Krtagni, Kritagni, Krtāgni, Kṛtāgni: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛtāgni can be transliterated into English as Krtagni or Kritagni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKṛtāgni (कृताग्नि).—A King of the Yadu dynasty. Descended from Yadu thus: Sahasrajit—Śatajit—Hehaya—Dharma -Kunti—Bhadrasena—Dhanaka—Kṛtāgni. Kṛtāgni was the brother of Kṛtavīrya, who was the father of Kārtavīryārjuna. Kṛtavīrya had three brothers called Kṛtāgni, Kṛtavarman and Kṛtaujas. (Kṛtāyus).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKrtāgni (क्र्ताग्नि).—A son of Dhanaka (Kanaka-br. p., m. p.).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 23; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 69. 8; Matsya-purāṇa 43. 13; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 11. 10-11.
Kṛtāgni (कृताग्नि) is one of the three sons of Kṛtavīrya and the grandson of Dhanaka, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Dhanaka was the son of Dharmanetra and his son was Kṛtavīrya, who had three sons—Kārtavīrya, Kṛtāgni and Kṛtavarman.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtāgni (कृताग्नि):—[from kṛta > kṛ] m. Name of a son of Kanaka or Dhanaka, [Harivaṃśa 1850; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 23, 22.]
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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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Starts with: Kritagnikarya, Kritagnikaryya.
Full-text: Kritagnikarya, Kritaujas, Kritayus, Kritavarman, Dhanaka, Kritavirya, Dharmanetra, Kartavirya, Jayadhvaja, Talajangha, Yaduvamsha, Shurasena, Avantivamsha.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1f - The Haihaya Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Yadu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 33 - An Account of Haihayas and Kartavirya < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 68 - The race of Jyāmagha (vaṃśa-anuvarṇana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)