Ajigarta, Ajīgarta, Ājigarta: 10 definitions
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Ajigarta 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)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAjīgarta (अजीगर्त).—(ṚCĪKA). He was a greedy Brahmin. (See
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Ajīgarta (अजीगर्त).—A sage who sold his second son Śunaḥśepha to Rohita to be sacrificed in his place.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 7. 20-21; IX. 16. 30.
2) Ājigarta (आजिगर्त).—Śunaḥśepa, the son of Ajigarta—(see ajigarta).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 16. 30; IX. 7. 20-21.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAjīgarta (अजीगर्त).—[ajyai gamanāya gartam asya]
1) (One that has a hole to go into) a serpent.
2) Name of a Brāhmaṇa in the family of भृगु (bhṛgu) and father of शुनःशेप (śunaḥśepa).
Derivable forms: ajīgartaḥ (अजीगर्तः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjīgarta (अजीगर्त).—m. The name of a Ṛṣi or saint, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 105.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjīgarta (अजीगर्त).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ajīgarta (अजीगर्त):—[=a-jīgarta] m. ‘that has nothing to swallow’, Name of a Ṛṣi, Śunaḥśepha’s father.
2) Ājīgarta (आजीगर्त):—n. Name of a Sāman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjīgarta (अजीगर्त):—[tatpurusha compound](?) m.
(-rtaḥ) The name of a Ṛṣi, the father of Śunaḥśepha and son of Sūyavasa. E. a neg. and jīgarta.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAjīgarta (ಅಜೀಗರ್ತ):—
1) [noun] a snake.
2) [noun] name of a mythological Indian sage.
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)
Full-text: Ajigarti, Jigarta, Shunahshepha, Shunahshepa, Shunolangula, Upasrip, Shunahpuccha, Devarata, Vishvamitra, Kapileya, Shunashshepha, Ricika.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.105 < [Section XIII - The Brāhmaṇa in Times of Distress]
Verse 9.132 < [Section XVII - Property of one who has no Male Issue: the ‘Appointed Daughter’]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 191 - Greatness of Ajīgarteśvara (Ajīgarta-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 129 - Greatness of Ugraseneśvara (Ugrasena-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 16 - On the story of Śunahśepha < [Book 7]
Chapter 17 - On the freeing of Śunahśepha and the curing of Hariścandra < [Book 7]
Chapter 5 - On the marriage of Satyavatī < [Book 2]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Details of the Puruṣamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 5 - Minor sacrifices and their Political Significance]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa V, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Fifth Kāṇḍa]
Introduction to volume 5 (kāṇḍa 11-14) < [Introductions]