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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अथर्वatharva= अथर्वन् See below.

    Equivalent to अथर्वन् See below.

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  2. अथर्वणatharvaṇaŚiva.

    [अथर्वा तदुक्तविद्या अस्त्यस्य ज्ञातृत्वात् अच् न टीलोपः]

    1. Śiva.
    2. Name of the Atharvaveda, See below.
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  3. अथर्वणिatharvaṇiA Brāhmaṇa versed in this Veda; or skilled in the performance of the rites enjoined by it.

    [अथर्वणि तदुक्तशान्त्यादौ वा कुशलः, इस् सित्वेन भत्वाभावात् न टिलोपः Tv.]

    1. A Brāhmaṇa versed in this Veda; or skilled in the performance of the rites enjoined by it.
    2. A family priest (पुरोधस्).
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  4. अथर्वन्atharvanm.A priest who has to worship fire and Soma.

    [अथ-ऋ-वनिप् शकन्ध्वादिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Tv.; probably connected with some word like athar fire]

    1. A priest who has to worship fire and Soma.
    2. A Brāhmaṇa.
    3. Name of the priest who is said to have first brought down fire from the heaven, offered Soma and recited prayers. [He is represented as the eldest son of Brahmā sprung from his mouth; as a Prajāpati appointed by Brahmā to create and protect subordinate beings, who first learnt from Brahmā and then taught the Brahmavidyā and is considered to be the author of the Veda called after him. His wife was Śānti, daughter of Kardama Prajāpati. He had also another wife called Chitti; he is also considered identical with Aṅgiras and father of Agni.]
    4. Epithet of Śiva, Vasiṣṭha. वृतपदपङ्क्तिरथर्वणेव वेदः Kir. 1.1. -(Plural) Descendants of Atharvan; hymns of this Veda; जिष्णुं जैत्रैरथर्वभिः R.17.13.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -र्वा -र्व Masculine Neuter, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवेदः The Atharvaveda, regarded as the fourth Veda. [It contains many forms of imprecations for the destruction of enemies and also contains a great number of prayers for safety and averting mishaps, evils, sins or calamities, and a number of hymns, as in the other Vedas, addressed to the gods with prayers to be used at religious and solemn rites; Compare Mv.2.24. मूर्तिमभिरामघोरां बिभ्रदिवाथर्वणो निगमः. It has nine Śākhās and five Kalpas, and is comprised in 2 Kāṇḍas. The most important Brāhmaṇa belonging to this Veda is the Gopatha - Brāhmaṇa, and the Upaniṣads pertaining to it are stated to be 52, or, according to another account 31.] Compare Zend atharvan, Pers. áturbán. -Compound

    • -अधिपः Name of बुध Mercury (सामवेदाधिपो भौमः शशिजोऽ- थर्ववेदराट्).

    • -निधिः, -विढ् Masculine receptacle of the (knowledge of) Atharvaveda, or conversant with it; गुरुणा- ऽथर्वविदा कृतक्रियः R.8.4.1.59; (अथर्वविधिपदेन दुरितोपशमन- निमित्तशान्तिकपौष्टिकप्रवीणत्वं पौरोहित्यो चितत्वं द्योत्यते Malli.) -भूताः (Plural) those who have become Atharvans, Names of the 12 Maharṣis.

    • -शिखा, -शिरस् Neuter (अथर्वणो वेदस्य शिखा शिर इव वा ब्रह्मविद्याप्रतिपादकत्वेन श्रेष्ठत्वात्) Name of an Upaniṣad dealing with Brahmavidyā. अथर्वशिरसोऽध्येता ब्रह्मचारी यतव्रतः Mb.13.9.29.

    • -संहिता A text of collection of hymns of अथर्ववेद. अथर्वसंहितायाजी विदधे विधिवद्धुतम् Bm.1.869.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अथर्वatharva(in comp. for अथर्वन्).
    1. (in compound for अथर्वन्).
    2. masculine gender Name of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा 's eldest son (to whom he revealed the Brahma-vidya1 ब्रह्म-विद्या) Mun2d2Up.
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  2. अथर्वणatharvaṇam. N. of S3iva शिव .

    masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव .

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  3. अथर्वणिatharvaṇiइस्, better

    इस्, better

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  4. अथर्वन्atharvanm. (said to be fr. an obsolete word अथर्, fire), a priest who has to do with fire and Soma सोम
    1. masculine gender (said to be from an obsolete word अथर्, fire), a priest who has to do with fire and Soma सोम
    2. masculine gender Name of the priest who is said to have been the first to institute the worship of fire and offer Soma सोम and prayers (he is represented as a Praja1pati प्रजापति, as Brahma1 ब्रह्मा 's eldest son, as the first learner and earliest teacher of the Brahma-vidya1 ब्रह्म-विद्या, as the author of the Atharva-veda अथर्व-वेद, as identical with An3giras अङ्गिरस्, as the father of Agni अग्नि, etc.)
    3. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव, Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ ([Kir. x, 10]), Soma सोम, Pra1n2a प्राण
    4. mn. (आ, अ) the fourth or Atharva अथर्व - veda वेद (said to have been composed by Atharvan अथर्वन्, and consisting chiefly of formulas and spells intended to counteract diseases and calamities)
    5. masculine gender plural (/अथर्वाणस्). descendants of Atharvan अथर्वन्, often coupled with those of An3giras अङ्गिरस् and Bhr2igu भृगु
    6. masculine gender plural the hymns of the Atharva अथर्व - veda वेद .
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  5. अथर्वभूतatharvabhūtam. pl. "who have become Atharvans अथर्वन् s", N. of the twelve Maharshis महर्षि s .

    masculine gender plural "who have become Atharvans अथर्वन् s", Name of the twelve Maharshis महर्षि s .

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अथर्वन्atharvan[átharvan] m. fire-priest; N. of the first fire-priest: pl. his descendants; s. & pl. his magical…

    [átharvan] masculine fire-priest; noun of the first fire-priest: plural his descendants; singular and plural his magical incantations, the Atharva-veda

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