Agastya

English

Agastya depicted in a statue.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अगस्त्य (agastya).

Proper noun

Agastya

(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

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

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