Agastya

Agastya

English

Agastya depicted in a statue.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अगस्त्य (agastya)

Proper noun

Agastya

1. (Hinduism) One of the Saptarishis (seven sages), a revered Vedic sage and the author of Agastya Samhita.

Translations

Vedic sage

Gujarati: અગસ્ત્ય (agastya) Hindi: अगस्त्य (hi) (agastya) Kannada: ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ (kn) (agastya) Malayalam: അഗസ്ത്യൻ (ml) (agastyan) Marathi: अगस्त्य (agastya) Nepali: अगस्त्य ऋषि (agastya ŕṣi)

Portuguese: Agastia m Punjabi: ਅਗਸਤਿਆ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (agstiā rishī) Russian: Ага́стья m (Agástʹja) Sanskrit: अगस्त्य (sa) (agasya) Tamil: அகத்தியர் (akattiyar) Telugu: అగస్త్యుడు (te) (agastyuḍu)

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, pp. 4-9.

External links

• Agastya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia