Agnyayatana, Agnyāyatana: 3 definitions
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Agnyayatana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsAgnyāyatana (अग्न्यायतन) refers to certain “fire-pits” to be built around the Śayanavedikā—a special type of dias constructed for “consecration ceremonies” (pratiṣṭhā), as discussed in chapter 6 of the Brahmarātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [pratiṣṭhā-vidhi]: [...] Directions are given for installation of certain guardian deities and for constructing the śayanavedikā-dias (1-8a). Surrounding this dias at some distance will be four fire-pits (agnyāyatana) each of which will have a different shape. Similarly, around the perimeter of the temple-precincts, in each of the directions, there are to be eight “places” (āyatana)—all of which will be rectangular in shape each one furnished with a special kalaśa-pot (8b-14).[...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryagnyāyatana (अग्न्यायतन).—n S The same with agnikuṇḍa.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnyāyatana (अग्न्यायतन):—[=ag-ny-āyatana] [from agni] n. a fire-shrine, [Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra]
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: Ayatana.
Full-text: Ayatana, Shayanavedika.
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