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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अग्नायीagnāyīP. 4. 1. 37
1. Parasmaipada 4. 1. 37
2. the wife of Agni and Goddess of Fire, Svāhā. She is said to be the daughter of Dakṣa; she longed to be the wife of Agni, and Skanda was pleased to give her a place with Agni at every sacrificial act (हव्यं कव्यं च यत्किंचिद् द्विजानामथ संस्कृतम् । होष्यन्त्यग्नौ सदा देवि स्वाहेत्युक्त्वा समुद्धृतम् ॥ अद्य प्रभृति दास्यन्ति सुवृत्ताः सत्पथे स्थिताः । एवमग्निस्त्वया सार्धं सदा वत्स्यति शोभने).
3. The Tretā age.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

अग्नायीagnāyī[agnấyî] f. Agni's wife.

[agnấyî] feminine; also equal for Agni's wife.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अग्नायीagnāyīf. the wife of Agni अग्नि, one of the देव-पत्न्यः RV. i, 22, 12 and v, 46, 8
1. feminine the wife of Agni अग्नि, one of the देव-पत्न्यः fg-veda i, 22, 12 and v, 46, 8
2. feminine the Treta1-yuga त्रेता-युग Lexicographers
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