Atharvaveda

आथर्वण a. (

-णी f.) [अथर्वणा मुनिना दृष्टः वेदः अण् आथर्वणः तमधीते वेत्ति वा अण् P.IV.3.133] Originating from, relating or belonging to, the Atharvaveda or the Athrvans; अग्नौ साक्षिण्याथर्वणेन विधिना Dk; आथर्वण- स्तीव्र इवाभिचारः Mv.1.62.

-णः 1 A Brāhmaṇa knowing or studying the Atharvaveda.

-2 A descendant of Atharvan; इदं वै तन्मधु दध्यङ्ङार्थवणो$श्विभ्यामुवाच Bṛi. Up.2.5.16.

-3 A priest whose ritual is comprised in the Atharvaveda.

-4 The Atharvaveda itself (अथर्वणां समूहः).

-5 A housepriest.

-णम् 1 A private room in which the sacrificer is informed of the happy event of the sacrifice by the officiating Brāhmaṇa.

-2 The black art, magic (जारणमारण).

-शिरस् n. N. of an Upaniṣad belonging to the Atharvaveda.

अङ्गिरः अङ्गिरस् m. [अङ्गति-अङ्ग् गतौ असि इरुट्; Uṇ 4. 235; according to Ait. Br. अङ्गिरस् is from अङ्गार; ये अङ्गारा आसंस्ते$ङ्गिरसो$भवन्; so Nir.; अङ्गारेषु यो बभूव सो$ङ्गिराः] N. of a celebrated sage to whom many hymns of the Rigveda (ix) are ascribed. Etymologically Aṅgira is connected with the word Agni and is often regarded as its synonym (शिवो भव प्रजाभ्यो मानुषीभ्यस्त्व- मङ्गिरः; अङ्गिरोभिः ऋषिभिः संपादितत्वात् अङ्गसौष्ठवाद्वा अङ्गिरा अग्निरूपः) According to Bhārata he was son of Agni. When Agni began to practise penance, Aṅgiras him- self became Agni and surpassed him in power and lustre, seeing which Agni came to the sage and said:- निक्षिपाम्यहमग्नित्वं त्वमग्निः प्रथमो भव । भविष्यामि द्वितीयो$हं प्राजा- पत्यक एव च ॥ Aṅgiras said:- कुरु पुण्यं प्रजासर्गं भवाग्निस्तिमि- रापहः । मां च देव कुरुष्वाग्ने प्रथमं पुत्रमञ्जसा ॥ तत्श्रुत्वाङ्गिरसो वाक्यं जातवेदास्तथा$करोत्. He was one of the 1 mind-born sons of Brahmā. His wife was Śraddhā, daughter of Kardama and bore him three sons, Bṛhaspati, Uta- thya and Saṁvarta, and 4 daughters Kuhū, Sinīvālī, Rākā and Anumati. The Matsya Purāṇa says that Aṅgiras was one of the three sages produced from the sacrifice of Varuṇa and that he was adopted by Agni as his son and acted for some time as his regent. Another account, however, makes him father of Agni. He was one of the seven great sages and also one of the 1 Prajāpatis or progenitors of mankind. In latter times Aṅgiras was one of the inspired lawgivers, and also a writer on Astronomy. As an astronomical personification he is Bṛhaspati, regent of Jupiter or Jupiter itself. शिष्यैरुपेता आजग्मु: कश्यपाङ्गिरसादयः (Bhāg. 1.9.8.) He is also regarded as the priest of the gods and the lord of sacrifices. Besides Śraddhā his wives were Smṛti, two daughters of Maitreya, some daughters of Dakṣa, Svadhā and Satī. He is also regarded as teacher of Brahmavidyā. The Vedic hymns are also said to be his daughters. According to the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Aṅgiras begot sons possessing Brahmanical glory on the wife of Rāthītara, a Kṣatriya who was childless and these persons were afterwards called descendants of Aṅgiras. The prin- cipal authors of vedic hymns in the family of Aṅgi- ras were 33. His family has three distinct branches केवलाङ्गिरस, गौतमाङ्गिरस and भारद्वाजाङ्गिरस each branch having a number of subdivisions. - (pl.)

