Agnijvala, Agnijvālā, Agnijvāla, Agni-jvala: 16 definitions
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Agnijvala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, biology. 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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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला):—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 IndexAgnijvāla (अग्निज्वाल).—The name of a hell to which disturbers of hermitages go;1 those fallen from their āśrama duties undergo torments in.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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला) is another name for Mahārāṣṭrī, a medicinal plant identified with Lippia nodiflora Mich., synonym of Phyla nodiflora (“frog fruit”) from the Verbenaceae or verbena family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.106-108 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 Agnijvālā and Mahārāṣṭrī, there are a total of thirteen 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला) refers to “burning (like a fire-flame)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [after the Bhagavān taught the heart-dhāraṇī-mantrapadas], “Immediately after this Nāga-heart-dhāraṇī-mantrapada had been uttered by the Bhagavān, then all Nāgas trembled, their bodies became weak, putrid and foul-smelling, and they were burning (agnijvālā) like a fire-flame. Being burnt they called the Bhagavān for help in a loud voice, and addressed him, ‘O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला) is the name of a Vidyādhara-city, situated on mount Vaitāḍhya (in the northern row), according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections“[...] Taking their families and all their retinue and ascending the best of cars, they went to Vaitāḍhya. [...] Ten yojanas above the earth, King Vinami made at once sixty cities in a northern row at the command of the Nāga-king. [viz., Agnijvālā]. Vinami himself, who had resorted to Dharaṇendra, inhabited the city Gaganavallabha, the capital of these. [...] The two rows of Vidyādhara-cities looked very magnificent, as if the Vyantara rows above were reflected below. After making many villages [viz., Agnijvālā] and suburbs, they established communities according to the suitability of place. The communities there were called by the same name as the community from which the men had been brought and put there. [...]”.
Agnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला) refers to “flames of fire”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here in the cycle of rebirth consisting of endless misfortune, sentient beings roam about repeatedly, struck down by spear, axe, vice, fire, corrosive liquid or razor in hell, consumed by the multitude of flames from the fire of violent actions [com.—śramaduḥkha-agnijvālā-samūhabhasmīkṛta—‘those who are consumed by the multitude of flames from the fire of suffering from exertion’] in the plant and animal world, and subject to unequalled trouble in the human condition [or] full of desire among the gods. [Thus ends the reflection on] the cycle of rebirth”.
Synonyms: Pāvakaśikhā.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Agnijvala in India is the name of a plant defined with Gloriosa superba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Methonica leopoldii Van Houtte ex Lem. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1990)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1989)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Inst. Rei Herb. (1766)
· J. Roy. Hort. Soc. (1950)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1913)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Agnijvala, for example side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryagnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला).—f (S) Flame.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishagnijvāḷā (अग्निज्वाळा).—f Flame.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला).—
1) the flame or glow of fire.
2) [agnerjvāleva śikhā yasyāḥ sā] Name of a plant with red blossoms, chiefly used by dyers, Grislea Tomentosa (Mar. dhāyaphūla, dhāyaṭī).
Agnijvālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and jvālā (ज्वाला).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला).—f.
(-lā) 1. A flame of fire. 2. A plant bearing red blossoms used by dyers, (Grislea tomentosa, Rox.) 3. Another plant, commonly Jalapippali. E. agni and jvālā flame, from the fiery colour of its blossoms.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Agnijvāla (अग्निज्वाल):—[=agni-jvāla] [from agni] m. Name of Śiva
2) Agnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला):—[=agni-jvālā] [from agni-jvāla > agni] f. flame of fire
3) [v.s. ...] a Plant with red blossoms, used by dyers, Grislea Tomentosa
4) [v.s. ...] Jalapippalī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-lā) 1) A flame of fire.
2) A plant bear-ing red blossoms used by dyers (Grislea tomentosa, Rox.).
3) Another plant, commonly Jalapippalī. E. agni and jvālā, from the fiery colour of its blossoms.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला):—[agni-jvālā] (lā) 1. f. A plant (Grislea tomentosa); flame of fire.
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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: Agni, Jvala, Ani.
Full-text: Tivrajvala, Sopara, Jvala, Pavakashikha, Maharashtri, Agnivaktra, Suryamandala, Kalikari.
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