Citagni, Citāgni, Cita-agni: 6 definitions
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Citagni 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Citāgni (चिताग्नि).—the funeral fire.
Derivable forms: citāgniḥ (चिताग्निः).
Citāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citā and agni (अग्नि).
Citāgni (चिताग्नि).—m.
(-gniḥ) The funeral fire. E. citā the pile, and agni fire.
Citāgni (चिताग्नि).—[masculine] the fire of the funeral pile.
1) Citāgni (चिताग्नि):—[from cita > ci] a see. tāgni.
2) [from citā > ci] b (tāg) m. a funeral pile, [Mahābhārata iii, xiii; Kathāsaritsāgara iic, 1; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
Citāgni (चिताग्नि):—[citā-gni] (gniḥ) 2. m. Funeral fire.
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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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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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