Vadavagni, Vadava-agni, Vāḍavāgni: 10 definitions
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Vadavagni 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vāḍavāgni (वाडवाग्नि) refers to the “doomsday fire”.—Literally called the Fire (that issues) from the Mare’s Mouth (vāḍavāgni), the Doomsday Fire flares up at the end of each cosmic cycle to consume the universe and make way for the next one generated at the beginning of the next cycle by means of its energy. In the mythical universe of the Kubjikā Tantras it burns in the centre of the Island of the Moon [i.e., Candradvīpa], a place that in other contexts is called the Ocean of the Yoni—thus reconciling the two perceptions of its nature and location, the one Purāṇic that places it at the bottom of the cosmic ocean, and the other Tantric.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि) or Vaḍavāgnirasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Vaḍavāgni-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: vaḍavāgnirasaḥ .
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Vāḍavāgni (वाडवाग्नि, “marefire”):—One of the five natural forms of Agni (Vedic god of Divine illumination). This form, known as Vāḍava-agni, represents Agni’s most fearful form remains hidden under the sea, ever ready to destroy the world.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि).—m S vaḍavānala m S A fabulous submarine fire. 2 In mythology. A being consisting of flame but with the head of a mare, and existing in the ocean.
vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि).—m A fabulous submarine 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
Vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि).—the submarine fire.
Derivable forms: vaḍavāgniḥ (वडवाग्निः).
Vaḍavāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaḍavā and agni (अग्नि). See also (synonyms): vaḍavānala.
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Vāḍavāgni (वाडवाग्नि).—the submarine fire.
Derivable forms: vāḍavāgniḥ (वाडवाग्निः).
Vāḍavāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāḍava and agni (अग्नि). See also (synonyms): vāḍavānala.
Vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि):—m. das am Südpol gedachte Höllenfeuer, welches kein Wasser des Meeres zu löschen vermag (vgl. u. aurva), [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 68.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 17.] [Mahābhārata 3, 14149.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 26, 139.] — Vgl. vāḍavāgni .
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Vāḍavāgni (वाडवाग्नि):—m. = vaḍavāgni das am Südpol gedachte höllische Feuer [Spr. (II) 130. 203.] [Śiśupālavadha 11, 45.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 14, 100.] [NĀGĀN. 65, 19.]
Vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaḍavaggi.
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
Vāḍavāgni (ವಾಡವಾಗ್ನಿ):—[noun] = ವಾಡಬ - [vadaba -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vaḍavāgni (वडवाग्नि):—n. Mythol. mare-fire; undersea fire; fire;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vadava, Agni, Ani.
Starts with (+0): Vadavagnimala, Vadavagnirasa.
Full-text (+0): Abindhana, Vadavanala, Vadavamukha, Vadavagnirasa, Vadava, Vadavaggi, Vadwagni, Vatavakkini, Abdhyagni, Aurva, Uddana, Samvarta.
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