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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आहवāhavaआहाव [āhāva] आहवन [āhavana], आहाव आहवन &c., See under आहु and आह्वे.

    आहाव āhāva आहवन āhavana, आहाव आहवन etc., See under आहु and आह्वे.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • आहवः āhavḥ A sacrifice; तत्र नाभवदसौ महाहवे Śi.14.44. (for other meanings see under आह्वे).

    • आहवः āhavḥ

      1. आहूयन्तेऽरयोऽत्र, आ-ह्वे-अप्
      2. Battle, war, fight; एवंविधेनाहवचेष्टितेन R.7.67; हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे Bg.1.31. आहवः स तथाप्यासीद् भारताहवसोदरः Śiva. B.25.25.
      3. Challenge, provoking, calling; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकाम्या desire of fighting.

    • -भूमिः Feminine Battle-field.

    In the Gita1·31

    न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ।

    na ca śreyo'nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave, — Nor do I see any good in slaying my own people in battle; O Krishna, I desire not victory, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. 1·31
    • आहवेāhavelocative singular of the masculine noun āhava (battle).
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  2. आहवनम्āhavanam1 A sacrifice; द्रष्टुमाहवनमग्रजन्मनाम् Śi.14.38.
    1. 1 A sacrifice; द्रष्टुमाहवनमग्रजन्मनाम् Śi.14.38.
    2. An oblation.
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  3. आहवनीयāhavanīyapot. p.To be offered as an oblation.

    To be offered as an oblation.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -यः A consecrated fire taken from the house-holder's perpetual fire, one of the three fires (id est, that is the eastern) burning at a sacrifice; गार्हपत्यादाहवनीयं ज्वलन्तमुद्धरेत् । पिता वा एषोऽग्नीनां यदक्षिणः पुत्रो गार्हपत्यः पौत्र आहवनीयः Āśval.; see also अग्नित्रेता under अग्नि. अथ हैनमाहवनीयोऽनुशशास Chān. Up.4.13.1.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  4. आहवनीयकāhavanīyakaa.Fit for a burnt offering.

    Fit for a burnt offering.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः consecrated fire.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. आहवāhava[â-hav-á] m. challenge, contest, fight, battle; -(háva)-na, n. oblation; -nî́ya, a. meant for the oblation…

    [â-hav-á] masculine challenge, contest, fight, battle; -(háva)-na, neuter oblation; -nî́ya, adjective meant for the oblation; masculine (scilicet, that is to say, supply agni) the eastern sacrificial fire; -bhûmi, feminine; also equal for battle-field.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आहवāhava&c. see आ-√हु & आ-√ह्वे .
    1. etc. see आ-√हु & आ-√ह्वे .
    2. masculine gender sacrificing, sacrifice Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender (for 2. आ-हव see आ-√ह्वे .)
    4. masculine gender challenge, provoking
    5. masculine gender war, battle fg-veda MBh. Mn. R. Bhag. etc.
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  2. आहवकाम्याāhavakāmyāf. desire of war.

    feminine desire of war.

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  3. आहवनāhavanan. offering an oblation, offering sacrifice, a sacrifice RV. vii, 1, 17; 8, 5.

    neuter gender offering an oblation, offering sacrifice, a sacrifice fg-veda vii, 1, 17; 8, 5.

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  4. आहवनीयāhavanīyamfn. to be offered as an oblation
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be offered as an oblation
    2. masculine gender (scilicet अग्नि) consecrated fire taken from the householder's perpetual fire and prepared for receiving oblations
    3. masculine gender especially the eastern of the three fires burning at a sacrifice AV. S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. A1s3vS3r. ChUp. etc.
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  5. आहवनीयकāhavanīyakam. = आहवन्/ईय above.

    masculine gender Equivalent to आहवन्/ईय a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page).

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