Agrya: 14 definitions
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Agrya 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)
Agrya (अग्र्य).—A region of the pātāla; the soil with the gold colour.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 5. 2 and 3.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agrya (अग्र्य) refers to “greatest” and is mentioned in verse 3.7 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] strength (is) greatest [viz., agrya] in the cold season and little in monsoon and summer, but middling in the remaining two (seasons). In a strong (man) the (digestive) fire is strong during -winter because of its obstruction by cold”.
Note: Agrya (“greatest”) itself a superlative, has been degraded to the positive che(-ba) (“great”), of which thsa (C) and thse (D) are mere corruptions.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Agrya (अग्र्य) refers to “chief” or “greatest”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 10), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the course of Saturn (śanaiścara) [i.e., Arkaputra] should lie through the constellation of Uttarāṣādha, the people of Daśārṇa, the Yavanas, the people of Ujjain, barbarians, the people of Pāriyātra and the Kuntibhojas will suffer. If the course of Saturn should lie through Śravaṇa public officials, the chief Brāhmins [i.e., vipra-agrya], physicians, priests and the people of Kaliṅga will suffer miseries. If his course should lie through Dhaniṣṭhā, the ruler of Magadha will become triumphant and treasury officers will prosper”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Agrya (अग्र्य).—a. [agre jātaḥ, agra-yat]
1) Foremost, best, choicest, most essential or important, highest, pre-eminent, first; तदङ्गमग्र्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोः (tadaṅgamagryaṃ maghavan mahākratoḥ) R.3.46.; °महिषी (mahiṣī) 1.66; उपेयुषः स्वामपि मूर्तिमग्र्याम् (upeyuṣaḥ svāmapi mūrtimagryām) 6.73,8.28,14.19,18.39, Ku. 7.78, Manusmṛti 5.166,12.3; अद्याहं पुत्रिणामग्र्यः (adyāhaṃ putriṇāmagryaḥ) V.5.14: also with loc.; अग्र्याःसर्वेषु वेदेषु (agryāḥsarveṣu vedeṣu) Manusmṛti 3.184.
-gryaḥ An elder brother
-gryam The roof of a house.
-gryā The tree myrobalans. (Mar. triphaḷā) or a mixture of हिरडा, बेहडा, आंवळकाठी (hiraḍā, behaḍā, āṃvaḷakāṭhī)).
Agrya (अग्र्य).—mfn.
(-gyraḥ-gyrā-gyraṃ) Chief, principal. m. (gyraḥ) An elder brother. E. agra, and yat aff.
Agrya (अग्र्य).—i. e. agra + ya, adj., f. yā. 1. First. 2. Best, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 30.
Agrya (अग्र्य).—[adjective] foremost, first, best.
1) Agrya (अग्र्य):—[from agra] mf(ā)n. foremost, topmost, principal, best
2) [v.s. ...] proficient, well versed in (with [locative case])
3) [v.s. ...] intent, closely attentive
4) [v.s. ...] m. an elder or eldest brother, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Agryā (अग्र्या):—[from agrya > agra] f. = tri-phalā q.v.
6) Agrya (अग्र्य):—[from agra] n. roof, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Agrya (अग्र्य):—I. m. f. n.
(-gryaḥ-gryā-gryam) 1) Being on the top or sum-mit.
2) Chief, principal, best.
3) Intent, studying attentively or eagerly. Ii. m.
(-gryaḥ) A first-born, an elder brother. See also agriya and agrīya. E. agra, taddh. aff. yat.
Agrya (अग्र्य):—(gryaḥ) 1. m. Chief; elder brother.
Agrya (अग्र्य):—(von agra) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 4, 116] (vedisch), gaṇa śākhādi (agrya), [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 15.]
