The Sanskrit term Aghṛṇa can be transliterated into English as Aghrna or Aghrina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Aghṛṇa (अघृण) refers to “one who is without compassion”, representing an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] He should not be very dark, without compassion (aghṛṇa), a sinner, nor emaciated, short or lazy, he should not be injured, uncultured, agitated and not depressed. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., aghṛṇa), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., aghṛṇa) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aghṛṇa (अघृण).—mfn.

(-ṇa-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Unkind, cruel. E. a neg. ghṛṇā compassion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aghṛṇa (अघृण).—[adjective] pitiless, cruel, unkind.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aghṛṇa (अघृण):—[=a-ghṛṇa] mfn. incompassionate.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aghṛṇa (अघृण):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇam) Unkind, cruel. E. a priv. and ghṛṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Aghrina in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ghrina, A.

Ends with: Apaghrina, Saghrina, Vitaghrina, Vyapetaghrina.

Full-text: Aghrinin.

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