Agrasandhani, Agrasandhanī: 4 definitions

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Agrasandhani 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Agrasandhanī (अग्रसन्धनी).—The name of the book which Yama (the God of Death—Kāla) keeps in which all the virtuous and sinful actions of men are recorded.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Agrasandhani in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agrasandhānī (अग्रसन्धानी).—f. (-nī) The register of human actions, kept by Yama, the judge of the dead. E. agra first, and saṃ, preposition, with dhā to take; recording all actions from the original birth.

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

Agrasandhānī (अग्रसन्धानी):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-nī) The register of human actions, kept by Yama, the judge of the dead. E. agra and sandhānī; recording all actions from the original birth.

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

Agrasandhānī (अग्रसन्धानी):—[agra-sandhānī] (nī) 3. f. The register of human actions kept by Yama.

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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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