Katagni, Kaṭāgni, Kata-agni: 9 definitions
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Katagni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaṭāgni (कटाग्नि).—m S The punishment of binding straw or grass around a criminal and setting it on fire.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṭāgni (कटाग्नि).—a fire kept up with dry grass or straw; the straw placed round a criminal to be burnt. दग्धव्यौ वा कटाग्निना (dagdhavyau vā kaṭāgninā) Manusmṛti 8.377; Y.2.282.
Derivable forms: kaṭāgniḥ (कटाग्निः).
Kaṭāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭa and agni (अग्नि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭāgni (कटाग्नि).—m.
(-gniḥ) 1. A fire of grass or straw. 2. Straw, &c. investing a criminal who is to be burnt and set on fire. E. kaṭa, and agni fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭāgni (कटाग्नि).—m. a fire of dry grass, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 377.
Kaṭāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭa and agni (अग्नि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭāgni (कटाग्नि).—[masculine] straw-fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṭāgni (कटाग्नि):—[from kaṭa > kaṭ] m. fire kept up with dry grass or straw
2) [v.s. ...] straw placed round a criminal (according to, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti] the straw is wound round his neck and then kindled), [Manu-smṛti viii, 377; Yājñavalkya ii, 282; Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭāgni (कटाग्नि):—[kaṭā+gni] (gniḥ) 1. m. A fire of straw.
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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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