Jamadagna, Jāmadagna: 4 definitions
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Jamadagna 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJāmadagna (जामदग्न).—[feminine] ī belonging to Jamadagni.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jāmadagna (जामदग्न):—mf(ī)n. derived from or produced, by Jamad-agni (or Jāmadagnya [gana] kaṇvādi), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii, 2, 2, 14; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra iii, 2]
2) m. Name of a Catur-aha, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxiii, 2; Lāṭyāyana ix]
3) m. [plural] ([gana] kaṇvādi) Jamad-agni’s descendants, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra xii, 10]
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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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Full-text: Jamadagnyaka, Jamadagneya, Jamadagniya, Jamadagnyayita, Jamadagnyadvadashi, Jamadagnya.
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Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXVI < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 2 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]