Agna, Āgna: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Agna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Āgna (आग्न).—Kaśyapagotrakaras.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 199. 8.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
agna (अग्न).—m f (Corrupt, but occurring in poetry.) Fire. Ex. vāmāṅgī tumacyā jhōmbalā agna ||
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Agnā (अग्ना):—(for agni in the following [compound])
Agna (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 阿迦色 [ā jiā sè]: “agna”.
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)
Starts with: Agnajiti, Agnamarut, Agnamarutau, Agnambatata, Agnandraby, Agnapaushna, Agnaukarana, Agnaukaravaninyaya, Agnavaishnava, Agnavishnu, Agnayi, Ana, Anal, Analam, Anan, Anar.
Full-text (+5): Anna, Agnavishnu, Barhadagna, Ana, Agnamarutau, A jia se, Bhasas, Agnamarut, Agina, Cinnana, A ca sac, Agnayi, Dong fang zui sheng deng wang shen zhou jing, Tatasthamudra, Udgraha, Anan, Edhas, Amantrita, Ittham, Kurara.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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