Agohya

ṛibhú

alsoﾠ of property orﾠ wealth RV. IV, 37, 5; VIII, 93, 34 ;
of an arrow AV. I, 2, 3);
(us) m. an artist, one who works in iron, a smith, builder (of carriages etc.)
N. of three semi-divine beings (Ṛibhu, Vāja, andﾠ Vibhvan, the name of the first being applied to all of them;
thought by some to represent the three seasons of the year, Ludwig RV. vol. III, p. 187, andﾠ celebrated for their skill as artists;
they are supposed to dwell in the solar sphere, andﾠ are the artists who formed the horses of Indra, the carriage of the Aṡvins, andﾠ the miraculous cow of Bṛihaspati;
they made their parents young, andﾠ performed other wonderful works < Sv-apas>;
they are supposed to take their ease andﾠ remain idle for twelve days < the twelve intercalary days of the winter solstice> every year in the house of the Sun < Agohya>;
after which they recommence working;
when the gods heard of their skill, they sent Agni to them with the one cup of their rival Tvashṭṛi, the artificer of the gods, bidding the Ṛibhus construct four cups from it;
when they had successfully executed this task, the gods received the Ṛibhus amongst themselves andﾠ allowed them to partake of their sacrifices etc.;
cf. Kaegi RV. p. 53 f.) RV. AV. etc.;
they appear generally as accompanying Indra, especially at the evening sacrifice;
in later mythology Ṛibhu is a son of Brahman VP. ;
a deity L. ;
( avas) m. a class of deities;
+ cf. Gk. ἀλφεῖν;
Lat. labor;
Goth. arb-aiths;
Angl. Sax. earfodh;
Slav. rab-ǔ
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