Anagni: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Shaktism
3. Kavya
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Anagni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた).鈥擳hey are Pit峁泂. Pit峁泂 like Agni峁膩ttas, Barhi峁ds, Anagnis, S膩gnis were offsprings of Brahm膩. Two damsels, Men膩 and Dh膩ri峁嚹� were born to them of Svadh膩. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 20).

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた) refers to the 鈥渁bsence of a fire鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f a conflagration without a fire [i.e., anagni-jvalana] (that starts it) begins suddenly in a village, the offering of beef into the Triangle with clarified butter a million times (brings about) great peace and that prevails over the whole earth鈥�.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.

Kavya (poetry)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた) refers to 鈥渨ithout fire鈥�, according to K膩lid膩sa鈥檚 Raghuva峁兣沘 verse 8.25.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥�...he, who had arranged the sacrificial fires, performed his last rites without fire (anagni) together with the ascetics鈥�.

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Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた).鈥擺na. ta.]

1) Non-fire, substance other than fire; 啶う啶о啶むぎ啶掂た啶溹啶炧ぞ啶む 啶ㄠた啶椸う啷囙え啷堗さ啶多が啷嵿う啷嵿く啶む 啷� 啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶� 啶多啶粪啶曕啶о 啶� 啶む啷嵿啷嵿さ啶侧い啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿す啶苦啶苦い啷� (yadadh墨tamavij帽膩ta峁� nigadenaiva 艣abdyate | anagn膩viva 艣u峁aidho na tajjvalati karhicit) Nir.

2) Absence of fire. a.

1) Not requiring fire, dispensing with fire, without the use of fire; 啶掂た啶︵ぇ啷� 啶掂た啶оた啶じ啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶粪啶犩た啶曕 啶い啶苦き啶苦 啶膏ぞ啶班啶оぎ啶ㄠ啷嵿え啶苦啶苦い啷� (vidadhe vidhimasya nai峁ａ弓hika峁� yatibhi岣� s膩rdhamanagnicit) R.8.25; said of a sacrifice also (agnicayanarahito yaj帽a岣�).

2) Not maintaining the sacred fire; 啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた啶班え啶苦啷囙い啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶啶ㄠた啶班啶啶侧か啶侧ぞ啶多え啶� (anagniraniketa岣� sy膩nmunirm奴laphal膩艣ana岣�) Manusm峁泃i 6.25, 43; irreligious, impious.

3) Dyspeptic.

4) unmarried.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた).鈥攎.

(-驳苍颈岣�) A Brahman who has not maintained his household fire. E. an neg. agni fire.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた).鈥攁dj. without fire, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 6, 25.

Anagni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and agni (啶呧啷嵿え啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた).鈥�1. [masculine] non-fire, anything else than fire.

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Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた).鈥�2. [adjective] having no fire.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた):鈥擺=an-agni] m. (an-agni, [Nirukta, by Y膩ska]) non-fire

2) [v.s. ...] substance differing from fire

3) [v.s. ...] absence of fire

4) [v.s. ...] mfn. requiring no fire or fire-place

5) [v.s. ...] not maintaining a sacred fire, irreligious

6) [v.s. ...] unmarried

7) [v.s. ...] dispensing with fire

8) [v.s. ...] 鈥榟aving no fire in the stomach鈥�

9) [v.s. ...] dyspeptic.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anagni (啶呧え啶椸啶ㄠた):鈥擨. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-驳苍颈岣�) Any thing not or different from fire. E. a neg. and agni. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-驳苍颈岣�-驳苍颈岣�-gni) 1) Having no sacrificial fire or being deprived of the arrangement of a sacrificial fire place (see agnicayana), as a sacrifice.

2) Impious, irreligious (as one not performing the observances which require a sacrificial fire; also an epithet of the Manes 补驳苍颈峁腻迟迟补 q. v.).

3) Unmarried(?).

4) Having no domestic fire, no fire for worldly purposes (as an anchorite who has given up his house and retired to the wood).

5) Having a bad digestion. E. a priv. or (in 5.) deterior. and agni.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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