Agastyavata, Agastyavaṭa, Agastya-vata: 2 definitions
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Agastyavata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAgastyavaṭa (अगस्त्यवट).—This is a sacred shrine in the neighbourhood of the Himālayas. Arjuna paid a visit to this place while he was living with his brothers in the forests during their period of exile. (Śloka 2, Chapter 214 of Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgastyavaṭa (अगस्त्यवट).—Name of a holy place on the Himālaya.
Derivable forms: agastyavaṭaḥ (अगस्त्यवटः).
Agastyavaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agastya and vaṭa (वट).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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