Agru, Agrū: 9 definitions
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Agru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Agru in India is the name of a plant defined with Aquilaria agallocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aloexylum agallochum Lour. (among others).
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Agru (अग्रु) or Agrū (अग्रू).—f. [aṅga-kru nalopaḥ vā ūṅ] Ved.
1) A finger.
2) A river; सप्त स्वसारो अग्रुवः (sapta svasāro agruvaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.191.14. (according to others) single, unmarried (as a young woman); Ṛgveda 5.44.7;7.96.4.
Derivable forms: agruḥ (अग्रुः), agrūḥ (अग्रूः).
Agru (अग्रु).—f.
(-gruḥ) A finger. E. aga to go, and ru aff.
Agru (अग्रु).—[feminine] agrū single, unmarried.
1) Agru (अग्रु):—m. unmarried, [Ṛg-veda v, 44, 7 and vii, 96, 4; Atharva-veda]
2) Agrū (अग्रू):—[from agru] f. a virgin, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] [nominative case] [plural] agruvas, poetical Name of the ten fingers, [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] and also of the seven rivers, [Ṛg-veda i, 191, 14 and iv, 19, 7]
5) [v.s. ...] cf. Zend aghru.
Agru (अग्रु):—I. m.
(-gruḥ) Not married. Ii. f.
(-grū) 1) A finger.
2) A river. E. ag, uṇ. aff. krun.
Agru (अग्रु):—(gruḥ) 2. f. A finger.
Agru (अग्रु):—adj. f. agrū ledig, unverheirathet: vetyagru.janivā.vā ati.spṛdhaḥ [Ṛgveda 5, 44, 7.] ja.ī.anto.nvagravaḥ [7, 96, 4.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 14, 2, 72. 18, 2, 47.] pu.rama.ruvaḥ [Ṛgveda 4, 30, 16.] a.yā i.channa.ruvai.patim [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 61, 1.] Der pl. des fem. (die Jungfrauen) häufig als Bezeichnung der Finger [das 2, 5.] tamīṃ (somaṃ) hinvantya.ruvaḥ [Ṛgveda 9, 1, 8.] daśa.svasāro a.ruvaḥ samī.īḥ pumāṃsaṃ (Agni) jā.ama.hi saṃ rabhante [?3, 29, 13. 1, 140, 8. Nach das 1, 13.] soll a.ruvaḥ auch die Bedeutung Fluss haben und so wird das Wort [Ṛgveda 7, 2, 5.] und [1, 191, 14.] ohne alle Noth von [SĀYAṆA] erklärt. — Vgl. zend. aghru.
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Agru (अग्रु):—[Z. 3 lies 6, 60, 1 Stenzler 6, 61, 1.]
Agru (अग्रु):—(f. agrū Adj. ledig , unverheirathet. Pl. f. Bez. der Finger.
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Full-text: Bol-agru, Akkiru, Devakardama, Atari, Abhishu.
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Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
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