Agnyahita, Agnyāhita: 8 definitions

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Agnyahita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Agnyāhita.—(EI 15), same as Āhitāgni, ‘a Brāhmaṇa per- petually maintaining and consecrating the sacred fire in his house’. Note: agnyāhita is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agnyāhita (अग्न्याहित).—m.

(-taḥ) A householder who maintains a perpetual fire; also āhitāgni, E. agni, āhita preserved by whom.

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

Agnyāhita (अग्न्याहित).—i. e. agni- āhita (vb. dhā), m. One who has arranged a sacred fire, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 93, 30.

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

Agnyāhita (अग्न्याहित).—[adjective] who has set up the fire.

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

Agnyāhita (अग्न्याहित):—[=agny-āhita] [from agni] m. one who has performed the Agnyādhāna, [Rāmāyaṇa etc.]

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

Agnyāhita (अग्न्याहित):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-taḥ) A householder who has per-formed the ceremony of the agnyādhāna q. v. Also āhitāgni. E. agni and āhita.

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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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