1) adj. f. ā . a) auf der Oberfläche befindlich: sarvarasāgryaṃ maṇḍam [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 396.] [?(vgl. Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 49:] sarvarasāgre maṇḍam). — b) an der Spitze stehend, vorzüglich, ausgezeichnet [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1439.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 16, 30.] agrya [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 4, 3, 13.] [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 4, 4, 18.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 255. 4, 230. 8, 10.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 46.] tatra pūjāmavāpyāgryām [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 54.] vāgbhiragryābhirabhituṣṭāva vai surau [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 12, 25.] ihāgryāṃ kīrtimāpnoti [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 166.] dṛśyate tvagryayā (scharf) buddhyā sūkṣmayā sūkṣmadarśibhiḥ [Kaṭhopaniṣad 3, 12.] agryo madhyo jaghanyaśca [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 30.] adhamā madhyamāgryā ca [12, 41.] In Verbindung mit einem gen. oder am Ende eines Comp. der erste, beste, vorzüglichste: sarveṣāṃ dhanajātānāmādadītāgryamagrajaḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 114.] taddhyagryaṃ sarvavidyānām [12, 85.] adyāhaṃ putriṇāmagryaḥ jetzt bin ich der glücklichste der Väter [Vikramorvaśī 152.] dvijāgrya der erste unter den zweimal Geborenen, ein Brahman [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 35. 74. 183. 11, 3.] dhanurdharāgrya [Duaupadīpramātha 7, 12.] guṇāgrya = sattva [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 27.] Mit einem loc. ausgezeichnet, erfahren in einer Sache: agryaḥ sarveṣu vedeṣu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 184.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 219.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 12, 15.] —
2) m. ein älterer Bruder [Ramānātha] zu [Amarakoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. agriya und agrīya .
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Agrya (अग्र्य):—adj. der vorderste: agryadhurāyāṃ voḍhārau so v. a. vorn an der Deichsel [Pañcatantra 8, 16.] prāsādāgryāṇi (man hätte das m. erwartet) die schönsten Paläste [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 52, 38.] der frühere: gurumiva kṛtamagryaṃ karma saṃyāti daivam [Mahābhārata 13, 341.]
Agrya (अग्र्य):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) an der Spitze stehend so v.a. vorzüglich , der vorzüglichste [91,21.98,17.130,30.] Mit einem Gen. oder am Ende eines Comp. der vorzüglichste , beste , erste unter — [66,7.97,12.] Mit. einem Loc. ausgezeichnet in Etwas. —
2) *m. ein älterer Bruder. —
3) *f. ā die drei Myrobalanen [Vaidyabhāṣya (roth) ]
Agrya (अग्र्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Agga.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Agrya (ಅಗ್ರ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] an elder brother.
2) [noun] a leader; a guide; a person first in the rank or order.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Agryabhuta, Agryashaya, Agryatapas, Agryatva, Agryavel.
Full-text (+4): Dvijagrya, Ekagrya, Agryatapas, Sharagrya, Gunagrya, Pragrya, Agriya, Agryabhuta, Vanecaragrya, Simhanadin, Satyata, Dakshineya, Agga, Zun fa jiang, Wei zui di yi, Agra, Panktipavana, Vipragrya, Pravacana, Adhama.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Shada-Agryas: Essential Factors for Heart Protection in Ayurveda < [2018: Volume 7, April issue 7]
Review article on agrya aushadhi in dravya guna - a review < [2023: Volume 12, October issue 17]
Concept of para and para dravyas with respect to bhavaprakash nighanu < [2021: Volume 10, November issue 13]
Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya (by J. R. Gharpure)
Verse 1.219 < [Chapter 10 - On the Śrāddhas]
Verse 1.221 < [Chapter 10 - On the Śrāddhas]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Study on agrya aushadhi (foremost substances) w.s.r to clinical practice in ayurveda < [2021, Issue 6, June]
A conceptual study on agrya aushadhi (dravya) and its applied aspects in ayurveda < [2020, Issue 4, April]
Ghrita a boon !!! w.s.r. to purana ghrita < [2017, Issue IX, September]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.184 < [Section IX - The Sanctifiers of Company]
Verse 3.255 < [Section XVI - Essentials of Śrāddha]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 8.7 < [Chapter 8 - The Birth of Sovereigns]
Verse 73.5 < [Chapter 73 - Result of the Nakṣatras and Tithis on Military Expeditions]
Verse 10.24 < [Chapter 10 - The Application of the Yogas of the Moon]