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The case is analogous to that of the sentence, 'Agni (lit. the fire) studies a chapter,' where the word agni, although occurring in the beginning, is at once seen to denote a boy [120].
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 George Thibaut 1881
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According to Hindu philosophy the human body is a combination of five basic natural elements (Sanskrit - tattva), namely agni (fire), jala (water), vayu (air), prithvi (earth) and akasha (space/aether). photo: Creative Commons/Patrick.
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Thomas Kelly A group of sadhus engage in an austerity called the panch-agni-tapasya, or five fire practice, in which pieces of burning cow dung are placed around the Sadhu as he meditates or performs hatha yoga.
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Nam si ovium lacte hoedi, aut caprarum agni alerentur, constat fieri in his lanam duriorem, in illis capillum gigni severiorem.
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Erasmus egl. mille mei siculis errant in montibus agni.
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[5169] The poorest swains will do as much, [5170] Mille pecus nivei sunt et mihi vallibus agni;
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When the Vedas speak of agni, for example-it's not material agni-material fire.
Tantric philosophy Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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When the Vedas speak of agni, for example-it's not material agni-material fire.
Tantric philosophy Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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In a talk with a French scientist in 1926, Sri Aurobindo pointed out that the 3 forms of Agni enumerated in ancient yogic literature jada agni, vaidyuta agni and sauryaagni stood respectively for what we call fire, electricity, and atomicenergy.
Etymology of Indian word-roots Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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Vt equi frumento et panibus hordeaceis pascuntur: ijdem lac (quemadmodum etiam vituli et agni) et cereuisiam, si offeratur bibunt, et quidem auid�.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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