Agnishoma, Agnīṣoma, Agniṣoma: 9 definitions
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Agnishoma 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.
The Sanskrit terms Agnīṣoma and Agniṣoma can be transliterated into English as Agnisoma or Agnishoma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Agniṣoma (अग्निषोम).—A deity born of the union of two devas, Agnideva and Somadeva. He is one of the devas who receive the havis (oblations) poured into the sacrificial fire in a homa.
2) Agniṣoma (अग्निषोम).—Agni and Soma. Agni had two sons by his third wife Bhānu (also called Niśā). They were Agni and Soma. These two sons were collectively called Agnisomas.
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.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Agniṣoma (अग्निषोम) or Agniṣomavibhāga refers to the “agniṣoma components” (of the Tārikāmantra), as discussed in chapter 29 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [agniṣoma-vibhāga-prakāśa]: [...] The agni-part of the agniṣomamantra reflects her own bright and active nature [kriyāśakti] in the form of Sūrya—perceived in various ways in mundane fire and all that it effects, as well in the sky (lighting) (3-32a), and also within man’s digestive tract (32b-35). The soma-part of the mantra is a reflection of the moon in the sky, the medicinal herbs on the earth, and a special nerve in the human body (36-41). [...]
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Agnīṣoma (अग्नीषोम).—m. (mau) [अग्निश्च सोमश्च द्वन्द्व ईत् षत्वम् (agniśca somaśca dvandva īt ṣatvam)] Agni and Soma; °प्रणयनम् (praṇayanam) bringing out Agni and Soma; a ceremony in the ज्योतिष्टोम (jyotiṣṭoma) sacrifice; (°nī) the ṛk or vessel used in consecrating them.
Agnīṣoma (अग्नीषोम).—i. e. agni-soma, m. du. Agni and Soma.
Agnīṣoma (अग्नीषोम).—[masculine] [dual] Agni and Soma.
Agnīṣomā (अग्नीषोमा):—[=agnī-ṣomā] [from agni] m. [dual number] Agni and Soma, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
Agnīṣoma (अग्नीषोम):—Dvandva. m. du.
(-mau) Agni and Soma. E. agni and soma.
Agnīṣoma (अग्नीषोम):—(agni + soma) m. du. Agni und Soma, [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 27. 8, 3, 82.] An sie gerichtet ist [Ṛgveda 1, 93.] Ausserdem werden sie erwähnt [10, 19, 1. 66, 7.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 1, 8, 2. 3, 13, 5. 6, 54, 2. 61, 3. 93, 3. 8, 9, 14. 12, 4, 26. 18, 2, 53.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 1, 10. 13. 22. 2, 15. 6, 9. 24, 23. 25, 5. 6.] agnīṣomātmakaṃ caiva jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam [Harivaṃśa 10666.]
Agnīṣoma (अग्नीषोम):—m. Du. Agni und Soma. agnīṣomāṇām [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 14,1,13.] agnīṣomapraṇayana n. das Hinüberbringen des Feuers und des Soma [Indische studien von Weber 10,367.]
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 (+0): Shoma, Agni, Ani, Soma.
Starts with (+0): Agnishomabhuta, Agnishomapranayana, Agnishomatmaka, Agnishomau, Agnishomavibhaga, Agnishomavibhagaprakasha, Agnishomavidhijna, Agnishomayama.
Full-text (+3): Agnishomapranayana, Savedas, Agnishomavibhaga, Vasavya, Dhanvantarya, Suktani, Agnishomayama, Agnishomya, Agnishomiya, Daiksha, Devasu, Apyayana, Adhrigu, Agnishomavibhagaprakasha, Pradhanadevata, Devayajna, Das, Kriyashakti, Vibhavasu, Shripati.
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