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) (agastyaṉ), അഗസ്തി (ml) (agasti)
• Marathi: अगस्त्य (agastya)
• Nepali: अगस्त्य ऋषि (agastya r̥ṣi)
• Portuguese: Agastia m
• Punjabi: ਅਗਸਤਿਆ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (agastiā riśī)
• Russian: Ага́стья m (Agástʹja)
• Sanskrit: अगस्त्य (sa) (agastya)
• 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.

Further reading

• Agastya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia