Idhma: 9 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Idhma (इध्म).—See under इन्ध (indha). औदुम्बर इध्मः (audumbara idhmaḥ) Bri. up.6.3.13.
See also (synonyms): iddha.
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Idhma (इध्म).—[idhyate'gniranena indh-mak] Fuel, especially that used for the sacred fire; ग्रीष्म इध्मः शरद्धविः (grīṣma idhmaḥ śaraddhaviḥ) Ṛgveda 1.9.6; तत्रेध्मानयने शक्रो नियुक्तः कश्यपेन ह (tatredhmānayane śakro niyuktaḥ kaśyapena ha) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.31.6; R.14.7.
-dhmam Wood, fuel.
Derivable forms: idhmaḥ (इध्मः).
Idhma (इध्म).—n.
(-dhmaṃ) Fuel. E. indhī to kindle, to burn, mak Unadi aff.
Idhma (इध्म).—i. e. indh + ma, m. Fuel, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 21, 5.
Idhma (इध्म).—(& idhman) [masculine] fuel, [especially] for the sacred fire, p. vant.
1) Idhma (इध्म):—[from indh] m. (n., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) fuel in, general
2) [v.s. ...] fuel as used for the sacred fire, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of an Āṅgirasa, [Gopatha-brāhmaṇa];
4) [v.s. ...] cf. [Zend] aesma; [Hibernian or Irish] adhmad.
Idhma (इध्म):—(dhmaṃ) 1. n. Fuel.
Idhma (इध्म):—
Idhma (इध्म):——
1) m. *n. Brennholz , insbes. das zum heiligen Feuer verwendete. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Āṅgirasa [Gopathabrāhmaṇa 2,1,2.]
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
Idhma (ಇಧ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] combustible matter, such as wood, coal or peat burnt to provide heat or power; fuel.
2) [noun] the dry sticks, esp. of peepul tree, used as fuel for sacred fire.
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: Idhmabahu, Idhmabarhis, Idhmabarhishi, Idhmabhriti, Idhmaciti, Idhmajihva, Idhman, Idhmaparivasana, Idhmapravancana, Idhmapravashcana, Idhmapravrashcana, Idhmaprokshana, Idhmasamnahana, Idhmavaha, Idhmavant, Idhmavat, Idhmavrashcana.
Full-text (+24): Idhmajihva, Idhmavaha, Anidhma, Idhmabhriti, Idhmapravrashcana, Idhmasamnahana, Idhmaciti, Svidhma, Iddha, Pravrashcana, Idhmavrashcana, Idhmaprokshana, Idhmaparivasana, Idhmavat, Idhmapravancana, Idhmabarhis, Idhuma, Pancedhmiya, Samididhmavrashcana, Ittumam.
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Search found 25 books and stories containing Idhma; (plurals include: Idhmas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.9: Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.1: Carrying forward of the Āhavanīya fire < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 5.1: Recitation of morning litany (prātaranuvāka) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 32 - Tanunapat and Narasamsa in Apri hymns < [Chapter 2 - Introduction (continued)]
Part 30 - The deities of Rigveda I.12, and of the Apri hymn I.13 < [Chapter 2 - Introduction (continued)]
Part 22-23 - The deities representing terrestrial Agni < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
8. Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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