Agnijihva, Agni-jihva, Agnijihvā, Agnijiḥva: 12 definitions
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Agnijihva 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraAgnijihvā (अग्निजिह्वा):—Another name for Mahābalā, the Sanskrit name for one of the twenty-four goddesses of the Sūryamaṇḍala, according to the Gorakṣa-saṃhitā and the kubjikāmata-tantra.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Agnijiḥva (अग्निजिःव).—A daitya in the fifth talam (Mahātalam).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 20. 36; Vāyu-purāṇa 50. 35.
1b) A Trayārṣeya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 43.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuAgnijihvā (अग्निजिह्वा) is another name for Kalikārī, a medicinal plant identified with Gloriosa superba Linn. (‘flame lily’) from the Colchicaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.128-130 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Agnijihvā and Kalikārī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAgnijihva (अग्निजिह्व) refers to one of the eight Guardians (kṣetrapāla-aṣṭaka) associated with Pūrṇagiri or Pūrṇapīṭha (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight guardians: Agnijihva, Pralamba, Vidyādhipa, Viśeśvara, Sumukha, Mahāmuṇḍa, Mahodara, Pinākin.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgnijihva (अग्निजिह्व).—a.
1) having a fiery tongue.
2) one having fire for the tongue, epithet of a God or of Visṇu in the boar incarnation.
-hvā
Agnijihva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and jihva (जिह्व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijihvā (अग्निजिह्वा).—f.
(-hvā) 1. A medicinal plant. See lāṅgalikī 2. A flame of fire. E. agni, and jihvā the tongue, growing like a flame of fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijihva (अग्निजिह्व).—[adjective] fire-tongued.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Agnijihva (अग्निजिह्व):—[=agni-jihva] [from agni] mfn. ‘having Agni for tongue’, consuming the sacrifice through Agni, [Ṛg-veda]
2) Agnijihvā (अग्निजिह्वा):—[=agni-jihvā] [from agni-jihva > agni] f. tongue or flame of fire, [Atharva-veda; Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad]
3) [v.s. ...] the plant Methonica Superba (Lāṅgalī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijihvā (अग्निजिह्वा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-hvā) 1) A tongue of Agni, a flame of fire. (There are seven tongues of Agni. See hiraṇyā, kanakā, raktā, kṛṣṇā, vasuprabhā, atiraktā, bahurūpā).
2) A medicinal plant. See lāṅgalī and lāṅgalikī. E. agni and jihvā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijihvā (अग्निजिह्वा):—[agni-jihvā] (hvā) 1. f. Medicinal plant.
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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: Jihva, Agni, Ani.
Full-text: Manojava, Indrapushpa, Atirakta, Anuvaha, Sumukha, Vidyadhipa, Visheshvara, Mahodara, Sopara, Mahamunda, Pralamba, Agnivaktra, Jihva, Pinakin, Kalikari, Suryamandala.
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