Agnikashtha, Agnikāṣṭha, Agni-kashtha: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Agnikashtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Agnikāṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Agnikastha or Agnikashtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Agnikashtha in India is the name of a plant defined with Aquilaria agallocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aloexylum agallochum Lour. (among others).
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ).—n (S) A firebrand. 2 A live coal. agnikāṣṭhēṃ bhakṣiṇēṃ To offer herself upon the pyre of her deceased husband--a widow.
agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ).—n A firebrand; a live-coal.
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
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ).—अग्नेः उद्दीपनं काष्ठं शाक °त (agneḥ uddīpanaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ śāka °ta).] agallochum (aguru)
Derivable forms: agnikāṣṭham (अग्निकाष्ठम्).
Agnikāṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and kāṣṭha (काष्ठ).
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ).—n.
(-ṣṭhaṃ) Agallochum. See aguru, E. agni fire, and kāṣṭha wood.
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ):—[=agni-kāṣṭha] [from agni] n. Agallochum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ):—Tatp. n.
(-ṣṭham) Agallochum. See aguru. E. agni and kāṣṭha.
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ):—[agni-kāṣṭha] (ṣṭhaṃ) 1. n. Agallochum.
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ):—(agni + kāṣṭha) n. Agallochum (aguru) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Agnikāṣṭha (अग्निकाष्ठ):—n. Aloeholz.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Agnikāṣṭha (ಅಗ್ನಿಕಾಷ್ಠ):—
1) [noun] wood used as fuel; fire-wood.
2) [noun] the tree Aquilaria agallocha of Thyelaeceae family; eagle-wood; agallocham.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kashtha, Agni, Ani.
Starts with: Agnikashtha-bhakshana-karanem.
Full-text: Agnikashtha-bhakshana-karanem, Pradana.
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