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ahar

ahar n. (the weak cases come fr. ahan, q.v. , the middle ones fr. ahas [see below] or in RV. also fr. ahan, q.v. ) a day, RV. &c.

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1. َهَر

ahar n. (the weak cases come fr. ahan, q.v. , the middle ones fr. ahas [see below] or in RV. also fr. ahan, q.v. ) a day, RV. &c.

2. َهَر

a sacrificial or festival day, portion of a sacrifice appointed for one day's performance, AitBr. &c. (often ifc. , as dvAdaSA ha/ , &c. See s.v. 2. aha)

3. َهَر

(ahanī) nom. du. day and night, RV. ; AV. xiii, 2, 3 ( cf. ahaścakṛṣṇamahararjunamca, ‘the black and the white day’ i.e. night and day, RV. vi, 9, 1 )

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