Agnivarcas, Agni-varcas: 5 definitions
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Agnivarcas 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgnivarcas (अग्निवर्चस्).—a. [agnervarca iva varco yasya] glowing or bright like fire. (n.) the lustre of Agni. (-m.) Name of a teacher of the Purāṇas.
Agnivarcas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and varcas (वर्चस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnivarcas (अग्निवर्चस्):—[=agni-varcas] [from agni] m. Name of a teacher of the Purāṇas, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnivarcas (अग्निवर्चस्):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-rcāḥ) The name of a pupil of Sūta, a teacher of the Purāṇas. E. agni and varcas.
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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.
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Partial matches: Varcas, Agni, Ani.
Full-text: Romaharshana.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Historical Elements in the Maha-Purāṇas (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Historical elements in the Mahā-Purāṇas]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]