Agnicayana, Agni-cayana: 8 definitions
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Agnicayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Agnicayana has 6 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Agnichayana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAgnicayana (अग्निचयन):—(agni + cayana) Anlegung des heiligen Feuers [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa] bei [Akademische Vorlesungen 115.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 11 - 18.] enthält agnicayanamantraḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAgnicayana (अग्निचयन):—n. das Schichten des Feueraltars [Indische studien von Weber 13,217.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Agni, Cayana, Ani.
Starts with: Agnicayanakarika, Agnicayanapaddhati.
Ends with: Mahagnicayana.
Full-text (+2): Agnicit, Agnicitya, Agnicitvat, Anagni, Amriteshtaka, Agniciti, Acit, Agnisancaya, Amritaciti, Anagnicitya, Vasordhara, Sagnicitya, Apavrikti, Yajushmant, Agnicaya, Cayana, Chandasya, Agnika, Agnyadhana, Apija.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IX, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Ninth Kāṇḍa]
Introduction to volume 4 (kāṇḍa 8-10) < [Introductions]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 7 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Dichotomic interpretation of the Agnicayana Sacrifice < [Chapter 6 - Dichotomic interpretation of the Major and Minor sacrifices]
Summary of the Agnicayana sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 41 - Sun-god and the Image-Worship < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
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