ātharvaṇa

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. (ṇī f.) [atharvaṇā muninā dṛṣṭaḥ vedaḥ aṇ ātharvaṇaḥ tamadhīte vetti vā aṇ P. IV. 3. 133] Originating from, re- lating or belonging to, the Atharva- veda or the Atharvans. --ṇaḥ 1 A Brāhmaṇa knowing or studying the Atharvaveda. --2 A descen- dant of Atharvan. --3 A priest whose ritual is comprised in the Atharvaveda. --4 The Atharvaveda it- self (atharvaṇāṃ samūhaḥ). --5 A house- priest. --ṇaṃ A private room in...

[mw] mf (/I) n. (Pa1n2. 4-3, 133) originating from or belonging or relating to Atharvan atharvan or the Atharvans aTarvan s AV.; A1p. &c 136,2 23732 m. a descendant of Atharvan atharvan or the Atharvans aTarvan s (as Dadhya4c dadhyac) RV.; AV.; TS. v, &c 136,2 23733 m. a priest or Brahman brahman whose ritual is comprised in the Atharva atharva - veda veda, a conjurer MBh. v, 1391, &c 136,2 23734 m. the Atharva atharva -...

Appears in 32 texts

Lexicon Preview

a. (ṇī f.) [atharvaṇā muninā dṛṣṭaḥ vedaḥ aṇ ātharvaṇaḥ tamadhīte vetti vā aṇ P. IV. 3. 133] Originating from, re- lating or belonging to, the Atharva- veda or the Atharvans....

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

64

Texts Appeared In

26

DCS: a pearl | Monier-Williams: an apartment (in which the sacrificer is informed by the officiating Brāhman o

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Gopathabrāhmaṇa 15 23.4%
2. Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad 11 17.2%
3. Atharvaveda (Śaunaka) 5 7.8%
4. Chāndogyopaniṣad 4 6.2%
5. Mahābhārata 4 6.2%

Concordance (Sample)

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: ātharvaṇāḥ

  ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni mantrāścātharvaṇāstu ye

• Vaikhānasagṛhyasūtra surface: ātharvaṇa

  āsayitvā dakṣiṇe śaṃ no devīriti prokṣya pradhānāḥ pañcāśadāhutīr ājyacarubhyām

• Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha surface: ātharvaṇa

  prabhāvajā devagurūllaṅghanaśāpātharvaṇādikṛtā jvarādayaḥ piśācādayaśca