Agnyupasthana, Agnyupasthāna, Agni-upasthana: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Agnyupasthāna (अग्न्युपस्थान).—worship of Agni; the Mantra or hymn with which Agni is worshipped (agnirupasthīyate'nena) अग्निस्त्रिष्टुभ् उपस्थाने विनियोगः (agnistriṣṭubh upasthāne viniyogaḥ) Sandhyā.

Derivable forms: agnyupasthānam (अग्न्युपस्थानम्).

Agnyupasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and upasthāna (उपस्थान).

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

Agnyupasthāna (अग्न्युपस्थान):—[=agny-upasthāna] [from agni] n. worship of Agni at the conclusion of the Agnihotra etc., [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]

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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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