Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Hindu god of fire and guardian of humanity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
agnus .
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- proper noun A
Hindu andVedic deity of fire.
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- noun (Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas
Etymologies
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Examples
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The true state of the case therefore is that the word Agni, which is understood to denote the intestinal fire, when appearing in co-ordination with the term Vaisvânara represented as having the three worlds for his body, denotes (not the intestinal fire, but) the highest Self as qualified by that fire viewed as forming the body of the Self.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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Thus, also, with regard to the term Agni (fire) in the passage (/S/at.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 George Thibaut 1881
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Seed that both the consumer and the consumed (called Agni and Soma) have sprung, and it is in it that the living organisms with the senses rest.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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War-duke of the Markmen, whose daughter had been offered up for victory, and his name was Agni, so that the tofts where he fell have since been called Agni's Tofts.
The House of the Wolfings William Morris 1865
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Perhaps, he thought that the common man would require some such physical and concrete symbol like Agni which is the main ingredient in yajna.
Savitri Erans don’t harbor any qualms over performing minimalist variants of Yajna Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
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Perhaps, he thought that the common man would require some such physical and concrete symbol like Agni which is the main ingredient in yajna.
Archive 2008-10-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
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But of course, behind these threeforms of fire there is chidagni, the fourth, conscious fire, spiritual Agni which is everywhere.
Etymology of Indian word-roots Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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They were led by their king, Indra, lord of clouds, and associated with him were gods such as Agni (fire), Varuna (water), Surya the sun and Kama the god of passion.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry W. G. Archer 1943
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