Ahitagni, 膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈, Ahita-agni: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne performing sacrificial rites鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 15) (鈥淥n the 苍补办峁迟谤补蝉鈥斺赌榓蝉迟别谤颈蝉尘蝉鈥欌赌�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who are born on the lunar day of K峁泃tik膩 will delight in white flowers, will perform sacrificial rites [i.e., 腻丑颈迟腻驳苍颈], will be Br膩hmins, potters, priests or astronomers. Those who are born on the lunar day of Rohi峁嚹� will be devout men, merchants, rulers, rich men, Yogis, drivers, or men possessed of cows, cattle and the animals of water, farmers and men possessed of wealth derived from mountain produce鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary腻丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�).鈥攁 S That maintains a sacred 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�).鈥�a.
1) one who keeps or places the fire on the altar, sacrificer; cf. 啶呧啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶灌た啶� (补驳补苍测腻丑颈迟补).
2) a Br膩hma峁嘺 who maintains and consecrates sacred fire in his house perpetually.
膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 腻丑颈迟补 and agni (啶呧啷嵿え啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�).鈥攎.
(-驳苍颈岣�) A Brahman who has preserved a sacred fire kept alive perpetually in a family, &c. E. 腻丑颈迟补 placed, and agni a fire; by whom.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�).鈥擺masculine] = 膩gny腻丑颈迟补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�):鈥擺from 膩-hita > 膩-dh膩] mfn. one who has placed the sacred fire upon the altar
2) [v.s. ...] m. sacrificer, a Br膩hman who maintains a perpetual sacred fire in a family etc., [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (啶嗋す啶苦い啶距啷嵿え啶�):鈥擺腻丑颈迟腻+驳苍颈] (驳苍颈岣�) 2. m. A br膩hman keeping a constant sacred fire.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧丑颈迟腻驳苍颈 (嗖嗋补嗖苦菠嗖距矖喑嵿波嗖�):鈥擺noun] one who offers oblation to the sacred fire.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Ahitagnibrahmana, Ahitagnimarane dahadi, Ahitagnimritadahavidhi, Ahitagnipatnibhritavadhananirnaya, Ahitagnipitrimedha, Ahitagnipitrimedhaprayoga, Ahitagnipravasavidhi, Ahitagniprayoga, Ahitagnisamskaravidhi, Ahitagnividhana.
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