1 Descendants of Aṅgiras, [Aṅgiras being father of Agni they are considered as descendants of Agni himself who is called the first of the Aṅgirasas. Like Aṅgiras they occur in hymns addressed to luminous objects, and at a later period they became for the most part personi- fications of light, of luminous bodies, of divisions of time, celestial phenomena and fires adapted to pecu- liar occasions, as the full moon and change of the moon, or to particular rites, as the अश्वमेध, राजसूय &c.]

-2 Hymns of the Atharvaveda.

-3 Priests, who, by using magical formulas of the Atharvaveda, pro- tect the sacrifice against the effects of inauspicious accidents.

अथर्वन् m. [अथ-ऋ-वनिप् शकन्ध्वादि˚ Tv.; probably connected with some word like athar fire]

1 A priest who has to worship fire and Soma.

-2 A Brāhmaṇa.

-3 N. 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 sub- ordinate 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 consi- dered identical with Aṅgiras and father of Agni.]

-4 Epithet of Śiva, Vasiṣṭha. वृतपदपङ्क्तिरथर्वणेव वेदः Kir. 1.1. -(pl.) Descendants of Atharvan; hymns of this Veda; जिष्णुं जैत्रैरथर्वभिः R.17.13.

-र्वा-र्व m. n., ˚वेदः 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; cf. 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.] [cf. Zend atharvan, Pers. áturbán.]

-Comp. -अधिपः N. of बुध Mercury (सामवेदाधिपो भौमः शशिजो$- थर्ववेदराट्).

-निधिः, -विढ् m. receptacle of the (know- ledge of) Atharvaveda, or conversant with it; गुरुणा- $थर्वविदा कृतक्रियः R.8.4.1.59; (अथर्वविधिपदेन दुरितोपशमन- निमित्तशान्तिकपौष्टिकप्रवीणत्वं पौरोहित्यो चितत्वं द्योत्यते Malli.)

-भूताः (pl.) those who have become Atharvans, Names of the 12 Maharṣis.

-शिखा, -शिरस् n. (अथर्वणो वेदस्य शिखा शिर इव वा ब्रह्मविद्याप्रतिपादकत्वेन श्रेष्ठत्वात्) N. of an Upaniṣad dealing with Brahmavidyā. अथर्वशिरसो$ध्येता ब्रह्मचारी यतव्रतः Mb.13.9.29.

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

अथर्वणः [अथर्वा तदुक्तविद्या अस्त्यस्य ज्ञातृत्वात् अच् न टीलोपः]

1 Śiva.

-2 N. of the Atharvaveda, See below.

अथर्वाङ्गिरस् m. A member of the class of this name. -(pl.)

1 Descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras.

-2 Names of the hymns of the Atharvaveda; दण्डनीत्यां च कुशलमथर्वाङ्गिरसे तथा Y.1.313.

अथर्वाणम् Ritual of the Atharvaveda.

-णः, -˚विद् One studying or versed in this Veda or the ritual.

अद्भुतः a. [Uṇ.5.1 अदि भुवो डुतच्; according to Nir. न भूतम् 'the like of which did not take place before.]

1 Wonderful, marvellous; ˚कर्मन् of wonderful deeds; ˚गन्ध having wonderful smell; ˚दर्शन, ˚रूप; prodigious; extraordinary, transcendental, supernatural.

-2 Ved. Unobserved, invisible (opp. दृश्य).

-तम् 1 A wonder, a wonderful thing or occurrence, a prodigy, miracle; देव अद्भुतं खलु संवृत्तम् Ś.5 a wonderful or unexpected occurrence; आकालिकमनध्यायं विद्यात्सर्वाद्भुतेषु च Ms.4. 118.

-2 Surprise, astonishment, wonder (m.) also; ˚उद्भ्रान्तदेवासुराणि विक्रान्तचरितानि U.6 lost in wonder.

-3 One of the five proportions of the measurement of height; in this measurement height is twice the breadth; हीनं तु द्वयं तद्द्विगुणं चाद्भुतं कथितम् Māna.11.2. 23.

-तः 1 One of the 8 or 9 Rasas, the marvellous senti- ment; जगति जनितात्यद्भुतरसः U.3.44.

-2 N. of the Indra of the 9th Manvantara.

-Comp. -उत्तरकाण्डम् N. of a work, an appendix to or imitation of the Rāmāyaṇa.

-एनस् a. Ved. in whom no sin is visible.

-धर्मः a system of prodigies.

-ब्राह्मणम् N. of a portion of a Brāhmaṇa belonging to the Sāmaveda.

-रामायणम् N. of a work ascribed to Vālmīki.

-शान्तिः f. N. of the Sixtyseventh Pariśiṣṭa of the Atharvaveda.

-संकाश a. resembling a marvel; so ˚उपम.

-सारः the wonderful resin (of the खदिर or Catechu plant) (Mar. खैराची राळ); Mimosa Catechu.

-स्वन a. having a wonderful sound. (

-नः) N. of Śiva.

अनुलोम a. [अनुगतः लोम P.V.4.75.]

1 'With the hair', regular, in natural order, successive (opp. प्रतिलोम); hence favourable, agreeable; ˚सुखो वायु- रनुसारयतीव माम् Rām.; त्रिरेनामनुलोमामनुमार्ष्टि Śat. Br.; °reeकृष्टं क्षेत्रं प्रतिलोमं कर्षति Sk. ploughed in the regular direction.

-2 Mixed as a tribe.

-मा A woman of the lower caste than that of the man's whom she marries; सकामास्वनु- लोमासु न दोषस्त्वन्यथा दमः Y.2.288.

-मम् adv. In regular or natural order; प्रतिलोममालिम्पेन्नानुलोमम् Suśr.

-माः (pl.) Mixed castes.

-Comp. -अय a. having fortune favourable.

-अर्थ a. speaking in favour of; जडानप्यनु- लोमार्थान् प्रवाचः कृतिनां गिरः Śi.2.25.

-कल्पः the thirty-fourth of the Atharvaveda Pariśiṣṭas.

-ग a. straight going; प्रदक्षिणा ग्रहाश्चापि भविष्यन्त्यनुलोमगाः Mb.3.19.92.

-ज, -जन्मन् a. born in due gradation, offspring of a mother inferior in caste to the father; said of the mixed tribes; संकीर्णयोनयो ये तु प्रतिलोमानुलोमजाः Ms.1.25; Y.1.95.

-परिणीत a. married in regular gradation.

अभिचारः 1 Exorcising, enchanting, employment of magical spells for malevolent purposes; magic itself (being regarded as one of the Upapātakas or minor sins); दिग्गजैर्दन्दशूकैश्च अभिचारावपातनैः Bhāg 7.5.43; अभिचारेषु सर्वेषु कर्तव्यो द्विशतो दमः Ms.9.29;11.63.197; K.19; ब्रह्मद्विषो ह्येष निहन्ति सर्वानाथर्वणस्तीव्र इवाभिचारः Mv. 1.62.

-2 Killing गतः क्रियां मन्त्र इवाभिचारिकीम् Ki 3.56.

-Comp. -कल्पः N. of a work on incantations regarded as part of the Atharvaveda.

-ज्वरः a fever caused by magical spells.

-मन्त्रः a magical formula, an incantation or formula for working a charm; स्फुटमिद- मभिचारमन्य एक Śi.7.58.

-यज्ञः, होमः a sacrifice made for magical purposes.

अमृत a.

1 Not dead; अमृते जारजः कुण्डः Ak.

-2 Im- mortal; अपाम सोममृता अभूम Rv.8.48.3; U.1.1. ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च Bg.14.27.

-3 Imperishable, Indestructible, eternal.

-4 Causing immortality.

-5 Beautiful, agreeable, desired. पाञ्चजन्याभिषिक्तश्च राजा$- मृतमुखो$भवत् Mb.12.4.17.

