Agninayana, Agni-nayana: 6 definitions

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Agninayana 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Agninayana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Agninayana (अग्निनयन).—= °प्रणयनम् (praṇayanam).

Derivable forms: agninayanam (अग्निनयनम्).

Agninayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and nayana (नयन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agninayana (अग्निनयन):—[=agni-nayana] [from agni] n. the act of bringing out the sacrificial fire.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agninayana (अग्निनयन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) See agnipraṇayana. E. agni and nayana.

[Sanskrit to German]

Agninayana in German

context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Agninayana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Agninayana (ಅಗ್ನಿನಯನ):—

1) [noun] a fiery-eye, esp. the all-destructing eye on the forehead of Śiva.

2) [noun] Śiva, who has an extraordinary eye on the forehead for the final destruction of the universe.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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