Agana, Āgāna: 9 definitions
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Agana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryĀgāna (आगान) refers to “singing (a song)”, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Gāthā-āgāna rite is mentioned under the header called Other vivāha rites.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Agana in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus indicus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lingoum indicum Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) (1935)
· Fl. Congo Belge (1954)
· Publications of the Bureau of Science Government Laboratories (1904)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Agana, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryagana (अगन).—m (agni S Corrupt and vulgar, but occurring even in the ornate āryā of mōrōpanta.) 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀgāna (आगान).—Obtaining by singing.
Derivable forms: āgānam (आगानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀgāna (आगान):—[=ā-gāna] [from ā-gai] n. obtaining by song, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryAgaṇa (अगण) [Also spelled agan]:—(a) see [nirguṇa;]; (nm) see [avaguṇa; aguṇī] having no quality/merit.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀgaṇa (ಆಗಣ):—[adjective] of that time; the then; occuring, occurred, relating to, a time already referred to, implied or understood.
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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