Agni Purana

कम्बुग्रीवा त्रिरेखा साऽवटुर्घाटा कृकाटिका । अधः स्याच्चिवुकञ्चौष्ठादथ गण्डौ गलो हनुः ।। ३६४.

A neck with three folds is kambugrīvā; the hollow at the throat is avaṭu or ghāṭa; the side of the neck is kṛkāṭikā. Below are the chin and lower lip; then the cheeks, the throat, and the jaw.

अपाङ्गौ नेत्रयोरन्तौ कटाक्षोऽपाङ्गदर्शने । चिकुरः कुन्तलो बालः प्रतिकर्म प्रसाधनम् ।। ३६४.

The outer corners of the eyes are apāṅga; the inner corners are antāḥ. A sidelong glance is kaṭākṣa or apāṅgadarśana. The hair is cikura or kuntala; a young boy is bāla; adornment is pratikarma or prasādhanam.

आकल्पवेशौ नेपथ्यं प्रत्यक्षं खेलयोगजम् । चूड़ामणिः शिरोरत्नं तरलो हारमध्यगः ।। ३६४.

Ornamentation and dress are ākalpa and veśa; stage costume is nepathya; what is visible is pratyakṣa; what is for play is khelayoga. The crest-jewel is cūḍāmaṇi; the head ornament is śiroratna; a loose necklace is tarala; a central necklace is hāramadhyaga.

कर्णिका तालपत्रं स्याल्लम्बनं स्याल्ललन्तिका । मञ्जीरो नूपुरं पादे किङ्गिणी क्षुद्रघण्टिका ।। ३६४.

The central part is the petal; the palm-leaf is the leaf; the pendant is the hanging ornament; the forehead ornament is the frontal band. The anklet is worn on the foot, and the small bell is the tiny metallic bell.

दैर्घ्यमायाम आरोहः परिणाहो विशालता । पटच्चरं जीर्णवस्त्रं संव्यानञ्चोत्तरीयकम् ।। ३६४.

Length, breadth, height, circumference, and spaciousness; the cloth fringe, worn-out garment, upper covering, and shoulder cloth.

रचना स्यात् परिस्पन्द आभोगः परिपूर्णता । समुद्‌गकः सम्पुटकः प्रतिग्राहः पतद्ग्रहः ।। ३६४.

Arrangement is the structure; movement is the vibration; encircling is the enfolding; fullness is the completeness. The casket, the box, the receiving vessel, and the catching vessel.

अग्निरुवाच वंशोऽन्ववायो गोत्रं स्यात् कुलान्यभिजनान्वयौ । मन्त्रव्याख्याकृदाचार्य्य आदेष्ट त्वध्वरे व्रती ।। ३६५.

Agni said: Lineage is the family line; gotra is the ancestral clan; families and noble lineages are the lines of descent. The one who explains the mantra is the teacher, and the one who instructs in the ritual is the preceptor; the vow-holder is the initiate.

यष्टा च यजमानः स्यात् ज्ञात्वारम्भ उपक्रमः । सतीर्थ्याश्चैकगुरवः सभ्याः सामाजिकास्तथा ।। ३६५.

The sacrificer is the yajamāna; knowing the beginning is the commencement. Those who studied together under one teacher are co-disciples; the assembly members and the participants likewise.

सभासदः सभास्तारा ऋत्विजो याजकाश्च ते । अद्वर्थूद्‌गातृहोतारो यजुःसामर्ग्विदः क्रमात् ।। ३६५.

The members of the assembly, the stars of the assembly, the officiating priests, and the sacrificers; the Udgātṛ, Hotṛ, and those who know the Yajur and Sāma Vedas, in order.

चषालो यूपकटकः समे स्थण्डिलचत्वरे । आमिक्षा सा श्रृतोष्णे या क्षईरे स्याद्दधियोगतः ।। ३६५.

The ladle, the sacrificial post, the even ground, and the quadrangle; the clarified butter that is heated, that which is mixed with milk, and that which is mixed with curd.

पृषदाज्यं सदध्याज्ये परमान्नन्तु पायसम् । उपाकृतः पशुरसौ योऽभिमन्त्र्य क्रतौ हतः ।। ३६५.

The mixture of curds and ghee, the best rice dish is the sweet rice pudding; the animal prepared for sacrifice, which is consecrated and slain in the ritual.

परम्पराकं समनं प्रोक्षणञ्च बवार्थकम् । पूजा नमस्याऽपचितिः सपर्य्यार्चार्हणाः समाः ।। ३६५.

The sequence, the accompaniment, the sprinkling, and the act for the sake of the deity; worship, salutation, reverence, service, honoring, and offering are all the same.

वरिवस्या तु शुश्रूषा परिचर्य्याप्युपासनम् । नियमो व्रतमस्त्री तच्चोपवासादि पुण्यकम् ।। ३६५.

Attendance is service, care is also worship; observance is the vow, and that includes fasting and other meritorious acts.

मुख्यः स्यात् प्रथमः कल्पोऽनुकल्पस्तु ततोऽधमः । कल्पे विधिक्रमौ ज्ञेयौ विवेकः पृथगात्मता ।। ३६५.

