# अग्निवेश (agniveśa)

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अग्निवेश (agniveśa) is a Sanskrit word meaning an ancient medical authority, no definition found, name of one of the oldest medical authorities in India, the teacher of Drona in arms. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Medical Authority, General Personal Name, Sage and Teacher of Arms.

- **SLP1:** `agniveSa`  **IAST:** agniveśa  **Devanagari:** अग्निवेश
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnivesha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/agnivesha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Medical Authority (2 definitions)
- an ancient medical authority  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 5,3] अग्नि (agni) — वेश (—veśa) m. N. of an ancient medical authority [ ID=1068 ]
- Name of one of the oldest medical authorities in India.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अग्नि (agni) वेश (veśa) (agniveśa) [Printed book page 012-b ] अग्नि (agni) वेश (veśa) (agniveśa) Bahuvr. m. ( - शः (-śaḥ) ) Name of one of the oldest medi- cal authorities in India. He is called also Hutāśaveśa and Bhadrakāpya. E. अग्नि (agni) and वेश (veśa). [ ID=442 ]

### General Personal Name (1 definition)
- No definition found.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > also of other persons. [ ID=1069 ]

### Sage and Teacher of Arms (1 definition)
- the teacher of Drona in arms  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अग्निवेश (agniveśa) [Printed book page 024-1 ] Agniveśa, the teacher of Droṇa in arms. § 200 (Droṇa): I, 130, 5107.—§ 202 (do.): 131, 5172 ( maharṣir ).— § 210 (Sambhavap.): I, 139, 5525.—Cf. Agniveśya. [ ID=253 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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