Koshthagni, aka: Koṣṭhāgni, Koshtha-agni; 1 Definition(s)



The Sanskrit term Koṣṭhāgni can be transliterated into English as Kosthagni or Koshthagni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Koṣṭhāgni (कोष्ठाग्नि).—the digestive faculty, gastric juice; कोष्ठाग्निर्नाम अशितपीत- लेह्यचोष्यं पचतीति (koṣṭhāgnirnāma aśitapīta- lehyacoṣyaṃ pacatīti) Garbha. Up.5.

Derivable forms: koṣṭhāgniḥ (कोष्ठाग्निः).

Koṣṭhāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms koṣṭha and agni (अग्नि).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary
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