-तः 1 A god, an immortal, deity. आरुरोह यथा देवः सोमो$मृतमयं रथम् Mb.12.37.44.

-2 N. of Dhanvantari, physician of the gods; also N. of Indra, of the sun, of Prajāpati, of the soul, Viṣṇu and Śiva.

-3 N. of a plant (वनमुद्ग, Mar. मटकी)

-4 N. of the root of a plant (वाराहीकन्द, Mar. डुकरकंद).

-ता 1 Spirituous liquor.

-2 N. of various plants; e. g. आमलकी, हरीतकी, गुडूची, मागधी, तुलसी, इन्द्रवारुणी, ज्योतिष्मती, गोरक्षदुग्धा, अतिविषा, रक्तत्रिवृत्, दूर्वा, स्थूलमांसहरीतकी.

-3 N. of one of the Nāḍīs in the body; नाडीनामुदयक्रमेण जगतः पञ्चामृताकर्षणात् Māl.5.2.

-5 One of the rays of the sun; सौरीभिरिव नाडीभिरमृताख्याभिरम्मयः R.1.58.

-तम् 1 (a) Immortality, imperishable state; न मृत्युरासीदमृतं न तर्हि Rv.1.129.2; Ms.22.85. (b) Final beatitude, absolution; तपसा किल्विषं हन्ति विद्ययामृतमश्रुते Ms.12.14; स श्रिये चामृताय चAk.

-2 The collective body of immortals.

-3 (a) The world of immortality, Paradise, Heaven; the power of eternity, immortal light, eternity.

-4 Nectar of immortality, ambrosia, beverage of the gods (opp. विष) supposed to be churned out of the ocean; देवासुरैरमृतमम्बुनिधिर्ममन्थे Ki.5.3; विषादप्यमृतं ग्राह्यम् Ms.2.239; विषमप्यमृतं क्वचिद्भवेदमृतं वा विषमीश्वरेच्छया R.8.46; oft. used in combination with words like वाच्, वचनम्, वाणी &c; कुमारजन्मामृतसंमिताक्षरम् R.3.16; आप्यायितो$सौ वचनामृतेन Mb.; अमृतं शिशिरे वह्निरमृतं क्षीरभोजनम् Pt.1.128 the height of pleasure or gratification.

-5 The Soma juice.

-6 Antidote against poison.

-7 The residue or leavings of a sacrifice (यज्ञशेष); विघसाशी भवेन्नित्यं नित्यं वा$मृतभोजनः Ms.3.285.

-8 Unsolicited alms, alms got without solicitation; मृतं स्याद्याचितं भैक्षम- मृतं स्यादयाचितम् Ms.4.4-5.

-9 Water; मथितामृतफेनाभमरजो- वस्त्रमुत्तमम् Rām.5.18.24. अमृताध्मातजीमूत U.6.21; अमृता- दुन्मथ्यमानात् K.136; cf. also the formulas अमृतोपस्तरणमसि स्वाहा and अमृतापिधानमसि स्वाहा; Mahānār. Up.7 and 1; repeated by Brāhmaṇas at the time of sipping water before the commencement and at the end of meals.

-1 A drug.

-11 Clarified butter; अमृतं नाम यत् सन्तो मन्त्रजिह्वेषु जुह्वति Śi.2.17.

-12 Milk; अमृतं च सुधा चैव सुधा चैवामृतं तथा Mb.13.67.12.

-13 Food in general.

-14 Boiled rice.

-15 Anything sweet, anything lovely or charming; a sweetmeat. यथामृतघटं दंशा मकरा इव चार्णवम् Rām.7.7.3.

-16 Pro- perty.

-17 Gold.

-18 Quicksilver.

-19 Poison.

-2 The poison called वत्सनाभ.

-21 The Supreme Spirit (ब्रह्मन्).

-22 N. of sacred place.

-23 N. of particular conjunc- tions of Nakṣatras (lunar asterisms) with week days (वारनक्षत्रयोग) or of lunar days with week days (तिथि- वारयोग).

