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Agni ((サンスクリット:अग्नि) ''Agni''), pronounced " ăgˈnē ",〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Columbia University Press )〕 is the Rigvedic deity of fire〔Cavendish, Richard (1998). ''Mythology, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Principal Myths and Religions of the World''. ISBN 1-84056-070-3〕 and the conveyor of sacrifices to the Gods. He is also a god of divine knowledge, who leads man to the gods. He was one of the most important of the Vedic gods. ==Etymology== The word ''agni'' is Sanskrit for "fire" (noun), cognate with Latin ''ignis'' (the root of English ''ignite''), Russian огонь (''ogon''), Polish "ogień", Slovenian "ogenj", Serbo-Croatian ''oganj'', and Lithuanian ''ugnis''—all with the meaning "fire", with the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root being ''h₁égni-''. Agni has three forms: 'fire', 'lightning' and the 'Sun'. Sthaulāśthīvi informs us that Agni is the drying agent which neither wets nor moistens anything. Śakapūni tells us that the word Agni is derived from three verbs – from 'going', from 'shining or burning', and from 'leading'; the letter "a" (अ) is from root "i" which means 'to go', the letter "g" (ग्) is from the root "añj" meaning 'to shine' or "dah" meaning 'to burn', and the last letter is by itself the root "nī" (नी) which means 'to lead'. Yaskacharya explains that it is called अग्नि (''Agni'') because it is अग्रणी (''Agrani''), the forward leader who is the ever awake disseminator of knowledge and the first principle of thought which manifests as Speech; it is carried at the front in all ritualistic undertakings ''(yajnas)''. Yaskacharya explains that the fire-god is called अग्नि (''Agni'') because he is अग्रणी (''Agrani''), the forward leader who is the ever awake disseminator of knowledge and the first principle of thought which manifests as Speech; it is carried at the front in all ritualistic undertakings (''yajnas''). Pippalāda, the sage of the Prashna Upanishad, merely highlights the एकायुः (the Sole person) status of Agni when he tells Kābandhi Katayāna – " That very one, Surya who is Aditya, rises up who is Prana and Agni, who is identified with all creatures and who is possessed of all fame." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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