Aguru; 2 Definition(s)
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Aguru 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Aguru (अगुरु).—The Sanskrit name for an important Āyurvedic drug.—The tree of Aguru grows in the north-eastern region of India. The fragrant substance is produced by insects whereby the wood becomes heavy. It tops the list of uṣṇavīrya-dravyas.
Source: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Aguru (अगुरु).—a. [na. ta.]
1) Not heavy,light.
2) (In prosody) Short.
3) Having no teacher.
4) One different from a teacher.
-ru n. (m. also) [न गुरुर्यस्मात् (na gururyasmāt)]
1) The fragrant aloe wood and tree; Aquiluria Agallocha.
2) That which yields Bdellium, Amyris Agallocha.
3) The Śiśu tree (śiṃśapā).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.6.140 < [Chapter 6 - Abhīṣṭa-lābha: The Attainment of All Desires]
Verse 2.7.67 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
Verse 1.7.148 < [Chapter 7 - Purna: The Complete Perfection]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 33 - Rites for deriving benefits hereafter < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 46 - The arrival of the bridegroom < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 51 - Review of holy rites < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.44 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 6 - Removal of odour from sulphur < [Chapter VIII - Uparasa (9): Gandhaka (sulphur)]
Part 2 - Purification of shilajatu < [Chapter IV - Uparasa (4): Shilajatu or Shilajit (bitumen)]
Part 9 - Liquefaction of mica < [Chapter I - Uparasa (1): Abhra or Abhraka (mica)]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXVII - Various Recipes for the cure of sterility, virile impotency, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter XVIII - Mode of worshipping the death-conquering deity (Mrityunjaya) < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter XLII - Description of investing a phallic emblem with sacred thread < [Agastya Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)