अङ्गिरस्aṅgirasm. N. of a R2ishi ऋषि, author of the hymns of RV. ix, of a code of laws, and of a treatise on astronomy (he is…
- masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि, author of the hymns of fg-veda ix, of a code of laws, and of a treatise on astronomy (he is said by some to have been born from Brahma1 ब्रह्मा 's mouth, and to have been the husband of Smr2iti स्मृति, of S3raddha1 श्रद्धा, of two daughters of Maitreya मैत्रेय, of several daughters of Daksha दक्ष, etc.; he is considered as one of the seven R2ishis ऋषि s of the first Manvantara मन्वन्तर, as a Praja1pati प्रजापति, as a teacher of the Brahmavidya1 ब्रह्मविद्या, which he had learnt from Satyava1ha सत्यवाह, a descendant of Bharadva1ja भरद्वाज, etc. Among his sons, the chief is Agni अग्नि, according to others are Sam2varta संवर्त, Utathya उतथ्य, and Br2ihaspati बृहस्पति; among his daughters are mentioned Sini1va1li1 सिनीवाली, Kuhu1 कुहू, Ra1ka1 राका, Anumati अनुमति, and Aku1pa1ra1 अकूपारा; but the R2icas ऋच s or Vedic hymns, the manes of Havishmat हविष्मत्, and mankind itself are styled his offspring. In astronomy he is the planet Jupiter, and a star in Ursa Major)
- masculine gender Name of Agni अग्नि MBh.
- masculine gender plural (असस्) descendants of An3giras अङ्गिरस् or of Agni अग्नि (mostly personifications of luminous objects)
- masculine gender the hymns of the Atharva अथर्व - veda वेद TS.
- masculine gender priests who by using the magical formulas of those hymns protect the sacrifice against the effects of inauspicious accidents.
Source: Monier-Williams
