Agnyadhana, Agnyādhāna, Agni-adhana: 11 definitions
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Agnyadhana 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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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)Agnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान) refers to a ceremony where the sacrificial fires have to be arranged for the first time.—They are generally three (Tretā), the Gārhapatya, the father; the Dakṣiṇa, the son; and the Āhavanīya, the grandson. The first laying of the Gārhapatya fire-altar takes place in spring for a Brāhmaṇa, in summer for a Rājanya, in winter for a Vaiśya.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान).—consecrating the fire; so °आहिति (āhiti).
Derivable forms: agnyādhānam (अग्न्याधानम्).
Agnyādhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and ādhāna (आधान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान).—n.
(-naṃ) Maintenance of a perpetual and sacred fire. n. agni and ādhāna preserving.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान).—[neuter] setting up the fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAgnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Apast. B. 1, 146. See Ādhāna.
—Mānava. B. 1, 188.
1) Agnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान):—[=agny-ādhāna] [from agni] n. ([???]) (or agny-ādheya) placing the fire on the sacrificial fire-place
2) [v.s. ...] the ceremony of preparing the three sacred fires Āhavanīya etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) The placing of the fire on the ground previously prepared for it (see agnicayana); a ceremony which is necessary to make the Āhavanīya and the other sacred fires (see agni) fit for sacrificial use and is followed by the Pavamāneṣtis (q. v.). See agnisaṃskāra. The act takes place in the spring, if the person belongs to the cast of the Brāhmaṇas, in the hot season or grīṣma if he is a Kshatriya, in the autumn or śarad if he is a Vaiśya and is performed once for all, to serve all future purposes. E. agni and ādhāna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnyādhāna (अग्न्याधान):—[agnyā+dhāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Maintenance of a perpetual sacred 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAgnyādhāna (ಅಗ್ನ್ಯಾಧಾನ):—[noun] the act of preparing and placing the fire on the sacrificial fire-place; the ritualistic process involved in doing so.
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: Agni, Adhana, Ani, Atana.
Starts with: Agnyadhanahautra, Agnyadhanahavis, Agnyadhanakriya, Agnyadhanapaddhati, Agnyadhanaprakaranatika, Agnyadhanaprayoga, Agnyadhanarupa, Agnyadhanasharkara, Agnyadhanavidhiprayoga.
Ends with: Pancagnyadhana.
Full-text (+3): Agnyadheya, Agnyahita, Agnyadhanahavis, Agnyadhanarupa, Agnyadhanasharkara, Anahitagni, Ankiyatanam, Adhana, Agnyahiti, Parivedana, Vidhuradhanaprayoga, Agnicitya, Agnicaya, Agnicayana, Maithuna, Yajnatantrasudhanidhi, Agnisamskara, Ida, Upavasa, Agnihotra.
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