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agastya: masculine vocative singular stem: agasti

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

agastyaḥ		Masculine	Singular	kumbhasambhavaḥ, maitrāvaruṇiḥ	agyasta, the sage

Monier-Williams Search

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agastya

m. (3, 4) equals ag/asti-

agastya

m. Name of śiva-

agastyacāra

m. the path of Canopus.

agastyagītā

f. plural agastya-'s hymns, forming part of the ādi-vārāha-purāṇa-.

agastyagṛhaspatika

mfn. having agastya- for a householder,

agastyamārga

m. the path of agastya- (Canopus), id est the South.

agastyasaṃhitā

f. Name of an old compendium of the tantra- literature.

agastyaśāsta

mfn. ruled by agastya- (with diś-, f. "the south"),

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agastyaḥ

अगस्त्यः 1 = अगस्ति See above. -2 N. of Śiva. -Comp. उदयः 1 the rise of Canopus which takes place about the end of Bhādra; with the rise of this star the waters become clear; cf. प्रससादोदयादम्भः कुम्भयोनेर्महौजसः. R.4.21. -2 the 7th day of the dark half of Bhādra. -गीता [अगस्त्येन गीता विद्याभेदः] N. of a sort of विद्या mentioned in the Mb. Śāntiparvan; (pl.) Agastya's hymn. -चारः [ष. त.] the course of Canopus, the time of its rise which ushers the Śarad season and then every thing on earth assumes a lovely appearance. -तीर्थम् N. of a celebrated Tīrtha in the south. -वटः N. of a holy place on the Himālaya. -संहिता Agastya's collection of law.

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agastya	m. N. of a Vedic Rishi.

Vedic Index of
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agastya

This is the name of a sage, of mythical character, who plays a great part in the later literature. He was a Māna, and therefore is called Mānya and son of Māna, and only once is there a reference to the legend prevalent in later times that he was a son of Mitra and Varuna. His greatest feat was the reconciliation of Indra and the Maruts after Indra had been annoyed at his proposing to give the Maruts an offering to the exclusion of Indra. This feat is the subject of three hymns of the Rigveda and is often referred

Bloomfield Vedic
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agastyaḥ	khanamānaḥ khanitraiḥ RV.1.179.6a.

agastyasya	tryāyuṣam śG.1.28.9c; SMB.1.6.8c; MG.1.1.24c; VārG.4.20c.

agastyasya	nadbhyaḥ RV.10.60.6a. Cf. BṛhD.7.97.

agastyasya	putrāsaḥ AVP.9.7.7c.

agastyasya	brahmaṇā AVś.2.32.3c; 5.23.10c; AVP.2.14.5c.

agastyayaḥ	kaṇvāḥ kutsāḥ prasravaṇāḥ AVP.8.15.2a.

Vedabase Search

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agastya-vandana	obeisances to Agastya Muni	CC Madhya 9.223

agastya-vandana	obeisances to Agastya Muni	CC Madhya 9.223

agastyaḥ	Agastya	SB 6.18.5

agastyaḥ	Agastya Muni	SB 8.4.11-12

agastyaḥ	the great sage Agastya	SB 4.28.32

agastyaḥ yājñavalkyaḥ ca	Agastya and Yājñavalkya	SB 10.84.2-5

agastyaḥ yājñavalkyaḥ ca	Agastya and Yājñavalkya	SB 10.84.2-5

agastyaḥ yājñavalkyaḥ ca	Agastya and Yājñavalkya	SB 10.84.2-5

agastyam	the great sage Agastya	SB 4.1.36

agastyam	to Agastya ṛṣi	SB 10.79.16-17

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agastya	noun (masculine neuter) a kind of plant name of a Ṛṣi Sesbania grandiflora Linn. (Surapāla (1988), 135) the polar star Frequency rank 1940/72933

agastyasaṃhitā	noun (feminine) name of an old compendium of the Tantra literature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 22809/72933

agastyatīrtha	noun (neuter) name of a place Frequency rank 20427/72933

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agastya	founder of Siddha tradition of medicine, popular in Tamilnadu.
agastya	swamp-pea, hummingbird tree, Sesbania grandiflora.
agastyaharītaki	confection preparation used for respiratory health.
buka	Go to agastya.
munitaru	Go to agastya.

Wordnet Search

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agastya	agastiḥ, agastyaḥ, pītābdhiḥ, maitrāvarūṇiḥ, kumbhasambhavaḥ, vātāpidviṭ, āgneyaḥ, aurvaśīyaḥ, āgnimārutaḥ, ghaṭodbhavaḥ, sindhupibaḥ, sindhupiba, kūṭaḥ muniviśeṣaḥ, mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putraḥ। agastiḥ sāgaraṃ pītavān।
agastya	bakūlaḥ, agastyaḥ, vakavṛkṣaḥ, kesaraḥ, keśaraḥ, siṃhakesaraḥ, varalabdhaḥ, sīdhugandhaḥ, mukūlaḥ, mukulaḥ, strīmukhamadhuḥ, dohalaḥ, madhupuṣpaḥ, surabhiḥ, bhramarānandaḥ, sthirakusumaḥ, śāradikaḥ, karakaḥ, sīsaṃjñaḥ, viśāradaḥ, gūḍhapuṣyakaḥ, dhanvī, madanaḥ, madyāmodaḥ, cirapuṣpaḥ, karahāṭakaḥ, karahāṭaḥ, strīmukhamadhudohadaḥ, strīmukhamadhudohalaḥ, strīmukhapaḥ, śītagandhā, dhanvaḥ, sīdhugandhaḥ, karakaḥ, kesaraḥ, cirapuṣpaḥ, mukuraḥ, dantadhāvanaḥ vṛkṣaviśeṣaḥ, puṣpaṣpavṛkṣaviśeṣaḥ āyurvede asya guṇāḥ śītalatvahṛdyatvaviṣadoṣanāśitvam। bakūlasya phalam dantasthairyakaram asti।
agastya	agastiḥ, agastyaḥ ekaḥ nakṣatraḥ yat śaratkāle dṛśyate। aprāpte bhāskare kanyāṃ śeṣabhūtaiḥ tribhirdinaiḥ।arghyaṃ dadyuḥ agastyāya gauḍadeśanivāsinaḥ।।
agastya	agastyakūṭaḥ madrāsanagare vartamānaḥ ekaḥ parvataḥ। agastyakūṭāt tāmraparṇī prabhavati।
agastya	agastyagītā agastyena racitaḥ granthaḥ। agastyagītāyāḥ mahābhāratakālaḥ asti।

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