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ātharvaṇo

m

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. ätharvan-

ätharvan- m. Priester [v.a. von Agni und Soma]; Name des ersten Priesters der Vorzeit (RV +); ötharvand- m. Abkömmling des Atharvan (RV +). - lir., vgl. jav. dßrauuan- m. Priester im allgemeinen, Bezeichnung des ersten [des Priester-] Standes (GenSg afaurun-ö, u.a.), adauruna- n. Priesterdienst. - Die Deutung von ür, *atharyan- bleibt offen. Jav. @ßrauuan- statt *aßaruuan- (: adaurun-) erklärt Brugmann, Grundriß II … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. ätharvan-, p. 115]

2. َتهَرثَن

atharvan m. (said to be fr. an obsolete word athar, fire), a priest who has to do with fire and Soma

3. َتهَرثَن

N. of the priest who is said to have been the first to institute the worship of fire and offer Soma and prayers (he is represented as a Prajāpati , as Brahmā 's eldest son, as the first learner and earliest teacher of the Brahma-vidyā , as the author of the Atharva-veda , as identical with Aṅgiras , as the father of Agni , &c.)

4. َتهَرثَن

N. of Śiva , Vasiṣṭha [ Kir. x, 10 ], Soma , Prāṇa

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. atharvan (vol. 1, scan p. 858; entry #7814).

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