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Results for आवीतिन्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आवीतिन्āvītinm.A Brāhmaṇa who makes the sacrificial cord hang over the right shoulder.

[आवीत-इनि]

A Brāhmaṇa who makes the sacrificial cord hang over the right shoulder.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आवीतिन्āvītinई . m. (a Bra1hman Brahman) who has the sacred thread on (in the usual manner over the left shoulder and under…

ई . masculine gender (a Bra1hman Brahman) who has the sacred thread on (in the usual manner over the left shoulder and under the right arm, confer, compare प्राचीना*वीतिन्) S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. A1s3vGr2. S3a1n3khGr2. etc.

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प्राचीनआवीतिन्prācīnaāvītinmfn. = ˚ना*वीतिन् (q.v.) Mn.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedना*वीतिन् (quod vide) Mn.

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