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Agni

Agnus \Ag"nus\, n.; pl. E. Agnuses; L. Agni. [L., a lamb.] Agnus Dei. [1913 Webster] ||

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agni

n. A Hindu and Vedic deity of fire.

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Agni (disambiguation)

Agni is a Hindu deity.

Agni may also refer to:

  • Agni (Ayurveda), the "fire" that drives all digestion and metabolism in the Hindu medical practice of Ayurveda
    • Agni (missile) Indian missiles
  • the ancient city of Karasahr in Xinjiang, China
  • Agni, Karnataka, a panchayat village in Shorapur Taluka, Yadgir District, Karnataka, India
  • Agni or Anyi people in West Africa (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Sierra Leone)
  • Agni or Anyin language, spoken principally in Ivory Coast
  • Agne, an early king of Sweden in Norse mythology
Agni (Ayurveda)

Agni is the "fire," that drives all digestion and metabolism in the Indian medical practice of Ayurveda. The digestive and absorption process is called Pakwagni (digestive fire).

Agni (missile)

The Agni missile ( Sanskrit: अग्नि, Agnī, "fire", also the Hindu god of fire) is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. Agni Missiles are long range, nuclear weapons capable surface to surface ballistic missile. The first missile of the series, Agni-I was developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and tested in 1989. After its success, Agni missile program was separated from the IGMDP upon realizing its strategic importance. It was designated as a special program in India's defence budget and provided adequate funds for subsequent development. As of 2008, the Agni missile family comprises three deployed variants while two more variants are under testing:

Name

Type

Range

Agni-I

MRBM

700 – 1,250 km (Operational)

Agni-II

IRBM

2,000 – 3,000 km (Operational)

Agni-III

IRBM

3,500 – 5,000 km (Operational)

Agni-IV

IRBM

3,000 – 4,000 km(Operational)

Agni-V

ICBM

5,000 – 8,000 km{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article1571261.ece?homepage=true |title=India developing 5,000 km-range Agni missile

Agni-VI

ICBM

8,000 – 10,000 km (Under development)

AGNI (magazine)

AGNI is an American literary magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, interviews, and artwork twice a year in print and biweekly online from its home at Boston University. Its editor is Sven Birkerts, the literary critic and essayist; its senior editor is William Pierce.

Agni (opera)

Agni (Fire) is an opera in Sinhalese composed by Premasiri Khemadasa with a libretto by Eric Illayapparachchi. It premiered on 26 May 2007 at the Lionel Wendt Theater in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Agni (2004 film)

Agni is a 2004 Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Mukul Sarkar. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rachana Banerjee in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Ashok Bhadra

Agni (1978 film)

Agni is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by C Radhakrishnan and produced by Hassan and PMK Bapu. The film stars Madhu, Vidhubala, Sankaradi and Aboobacker in the lead roles. The film's musical score is by A. T. Ummer.

Agni

Agni (pronounced ăgˈnē; Agni) is the Rigvedic deity of fire and the conveyor of sacrifices to the gods. He is also a god of divine knowledge, who leads man to the gods. He was one of the most important of the Vedic gods.

Agni (1989 film)

' Agni ' ( English: Fire) is a 1990 Telugu, Action film produced by K.S. Prakash on Sowbhagya Lakshmi Films banner and directed by K.Raghavendra Rao. Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shantipriya in the lead roles and music composed by Hamsalekha.

Usage examples of "agni".

Great significance is given in the Indian mythology to Agni, the god of fire, who burns the sacrifice in honor of the gods, who conveys the offerings and prayers of men to gods and their gifts to men, who gladdens the domestic hearth, lights up the darkness of night, drives away the evil spirits, the Ashuras and Rakshas, and purges of evil the souls of men.

Pascham extitissent, nunc, versa vice, quasi agni vicissim facti sunt.

Hiarandi of the Elkings also, and Valtyr of the Laxings, Geirbald of the Shieldings, Agni of the Daylings, Angantyr of the Bearings, Geirodd of the Beamings, Gunbald of the Vallings: all these, with the two valiant woodwrights, Steinulf and Grani, laid hand to the bier.

Agni awaketh, I shall tell him that Thorkettle of the Wolfings hath borne aback to Thiodolf the Treasure of the World, the Dwarfwrought Hauberk.

Thou Agni of the Daylings, bid the Folk choose them another duke if so they will.

In their tribute to the God of Fire, Agni, messenger of renewal, all of India is symbolically brought to life.

This one was based on the Hindu tale of how Rama divorced Sita even though Agni, the sacred fire, had refused to burn her in corroboration of her chastity.

A certain Agnis eventually made an expedition thither and, finding the tale correct, set about producing magnifiers.

In truth, so Agnis charged, what they craved was power over others, and they hoped to gain it by preventing the public from directly consulting the Jingtexts, wherein might be sought solutions to all worldly woes .

Sight was the first mode of perception to be diminished by famine, as weather-sense was the last, but it was in vain for Agnis to argue that by providing artificial aid he was encouraging the spiritual advancement of the folk.

Using his pilfered fuel, Agnis cast a giant mirror and with it melted colossal quantities of sand.

In consequence, it was into a community more prosperous than its isolation might have suggested that Tenthaghalf a score of generations in direct succession from Agnis himselfwas budded in the year called Two-red-stars-turn-blue.

In consequence, it was into a community more prosperous than its isolation might have suggested that Tenthag-half a score of generations in direct succession from Agnis himself-was budded in the year called Two-red-stars-turn-blue.

Although It doesn't specifically identify Agni as Aditi but calls him Aditya, which means son of Aditi, there are enough clues to link them as the same object.

He is called Agni, son of Heaven and of Earth, or the son of Brahma, or of Kasyapa and of Aditi, or of Angiras, king of the Manes.