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Ajigarta, īٲ, Āᾱٲ: 10 definitions

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Ajigarta 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)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ajigarta in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

īٲ (अजीगर्त).�(ṚCĪKA). He was a greedy Brahmin. (See

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) īٲ (अजीगर्त).—A sage who sold his second son Śunaḥśepha to Rohita to be sacrificed in his place.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 7. 20-21; IX. 16. 30.

2) Āᾱٲ (आजिगर्�).—Śunaḥśepa, the son of Ajigarta�(see ajigarta).*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 16. 30; IX. 7. 20-21.
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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ajigarta in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

īٲ (अजीगर्त).—[ajyai gamanāya gartam asya]

1) (One that has a hole to go into) a serpent.

2) Name of a Brāhmaṇa in the family of भृगु (ṛg) and father of शुनःशे� (śܲԲḥśe貹).

Derivable forms: īٲ� (अजॶगर्त�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ (अजीगर्त).—m. The name of a Ṛṣi or saint, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 10, 105.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ (अजीगर्त).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) īٲ (अजीगर्त):—[=-īٲ] m. ‘that has nothing to swallow�, Name of a Ṛṣi, Śunaḥśepha’s father.

2) Āīٲ (आजीगर्त):�n. Name of a Sāman.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ (अजीगर्त):—[tatpurusha compound](?) m.

(-ٲ�) The name of a Ṛṣi, the father of Śunaḥśepha and son of Sūyavasa. E. a neg. and īٲ.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ajigarta in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

īٲ (ಅಜೀಗರ್ತ):�

1) [noun] a snake.

2) [noun] name of a mythological Indian sage.

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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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