अङ्गार

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic ѫгль (ǫglĭ), Lithuanian anglis, Old Armenian ածուղ (acuł).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ŋ.ɡɑː.ɽɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐŋˈɡɑː.ɽɐ/

Noun

अङ्गार • (áṅgāra) m

1. charcoal, either heated or not heated
   • RV 10.34.9

     नीचा वर्तन्त उपरि स्फुरन्त्यहस्तासो हस्तवन्तं सहन्ते ।
     दिव्या अङ्गारा इरिणे न्युप्ताः शीताः सन्तो हृदयं निर्दहन्ति ॥

     nīcā vartanta upari sphurantyahastāso hastavantaṃ sahante .
     divyā aṅgārā iriṇe nyuptāḥ śītāḥ santo hṛdayaṃ nirdahanti .

     Downward they roll, and then spring quickly upward, and, handless, force the man with hands to serve them.
     Cast on the board, like lumps of magic charcoal, though cold themselves they burn the heart to ashes.

2. the planet Mars
3. the plant hitāvalī

Synonyms

• मङ्गल (maṅgala)