' and 'taste'(?) after 'taste'(?); na, na — the caesura at seven; (the metre) daṇḍaka would be caṇḍavṛṣṭipraghātaka.
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AgP 333.30
रेफवृद्ध्या णणवा स्युर्व्यालजीमूतमुख्यकाः शेषे वै प्रचिता ज्ञेया गाथाप्रस्तार उच्यते
rephavṛddhyā ṇaṇavā syurvyālajīmūtamukhyakāḥ śeṣe vai pracitā jñeyā gāthāprastāra ucyate
By adding an r(-gaṇa) there arise ṇa, ṇa, va(?) — (the metres) headed by vyāla and jīmūta. For the rest, (the metres) are to be known as pracita. (Now) the arrangement (prastāra) of the gāthā is stated.
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