Agneyapurana, Āgneyapurāṇa, Agneya-Purana: 5 definitions
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Agneyapurana 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 EncyclopediaĀgneyapurāṇa (आग्नेयपुराण).—See under Agnipurāṇa,
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀgneyapurāṇa (आग्नेयपुराण).—One among the eighteen Purāṇas;1 deals with īśāna kalpa; narrated by Agni to Vasiṣṭha: of 16,000 verses; its gift and fruits thereof.2
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 dictionaryĀgneyapurāṇa (आग्नेयपुराण).—= अग्निपुराण (agnipurāṇa) q. v.
Derivable forms: āgneyapurāṇam (आग्नेयपुराणम्).
Āgneyapurāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āgneya and purāṇa (पुराण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀgneyapurāṇa (आग्नेयपुराण):—[=āgneya-purāṇa] [from āgneya > āgnāpauṣṇa] n. = -agni-purāṇa q.v., [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
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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: Agneya, Purana, Puraana.
Full-text: Dharmaputrika, Pavanayogasamgraha, Yogayajnavalkya, Matangaparameshvaratantra, Matangaparameshvara, Agneya.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 383 - The Glorification of the Agnipurāṇa (āgneyapurāṇa-māhātmya)
Chapter 271 - The different recensions of the Vedas (śākha)
Chapter 174 - Expiations for discontinuing the worship of gods
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - Merit in Gifting Purāṇa Texts < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - Purāṇa Texts Described < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)