-24 The number four.

-25 splendour, light. [cf. Gr. ambrotos, ambrosia; L. immortalis]. cf. अमृतं वारि सुरयोर्निर्वाणे चातिसुन्दरे । अयाचिते यज्ञशेषे पुंसि धन्वन्तरे$पि च । पीयूषे च धृते दीप्तावाचार्ये विबुधे$पि च । हरीतक्यामाम- लक्यां गलूच्यामपि तत्स्त्रियाम् । Nm.

-Comp. -अंशुः, -करः, -दीधितिः, -द्युतिः, -रश्मिः &c. epithets of the moon; अमृतदीधितिरेष विदर्भजे N.4.14; अमृतांशूद्भव born from the moon; from whom was born the moon, N. of Viṣṇu.

-अंशुकः An interior variety of gems having white rays, Kau. A.2.11.

-अक्षर a. immortal and imperishable; क्षरं प्रधानममृताक्षरं हरः Śvet. Up.

-अग्रभूः N. of the horse of Indra (उच्चैःश्रवस्); अमृताग्रभुवः पुरेव पुच्छम् Śi. 2.43.

-अन्धस्, -अशनः, -आशिन् m. 'one whose food is nectar'; a god, an immortal.

-अपिधानम् Water sipped after eating nectar-like food so as to overlay it like a cover.

-असु a. whose soul is immortal; अमृतासुर्वर्धमानः सुजन्मा Av.5.1.1.

-आशः 1 N. of Viṣṇu.

-2 a god; इदं कार्यममृताशाः शृणोमि Mb.12.299.7.

-आसङ्गः a sort of collyrium.

-आहरणः N. of Garuḍa who once stole Amṛita.

-इष्टका a kind of sacrificial brick shaped like the golden head of men, beasts &c. (पशुशीर्षाणि).

-ईशः, ईश्वरः N. of Śiva.

-उत्पन्ना a fly.

(-न्नम्), -उद्भवम् 1 A kind of collyrium (खर्परीतुत्थम्).

-2 Potassium permanganate

-उपस्तरणम् Water sipped as a substratum for the nectar-like food. (

-वः) N. of the Bilva tree.

-ओदनः Name of a son of Siṁhahanu, and uncle of Śākyamuni.

-करः, -किरणः 'nectar-rayed', the moon.

-कुण्डम् a vessel containing nectar.

-क्षारम् sal ammoniac. (Mar. नवसागर).

-गतिः N. of a metre consisting of 4 syllables.

-गर्भ a. filled with water or nectar; ambrosial.

(-र्भः) 1 the indivi- dual soul.

-2 the Supreme Soul.

-3 child of immorta- lity (said of sleep); देवानाममृतगर्भो$सि स्वप्न Av.6.46.1.

-चितिः f. an arrangement or accumulation of sacrifi- cial bricks conferring immortality.

-ज a. produced by or from nectar. (

-जः) a sort of plant, Yellow Myro- balan (Mar. हिरडा).

-जटा N. of a plant (जटामासी).

-तरङ्गिणी moonlight.

-तिलका N. of a metre of 4 lines, also called त्वरितगति.

-द्रव a. shedding nectar. (

-वः) flow of nectar.

-धार a. shedding nectar. (

-रा)

1 N. of a metre.

-2 flow of nectar.

-नन्दनः A pavilion with 58 pillars (Matsya P.27.8.).

-नादोपनिषद् f. 'The sound of immortality', Name of an Upaniṣad.

-पः 1 a drinker of nectar' a god or deity.

-2 N. of Viṣṇu.

-3 one who drinks wine; ध्रुवममृतपनामवाञ्छयासावधरममुं मधुपस्तवा- जिहीते Śi.7.42. (where अ˚ has sense

1 also).

-पक्षः 1 having golden or immortal wings, a sort of hawk.

-2 the immortal or golden wings of sacrificial fire.

-3 fire itself.

-फलः N. of two trees पटोल and पारावत.

(-ला) 1 a bunch of grapes, vine plant, a grape (द्राक्षा)

-2 = आमलकी. (

-लम्) a sort of fruit (रुचिफल) found in the country of the Mudgalas according to Bhāva P.

-बन्धुः Ved.

1 a god or deity in general.

-2 a horse or the moon.

-3 A friend or keeper of immortality; तां देवा अन्वजायन्त भद्रा अमृतबन्धवः Rv.1.72.5.

-बिन्दू- पनिषद् f. 'drop of nectar',:N. of an Upaniṣad of the Atharvaveda.

-भल्लातकी a sort of medicinal prepara- tion of ghee mentioned by Chakradatta.

-भवनम् N. of a monastery (built by Amṛitaprabha); Raj. T.

-भुज् m. an immortal, a god, deity; one who tastes the sacrificial residues.

-भू a. free from birth and death.

-मति = ˚गति q. v.

-मन्थनम् 1 churning (of the ocean) for nectar.

-2 N. of the chapters 17 to 19 of Mb.1.

-मालिनी N. of Durgā.

-मूर्तिः The moon; आप्याययत्यसौ लोकं वदनामृतमूर्तिना Bhāg.4.16.9.

-योगः see under अमृत.

-रसः 1 nectar, ambrosia; काव्यामृतरसास्वादः H.1; विविधकाव्यामृतरसान् पिवामः Bh.3.4.

-2 the Supreme Spirit.

(-सा) 1 dark-coloured grapes.

-2 a sort of cake (Mar. अनर्सा).

-लता, -लतिका a nectar-giving creeping plant (गुडूची).

-वाक a. producing nectar like sweet words.

-संयावम् a sort of dish mentioned in Bhāva P.

-सार a. ambrosial; ˚राणि प्रज्ञानानि U.7.

(-रः) 1 clarified butter.

-2 a sort of अयःपाक. ˚जः raw sugar, molasses (गुड).

-सूः, -सूतिः 1 the moon (distilling nectar).

-2 mother of the gods.

-सोदरः 1 'brother of nectar', the horse called उच्चैःश्रवस्.

-2 a horse in general.

-स्रवः flow of nectar. (

-वा) N. of a plant and tree (रुदन्ती-रुद्रवन्ती; Mar. रानहरभरा).

-स्त्रुत् a. shedding or distilling nectar; स्वरेण तस्याममृतस्रुतेव Ku.1.45.

*****अरुणीयः, -˚योगः The 25th Upaniṣad of the Atharvaveda.

आङ्गिरस a. (

-सी f.) Descended from or referring to Aṅgiras.

-सः 1 N. of Bṛihaspati, son of Aṅgiras; अध्यापयामास पितॄन् शिशुराङ्गिरसः कविः Ms.2.151. तं भासुरं चाङ्गिरसाधिदेवं यथावदानर्च तदायुषे सः Bu. Ch.2.36.

-2 Descendants of Aṅgiras (pl.).

-3 A parti- cular Sūkta or hymn in the Atharvaveda

-4 the soul; अधमास्ये$न्तरिति सो$यास्य आङ्गिरसो$ङ्गानां हि रसः Bṛi. Up.1.3.8.

-5 A Kṣatriya by will of Brahmā and by profession.

-6 N. of a particular year. cf. आङ्गीरसस्त्वब्दभेदे मुनिभेदे तदीरितम् । Nm.

-Comp. सत्रम् The ब्रहस्पति Satra; सत्रमाङ्गिरसं नाम ह्यासते स्वर्गकाम्यया Bhāg.1.23.3.

आथर्वणिक a. Belonging or relating to the अथर्ववेद.

-कः A Brāhmaṇa who has studied the Atharvaveda.

उच्छुष्मम् Confusion.

-Comp. -कल्पः N. of a section of the Atharvaveda-Pariśiṣṭa.

-रुद्राः N. of a class of demons.

ऐतशः N. of a Muni.

-Comp. -प्रलापः N. of a section of the Atharvaveda by the above Muni (Coming after the Kuntāpa hymns).