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*  '''ज्ञानतत्त्वम् ॥ Jnana Tattva''' : He is also known as the devata for ज्ञानम् ॥ Jnana (Knowledge). Knowledge or nature of every object is known only in the presence of Light or दीपः ॥ Deepa. But Fire is, by nature, self illuminating and does not need another lamp to reveal its nature.   

*  '''ज्ञानतत्त्वम् ॥ Jnana Tattva''' : He is also known as the devata for ज्ञानम् ॥ Jnana (Knowledge). Knowledge or nature of every object is known only in the presence of Light or दीपः ॥ Deepa. But Fire is, by nature, self illuminating and does not need another lamp to reveal its nature.   

==  व्युत्पत्तिः || Etymology ==

==  व्युत्पत्तिः || Etymology ==

* '''[[Amarakosha]]''' defines the following about Agni in स्वर्गवर्गः (Prathama kanda Slokas 53 - 57, Page No 12 of Reference 5)<ref>[http://www.sanskritebooks.org/2009/07/amara-kosa-the-sanskrit-thesaurus-with-notes-index/ Amarakosha]</ref>

* अमरकोषः ॥ '''[[Amarakosha (अमरकोषः)|Amarakosha]]''' defines the following about अग्निः ॥ Agni in स्वर्गवर्गः ॥ Svargavarga (प्रथमकाण्डश्लोकाः ॥ Prathama Kanda Slokas 53 - 57, Page No 12 of Reference 5)<ref>[http://www.sanskritebooks.org/2009/07/amara-kosa-the-sanskrit-thesaurus-with-notes-index/ Amarakosha]</ref>

<blockquote>अग्निर्वैश्वानरो वह्निर्वीतिहोत्रो धनंजयः । कृपीटयोनिर्ज्वलनो जातवेदास्तनूनपात् ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 53)</blockquote><blockquote>बर्हिः शुष्मा कृष्णवर्त्मा शोचिष्केश उषर्बुधः । आशयाशो बृह्दभानुः कृशानुः पावकोनलः ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 54)</blockquote><blockquote>रोहिताश्वो वायुसखः शिखावानाशुशुक्षणिः । हिरण्यरेता हुतभुग्दहनो हव्यवाहनः ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 55)</blockquote><blockquote>सप्तार्चिर्दमुनाः शुक्रश्चित्रभानुर्विभावसुः । शुचिरप्पित्तमौर्वस्तु वाडवो वडवानलः ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 56)</blockquote><blockquote>वह्नेर्द्वयोर्ज्वालकिलावर्चिर्हेतिः शिखा स्त्रियाम् । त्रिषु स्फुलिङ्गोग्निकणः संतापः संज्वरः समौ || (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 57)</blockquote>Different names of Agni include Agni, Vaishvanara, Krushanu, Jaataveda, Barhihi, Paavaka, Analaha, Vayusakha, Hiranyareta, Havyavahana, Jwala, Chitrabhanu, Vadavanala and other names.  

<blockquote>अग्निर्वैश्वानरो वह्निर्वीतिहोत्रो धनंजयः । कृपीटयोनिर्ज्वलनो जातवेदास्तनूनपात् ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 53)</blockquote><blockquote>बर्हिः शुष्मा कृष्णवर्त्मा शोचिष्केश उषर्बुधः । आशयाशो बृह्दभानुः कृशानुः पावकोनलः ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 54)</blockquote><blockquote>रोहिताश्वो वायुसखः शिखावानाशुशुक्षणिः । हिरण्यरेता हुतभुग्दहनो हव्यवाहनः ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 55)</blockquote><blockquote>सप्तार्चिर्दमुनाः शुक्रश्चित्रभानुर्विभावसुः । शुचिरप्पित्तमौर्वस्तु वाडवो वडवानलः ॥ (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 56)</blockquote><blockquote>वह्नेर्द्वयोर्ज्वालकिलावर्चिर्हेतिः शिखा स्त्रियाम् । त्रिषु स्फुलिङ्गोग्निकणः संतापः संज्वरः समौ || (Amara 1. स्वर्ग. 57)</blockquote><blockquote>agnirvaiśvānaro vahnirvītihotro dhanaṃjayaḥ । kṛpīṭayonirjvalano jātavedāstanūnapāt ॥ (Amara 1. svarga. 53)</blockquote><blockquote>barhiḥ śuṣmā kṛṣṇavartmā śociṣkeśa uṣarbudhaḥ । āśayāśo bṛhdabhānuḥ kṛśānuḥ pāvakonalaḥ ॥ (Amara 1. svarga. 54)</blockquote><blockquote>rohitāśvo vāyusakhaḥ śikhāvānāśuśukṣaṇiḥ । hiraṇyaretā hutabhugdahano havyavāhanaḥ ॥ (Amara 1. svarga. 55)</blockquote><blockquote>saptārcirdamunāḥ śukraścitrabhānurvibhāvasuḥ । śucirappittamaurvastu vāḍavo vaḍavānalaḥ ॥ (Amara 1. svarga. 56)</blockquote><blockquote>vahnerdvayorjvālakilāvarcirhetiḥ śikhā striyām । triṣu sphuliṅgognikaṇaḥ saṃtāpaḥ saṃjvaraḥ samau || (Amara 1. svarga. 57)</blockquote>Different names of अग्निः ॥ Agni include अग्निः ॥ Agni, वैश्वानरः ॥ Vaishvanara, कृशानुः ॥ Krushanu, जातवेदः ॥ Jataveda, बर्हिः ॥ Barhihi, पावकः ॥ Pavaka, अनलः ॥ Anala, वायुसखा ॥ Vayusakha, हिरण्यरेता ॥ Hiranyareta, हव्यवाहनः ॥ Havyavahana, ज्वालः ॥ Jwala, चित्रभानुः ॥ Chitrabhanu, वडवानलः ॥ Vadavanala and other names.  

