Agnipurana 339

English (machine translation) 339

Language: English

339.9 — 3 parts
339.10 — 3 parts

339.1

In the proper understanding of the lore of speech, poetic style (rīti) is also of four kinds: / Pāñcālī, Gauḍadeśīyā, Vaidarbhī, and likewise that born in Lāṭa (Lāṭī).

339.2

Endowed with metaphorical expressions, soft, and having short compounds is Pāñcālī; / having unstable composition and long compounds is Gauḍīyā.

339.3

Devoid of metaphorical expressions, or not with many metaphorical expressions, / having a composition that is not overly delicate, and free from compounds, is Vaidarbhī.

339.4

Lāṭīyā is spoken of as having clear composition, compounds that are not excessively prominent, / and being largely free from metaphorical expressions.

339.5

The dramatic style (vṛtti), which is not uneven in actions, is established as fourfold: / Bhāratī, Ārabhaṭī, Kauśikī, and Sātvatī.

339.6

Predominant in speech, mostly using men, accompanied by women, having Prakrit speech, / [and] because it was produced by Bharata, it is called the Bhāratī style.

339.7

The Bhāratī has four limbs: vīthī, prahasana, / and the prologue (prastāvanā) of a drama and the like; and the limbs of vīthī are thirteen:

339.8

udghātaka, and likewise lapita would be the second; / asatpralāpa, vākśreṇī, nālikā, and likewise vipaṇa,

339.9

vyāhāra, stimata, and likewise chala and avaskandita,

339.9.p2

[Variant reading 'vāgveṇī' in manuscripts ka, ña, and ṭa]

339.9.p3

[Variant reading 'vyāhārastrigatañcaiva' in manuscript kha]
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339.9_2

then gaṇḍa, and mṛdava, and the thirteenth is acita.

The speech of ascetics and others, intent on mockery, is prahasana. / Ārabhaṭī is known as abounding in magic, illusion, battles, and the like; / and [its limbs are] saṅkṣiptaka, avapāta, and vastūtthāpana.

339.10.p1

Thus ends the three hundred thirty-ninth chapter, named 'Exposition of Poetic Styles', in the section on poetics in the great Agni Purāṇa.

339.10.p3

Now, the three hundred fortieth chapter.

339.10.p4

Exposition of bodily actions in dance and related arts.

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Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi) — Sanskrit

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit