Aghaghna, Agha-ghna: 3 definitions
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Aghaghna 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAghaghna (अघघ्न).—= °नाशन (nāśana).
Derivable forms: aghaghnaḥ (अघघ्नः).
Aghaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agha and ghna (घ्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aghaghna (अघघ्न):—[=agha-ghna] [from agha > agh] mfn. sin destroying, expiatory
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘an expiator’, Name of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAghaghna (अघघ्न):—[agha-ghna] (ghnaḥ-ghnā-ghnaṃ) a. Sin-destroying.
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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