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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for अध्वर्यु

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अध्वर्युadhvaryuAny officiating priest, technically distinguished from होतृ, उद्रातृ and ब्रह्मन्. His duty was "to measure…

    [अध्वरमधीते Nir.; अध्वर-क्यच्-युच् ततोऽन्त्याकार- लोपः Tv.]

    1. Any officiating priest, technically distinguished from होतृ, उद्रातृ and ब्रह्मन्. His duty was "to measure the ground, build the altar, prepare sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and immolate it," and while doing this to repeat the Yajurveda; होता प्रथमं शंसति तमध्वर्युः प्रोत्साहयति Sk. See अच्छावाक also.
    2. The Yajurveda itself. -Plural Adherents of that Veda.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -काण्डम् Name of a book of mantras or prayers intended for Adhvaryu priest.

    • -कृतुः Sacrificial act performed by the Adhvaryu (Pāṇini II.4.4.) -वेदः Yajurveda.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अध्वर्युadhvaryum. one who institutes an Adhvara अध्वर any officiating priest
    1. masculine gender one who institutes an Adhvara अध्वर any officiating priest
    2. masculine gender a priest of a particular class (as distinguished from the होतृ, the उद्गातृ, and the ब्रह्मन् classes. The Adhvaryu अध्वर्यु priests "had to measure the ground, to build the altar, to prepare the sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and immolate it"; whilst engaged in these duties, they had to repeat the hymns of the Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद, hence that Veda वेद itself is also called Adhvaryu अध्वर्यु)
    3. masculine gender plural (अध्वर्यवस्) the adherents of the Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद
    4. feminine (उस्) the wife of an Adhvaryu अध्वर्यु priest Pa1n2. 4-1, 66 Scholiast or Commentator
    5. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अध्वर्युadhvaryu[adhvaryú] m. priest performing the practical work of the sacrifice; priest versed in the Yagur-veda.

    [adhvaryú] masculine priest performing the practical work of the sacrifice; priest versed in the Yagur-veda.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · अध्वर्यु

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