Agnisharana, Agniśaraṇa, Agni-sharana: 7 definitions
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Agnisharana 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.
Agnisharana has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Agniśaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Agnisarana or Agnisharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAgniśaraṇa (अग्निशरण):—(agni + śaraṇa) n. der Ort, wo das heilige Feuer aufbewahrt wird [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 6, 4. 18, 9.] [Vikramorvaśī 35, 2. 3.] Hier empfängt Duṣyanta die Abgesandten Kaṇva’s [Śākuntala 61,] [?15; vgl. zu 48, 4. 5.]
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Agniśaraṇa (अग्निशरण):—auch [Mahābhārata 1, 854.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAgniśaraṇa (अग्निशरण):—n. der Ort , wo das heilige Feuer aufbewahrt wird.
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.
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Partial matches: Sharana, Agni, Ani.
Full-text: Yajnashala, Agnishala, Vishala.
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