Vagmin, Vāgmī, Vāgmin, Vagmi: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVāgmī (वाग्मी).—A son born to Manasyu, the grandson of emperor Puru, by his wife Sauvīrī. This son had two brothers Śakta and Saṃhanana. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 24, Stanza 45).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVāgmin (वाग्मिन्) refers to “being eloquent in speech”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda”).—Accordingly, as Dharma said to Padmā (wife of sage Pippalāda): “O chaste lady, you are blessed, you are devotedly attached to your husband. Hail to you. Take this boon. Your husband is the cause of your great protection. Let him be a young man with sexual vigour and righteousness. He shall be comely in appearance, good in conduct, eloquent in speech (vāgmin) and perpetually stable in youth. Let him enjoy more longevity than Mārkaṇḍeya. Let him be richer than Kubera. Let him enjoy more prosperity and power than Indra. [...]”.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesVāgmī (वाग्मी) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.89.7) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Vāgmī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyVāgmin (वाग्मिन्) (lit. “one who is skilled in speech”) is a synonym (another name) for the Parrot (Śuka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVāgmin (वाग्मिन्) refers to “one who is eloquent”, representing a desirable characteristic of an astrologer (Jyotiṣa), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] He must be of cleanly habits, able, noble-minded, eloquent [i.e., vāgmin] and of originality and imagination; must possess a knowledge of place and time; be meek and without nervousness, must be difficult of conquest by his fellow students; must be able and devoid of vices; must be learned in matters of expiatory ceremonies, of Hygiene, of Occult Magic and of ablutions; must be a worshipper of the Devas and an observer of fast and penance; must be of remarkable genius and capable of solving any difficulties save in matters of direct divine interference; and finally, he must be learned in astronomy, natural astrology (Saṃhitā) and horoscopy”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryVāgmī (वाग्मी).—a S Clever of speech, eloquent. 2 Voluble of speech, talkative.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishVāgmī (वाग्मी).—a Clever of speech.
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 dictionaryVāgmin (वाग्मिन्).—a. [vāc astyarthe gminiḥ casya kaḥ tasya lopaḥ; cf. P. V.2.124]
1) Eloquent, oratorical.
2) Talkative.
3) Verbose, wordy. -m.
1) An orator, an eloquent man; अनिर्लोडितकार्यस्य वाग्जालं वाग्मिनो वृथा (anirloḍitakāryasya vāgjālaṃ vāgmino vṛthā) Śiśupālavadha 2.27,19; Ki. 14.6; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.87.
2) Name of Bṛhaspatī.
3) Name of Viṣṇu.
4) A parrot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgmin (वाग्मिन्).—mfn. (-gmī-gminī-gmi) 1. Loquacious, talkative, speaking much. 2. Speaking well, oloquent. m. (-gmī) A name of Vrihaspati. E. vāc speech, gmini aff.; hence also vāgiman .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgmin (वाग्मिन्).—i. e. vāc + min, adj., f. nī, 1. Talkative. 2. Eloquent, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 84.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgmin (वाग्मिन्).—[adjective] eloquent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāgmin (वाग्मिन्):—[=vāg-min] [from vāg > vāc] a mfn. See below.
2) [from vāc] b mfn. speaking well, eloquent, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] speaking much, loquacious, talkative, wordy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a parrot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Bṛhas-pati or the planet Jupiter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Manasyu, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgmin (वाग्मिन्):—[(gmī-gminī-gmi) a.] Loquacious; eloquent. m. Vrihashpati.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vāgmin (वाग्मिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaggi, Vāgilla.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVāgmī (वाग्मी):—(a and nm) eloquent; an orator.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāgmi (ವಾಗ್ಮಿ):—
1) [adjective] speaking fluently and well; eloquent; silver-tongued.
2) [adjective] very talkative; fond of talking; loquacious; talkative.
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Vāgmi (ವಾಗ್ಮಿ):—
1) [noun] a man who speaks fluently and well; an eloquent speaker.
2) [noun] a learned person; a scholar.
3) [noun] a man who can give attention to different people and answer all the questions asked simultaenously by them.
4) [noun] Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of gods.
5) [noun] a parrot.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVāgmī (वाग्मी):—adj. 1. eloquent; fluent in speech; 2. scholarly; learned; n. the planet Mars;
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.
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