Agrani, Agraṇī, Agraṇi: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Agraṇi (अग्रणि).—The name of an Agni. He was the fifth son of the Agni named Bhānu and his wife, Niśādevī. (Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 221, Ślokas 15 to 22).
Agraṇī (अग्रणी) refers to the “foremost (of companions)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.27 (“The birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa”).—Accordingly, [after Dambha eulogized Viṣṇu]: “[...] Within a short time, his fortunate wife became pregnant. Illuminating the inner apartments of her abode by her brilliance she shone much. O sage, it was Sudāmā a cowherd, one of the leading comrades (pārṣada-agraṇī) of Kṛṣṇa [sudāmānāma gopo yo kṛṣṇasya pārṣadāgraṇīḥ] who had been cursed by Rādhā, that entered her womb. At the proper time the chaste lady gave birth to a brilliant son. The father invited sages and performed the post-natal rites. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Agraṇī (अग्रणी) refers to “success”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] If there were no Jyotiṣakas, the muhūrtas, the tithis, the nakṣatras, the ṛtus and the āyanas would go wrong. It therefore behoves a prince who loves success [i.e., jaya], fame, wealth, happiness and renown, to secure the services of a learned Jyotiṣaka”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
agraṇī (अग्रणी).—(S) Chief, principal, leading.
agraṇī (अग्रणी).—a Principal, chief.
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
Agraṇī (अग्रणी).—mfn. (-ṇīḥ-ṇīḥ-ṇi) First, principal. E. agra and nī from nīña to lead, aff. kvip
Agraṇī (अग्रणी).—i. e. agra-nī, m. A leader.
Agraṇī (अग्रणी).—[adjective] leading; [masculine] chief, principal.
1) Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—[=agra-ṇī] [from agra] mfn. taking the lead, foremost
2) [v.s. ...] Name of an Agni, [Mahābhārata]
Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ṇīḥ-ṇīḥ-ṇi) First, principal. E. agra and nī.
Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—[(ṇīḥ-ṇiḥ) a.] First, chief.
Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—(agra + nī) [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.8,4,14.] adj. n. ṇi anführend, der erste, vorzüglichste [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1439.] m. Anführer: asmākaṃ yadi na syāstvamagraṇīḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 1, 67.] Declination [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 3, 60.]
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Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—m.: satām [Spr. 794.] kṣauṇībhujām [4068.] mantrakṛtāmṛṣīṇām [Raghuvaṃśa 5, 4.] aṅgirasamagraṇyamudāharaṇavastuṣu [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 65.] f.: satīnāmagraṇāḥ [Spr. 4487.] m. Name eines Agni [Mahābhārata 3, 14198.]
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Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—, caturvarge graṇīrmokṣaḥ (so zu lesen) [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 1, 14.]
Agraṇī (अग्रणी):——
1) Adj. (Nom. ṇīs , n. ṇi) anführend , der erste , vorzüglichste [126,18.] —
2) m. Name eines Agni.
Agraṇī (अग्रणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aggāṇī.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—(a) leading; preeminent, outstanding.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Agraṇi (ಅಗ್ರಣಿ):—
1) [noun] one who leads others; a leader; a guide.
2) [noun] the best or pre-eminent man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Agraṇī (अग्रणी):—adj. leading; outstanding; prominent;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Agra, Mi, Ni.
Starts with (+0): Agranihita, Agranika, Agranikri, Agranirupana, Agraniti.
Full-text (+0): Ganagrani, Gajagrani, Gadagrani, Vedagrani, Agranikri, Shrikarana-agrani, Samagrani, Parshadagrani, Akkirani, Aggani, Dhvajagranishamani, Pancagni, Nana.
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