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अग्निन्य (agninya)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
agninya, distorted Sktization of Pali aggañña, primeval (derived from Skt. agra, perhaps with -jña?), see CPD and Senart Mv 〔i note 617〕: Mv 〔i.340.17〕 (tam eva) paurāṇam akṣaram °nyaṃ upanipate, arthaṃ cāsya na vibhāvayetsuḥ
similarly 〔341.10〕
〔342.6, 16〕
〔iii.206.13〕
always epithet of akṣara, and in all but the last associated with paurāṇa
Pali also combines porāṇa and aggañña as ep. of akkhara, ancient primeval formula, in similar [Page004-b] phrase
in BHS always subject of upanipate, came in, occurred, was mentioned (in Pali the phrase is object of anupatanti or anupadanti, they repeat
CPD s.v. akkhara 2).