agni
Metabolic transformation force
Agni is a Sanskrit word meaning fire, encountered in English primarily in contexts related to Hinduism or yoga.
In Hindu tradition, Agni is the god of fire and a central deity in Vedic religion.
In Ayurvedic medicine and yoga philosophy, agni refers to digestive fire—the metabolic energy that processes food and experience: Spicy foods are said to kindle agni. (Capitalized Agni emphasizes the deity.)
Bodily food breakdown
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- pittaSoft, pocketable flatbread
- transformationThorough change in form
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
Visible burning combustion
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- burnDamage by heat
kindle · pyre · torch · smoke · ash · blazing · cremation · hearth
Removing dirt or toxins
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- renewalMaking current again
- refinementElegance of manner
catharsis · atonement · expiation · regeneration · lustration · absolution · transformation · redemption
Giving up something precious
- altarSacred ritual table
- offeringSomething presented or given
- gheeButter with milk removed
- somaBodily cells, excluding gametes
mantra · puja · priest · consecration · invocation · libation · Sanskrit · chanting
Of Hindu sacred writings
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- IndraVedic king of deities
- devasEastern celestial beings
- sacrificialGiven as offering
oblation · invoker · celestial · terrestrial · atmospheric · divine · immortal
digestion
Bodily food breakdown
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- pittaSoft, pocketable flatbread
- transformationThorough change in form
assimilation · appetite · gastric · enzymes · dosha
flames
Visible burning combustion
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
burn · kindle · pyre · torch · smoke · ash · blazing · cremation · hearth · warmth
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- renewalMaking current again
refinement · catharsis · atonement · expiation · regeneration · lustration · absolution · transformation · redemption · consecration
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
soma · mantra · puja · priest · consecration · invocation · libation · Sanskrit · chanting · ceremonial
Vedic
Of Hindu sacred writings
sacrificial · oblation · invoker · celestial · terrestrial · atmospheric · divine · immortal
- Indian weddingsmehendi, sacred fire, holy fire, bridal lehenga, sherwani
- sacred firesacred flame, sacred fire, fire worship, fire ritual, fire rituals
- Sanskrit WordsSanskrit, Veda, asana, Vedas, Vedic
- Ayurvedaayurveda, dosha, doshas, pitta, prana
- Hindu Funeralscremation, death rites, death rituals, funeral procession, pyre
- Hindu ritualspuja, aarti, darshan, pradakshina, tilak
agniextinguishment
Act of ending completely
quenching · preservation · stasis · cooling · entropy