* According to Shabdakalpadruma, अङ्गयन्ति अग्य्रं जन्म प्रापयन्ति इतिव्युत्पत्त्या... अङ्गति ऊर्द्ध्वं गच्छति इति . अगि गतौ  

* According to शब्दकल्पद्रुमः ॥ Shabdakalpadruma,

 

<blockquote>अङ्गयन्ति अग्य्रं जन्म प्रापयन्ति इतिव्युत्पत्त्या... अङ्गति ऊर्द्ध्वं गच्छति इति . अगि गतौ ॥ </blockquote><blockquote>aṅgayanti agyraṃ janma prāpayanti itivyutpattyā... aṅgati ūrddhvaṃ gacchati iti . agi gatau ॥</blockquote>Meaning : अग्निः ॥ Agni is that which goes upward, and who was "first born" derived from the धातुः ॥ dhatu - अग् ॥ ag used in the meaning कुटिलायां गतौ || kuṭilāyāṃ gatau (as in Panini's धातुपाठः ॥ Dhatupatha) meaning that which moves crookedly.   

Meaning : Agni is that which goes upward, and who was "first born" derived from the dhatu - अग् used in the meaning कुटिलायां गतौ (as in Panini's Dhatupatha) meaning that which moves crookedly.   

* यास्काचार्यः ॥ Yaskacharya explains in निरुक्तम् ॥ Nirukta (7.14) अग्रणीः भवति । अग्रम् अथ अतः अनुक्रमिष्यामः ॥ agraṇīḥ bhavati । agram atha ataḥ anukramiṣyāmaḥ <ref name=":0" /> - अग्निः (Agni) is so called because he is अग्रणी ॥ Agrani (the foremost leader), whom one follows.   

* Yaskacharya explains in Nirukta (7.14) अग्रणीः भवति । अग्रम् अथ अतः अनुक्रमिष्यामः<ref name=":0" /> - अग्नि (Agni) is so called because he is अग्रणी (Agrani), the foremost leader, whom one follows.   

* According to काण्वशतपथब्राह्मणम् ॥ Kanva Shatapatha Brahmana (1.2.4.2)<ref name=":8">Swaminathan. C. R. (2000). ''[http://ignca.nic.in/eBooks/KANVASATAPATHABRAHMAAAM_Vol_I.pdf Kanvasatapathabrahmanam, Volume 1.]'' New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd</ref>   

* According to Kanva Shatapatha Brahmana (1.2.4.2)<ref name=":8">Swaminathan. C. R. (2000). ''[http://ignca.nic.in/eBooks/KANVASATAPATHABRAHMAAAM_Vol_I.pdf Kanvasatapathabrahmanam, Volume 1.]'' New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd</ref>   

<blockquote>स वा एषोऽग्रे देवतानामजायता तस्मादग्रिर्नामाग्रिर्ह वै नामैतद्यदग्निरित्याहुः स उ जातः पूर्वः प्रयाय तद्वैवास्य द्वितीयमग्रित्वं पूर्वं्हि यन्तमाहुरग्र एतीति ॥ (Kanv. Shat. Brah. 1.2.4.2)</blockquote><blockquote>sa vā eṣo'gre devatānāmajāyatā tasmādagrirnāmāgrirha vai nāmaitadyadagnirityāhuḥ sa u jātaḥ pūrvaḥ prayāya tadvaivāsya dvitīyamagritvaṃ pūrvaṃhi yantamāhuragra etīti ॥ (Kanv. Shat. Brah. 1.2.4.2)</blockquote>Meaning : This (अग्निः ॥ Agni) was born before the देवताः ॥ devatas. Therefore, he is known as अग्री ॥ Agri. It is indeed अग्री ॥ Agri which they say as 'अग्निः ॥ Agni'. Being born, he went ahead of others. That is indeed his second 'aheadness/firstness'. They say (of) one who goes first (before others) 'he goes ahead'.

<blockquote>स वा एषोऽग्रे देवतानामजायता तस्मादग्रिर्नामाग्रिर्ह वै नामैतद्यदग्निरित्याहुः स उ जातः पूर्वः प्रयाय तद्वैवास्य द्वितीयमग्रित्वं पूर्वं्हि यन्तमाहुरग्र एतीति ॥ (Kanv. Shat. Brah. 1.2.4.2)</blockquote>Meaning : This (Agni) was born before the devatas. Therefore, he is known as Agri. It is indeed Agri which they say as 'Agni'. Being born, he went ahead of others. That is indeed his second 'aheadness/firstness'. They say (of) one who goes first (before others) 'he goes ahead'.

* अग्निः ॥ Agni is the god of fire and sacrifice, of divine knowledge, and is also associated with water.  अग्निः ॥ Agni, identified with energy and action, is the first emanation and the sacred spark hidden within all beings. अग्निः ॥ Agni has three forms: 'fire', 'lightning' and 'the Sun'.  अग्निः ॥ Agni is the drying agent which neither wets nor moistens anything.   

* Agni is the god of fire and sacrifice, of divine knowledge, and is also associated with water.  Agni, identified with energy and action, is the first emanation and the sacred spark hidden within all beings. Agni has three forms: 'fire', 'lightning' and 'the Sun'.  Agni is the drying agent which neither wets nor moistens anything.   

== अग्निः यज्ञाः च ॥ Agni and Yajnas ==

== अग्निः यज्ञाः च ॥ Agni and Yajnas ==