अग्निष्टोम

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Sanskrit [edit]

Etymology [edit]

अग्नि (agni, Agni) +‎ स्तोम (stoma, praise)

Noun [edit]

अग्निष्टोम (agniṣṭoma) m

  1. a ritual, variation of the ज्योतिष्टोम (jyotiṣṭoma), lasting for five days, conducted by 16 priests, in which soma is offered to the gods through the sacred fire
  2. a mantra or kalpa connected to the agniṣṭoma

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References [edit]

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0005