Agnayi, Āgnāyi, Agnāyī: 9 definitions
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Agnayi 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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀgnāyi (आग्नायि).—A goddess, wife of Dikpāla Agni.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 286. 7.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgnāyī (अग्नायी).—P. 4. 1. 37
1) the wife of Agni and Goddess of Fire, Svāhā. She is said to be the daughter of Dakṣa; she longed to be the wife of Agni, and Skanda was pleased to give her a place with Agni at every sacrificial act (havyaṃ kavyaṃ ca yatkiṃcid dvijānāmatha saṃskṛtam | hoṣyantyagnau sadā devi svāhetyuktvā samuddhṛtam || adya prabhṛti dāsyanti suvṛttāḥ satpathe sthitāḥ | evamagnistvayā sārdhaṃ sadā vatsyati śobhane).
2) The Tretā age.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnāyī (अग्नायी).—[feminine] [Name] of Agni`s wife.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Agnāyī (अग्नायी):—[from agnā] f. the wife of Agni, one of the deva-patnyaḥ, [Ṛg-veda i, 22, 12 and v, 46, 8]
2) [v.s. ...] the Tretā-yuga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnāyī (अग्नायी):—f.
(-yī) 1) A goddess, the wife of Agni, the deity of fire, and presiding over prayers accompanied with burnt offerings.
2) The Tretā or second age of the Hindus. E. agni, fem. aff. ṅīp, with ai substituted for i.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgnāyī (अग्नायी):—(yī) 3. f. The goddess of fire; the Tretā yug or second age.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAgnāyi (ಅಗ್ನಾಯಿ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) the Goddess of Fire and the wife of Fire God; Svāhādēvi.
2) [noun] Trētāyuga, the second of the four ages.
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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