The main is the primary procedure; the secondary is inferior. In the procedure, the order of rules should be known, as well as discernment and distinctness of nature.

संस्कारपूर्वं ग्रहणं स्यादुपाकरणं श्रुतेः । भिक्षुः परिव्राट् कर्मन्दो पाराशर्य्यपि मस्करी ।। ३६५.

Receiving with prior consecration is the preparation according to scripture. The mendicant, the wandering ascetic, the one who acts, the disciple of Vyāsa, and the one with a staff.

ऋषयः सत्यवचसः स्नातकश्चाप्लुतब्रती । ये निर्जितेन्द्रियग्रामा यतिनो यतयश्च ते ।। ३६५.

The sages are truthful in speech; the graduate and the one observing the unbroken vow; those who have conquered the senses are ascetics, and so are the self-restrained ones.

शरीरसाधनापेक्षं नित्यं यत् कर्म्म तद्यमः । नियमस्तु स यत् कर्म्मानित्यमागन्तुसाधनम् ३६५.

The act that is always required for the maintenance of the body is restraint; but that which is not always required, performed for a specific purpose, is observance.

अग्निरुवाच मूर्द्धाभिषिक्तो राजन्यो बाहुजः क्षत्रियो विराट् । राजा तु प्रणताशेपसामन्तः । स्यादधीश्वरः ।। ३६६.

Agni said: The one anointed on the head is the royal; the kṣatriya is born of the arms, the mighty one. The king is the lord of subjects, the overlord of vassals, and the ruler of the land.

चक्रवर्त्ती सार्वभौमो नृपोऽन्यो मण्डलेश्वरः । मन्त्री धीसचिवोऽमात्यो महामात्राः प्रधानकाः ।। ३६६.

The universal emperor is the sovereign of all; another king is the lord of a region. The minister, the wise counselor, the chief officer, and the principal officials.

द्रष्टरि व्यवहाराणां प्राड्‌विवाकाऽक्षदर्शकौ । भौरिकः कनकाध्यक्षोऽथाद्यक्षाधिकृतौ समौ ।। ३६६.

The judge of legal matters, the chief justice and the inspector of dice; the treasurer, the superintendent of gold, and the two chief officers.

अन्तःपुरे त्वधिकृतः स्यादन्तर्वंशिको जनः । सौविदल्लाः कञ्चुकिनः स्थापत्याः सौविदाश्च ते ।। ३६६.

Within the inner quarters, the appointed official is the one of the inner line; the guards, the chamberlains, the architects, and the attendants are those.

षण्डो वर्षवरस्तुल्याः सेवकार्थ्यनुजीविनः । विषयानन्तरो राजा शत्रुमित्रमतः परं ।। ३६६.

A eunuch, a yearling, and those who serve for their own gain are alike; the king is next to the realm, and after that, enemy and friend.

उदासीनः परतरः पार्ष्णिग्राहस्तु पृष्ठतः । चरः स्पशः स्यात्प्रणिधिरुत्तरः काल आयतिः ।। ३६६.

The neutral is further removed; the one who attacks from behind is behind; the spy is the observer, the informant is higher, and time is the future.

तत्कालस्तु तदात्वं स्यादुदर्कः फलमुत्तरं । अदृष्टं वह्नितोयादि दृष्टं स्वपरचक्रजम् ।। ३६६.

That time is its own period; the result comes afterward; the unseen is like fire or water, the seen arises from one's own or another's army.

भद्रकुम्भः पूर्णकुम्भो भृङ्गारः कनकालुका । प्रभिन्नो गर्जितो मत्तो वमथुः करशीकरः ।। ३६६.

A good pot, a full pot, a coal, a golden vessel, a broken one, a roaring one, a mad one, a vomiting one, and a hand-shaped one.

स्त्रियां श्रृणिस्त्वङ्कुशोऽस्त्री परिस्तोमः कुथो द्वयोः । कर्णीरथः प्रवहणं दोला प्रेङ्‌खादिका स्त्रियां ।। ३६६.

For a woman: a sickle, an elephant goad; for a man: a praise song, a club; for both: an ear, a chariot, a vehicle, a swing, and similar things for a woman.

आधोरणा हस्तिपका हस्त्यारोहा निषादिनः । भटा योधाश्च योद्धारः कञ्चुको वारणोऽस्त्रियां ।। ३६६.

A mahout, an elephant keeper, an elephant rider, hunters, soldiers, warriors, a fighter, a cuirass, and a shield for a woman.

शीर्षण्यञ्च शिरस्त्रेऽथ तनुत्रं वर्म्म दंशनं । आमुक्तः प्रतिमुक्तश्च पिनद्धश्चापिनद्धवत् ।। ३६६.

A helmet, a headgear, a body armor, a shield, one who is covered, one who is partially covered, one who is bound, and one who is like the unbound.

व्यूहस्तु बलविन्यासश्चक्रञ्चानीकमस्त्रियां । एकेभैकरथा त्र्यश्वाः पत्तिः वञ्चपदातिकाः ।। ३६६.

A formation is the arrangement of troops; a wheel and a front line for a woman; a single elephant, a single chariot, three horses, infantry, and deceptive foot soldiers.