Atharvangiras, Atharvāṅgiras: 7 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Atharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्).—See AṄGIRAS.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Atharvāṅgiras (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 (daṇḍanītyāṃ ca kuśalamatharvāṅgirase tathā) Y.1.313.
Atharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्).—[masculine] [plural] the races of Atharvan and Aṅgiras, also = atharvateda.
Atharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्):—[from atharva > atharvan] m. a member of the sacerdotal race or class called atharvāṅgirasas, m. [plural], id est. the descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras, the hymns of the Atharva-veda,
Atharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.
(-rāḥ) The Angiras of the Athar-vaveda. This use of the word, as a [tatpurusha compound] in the sing., is of later origin than that of the Dwandwa in the plur., and, as it seems, adopted to explain the form atharvāṅgirasa q. v. Ii. Dwandwa. m. pl.
(-rasaḥ) 1) The descendants of Atharvan and of Angiras.
2) The Atharvaveda hymns of both collectively; the Atharvaveda (q. v.), one part (or parvan) of which is considered to have been revealed by the descendants of Atharvan and another by the descendants of Angiras. According to another explanation, however, this name of the Atharvaveda would merely refer to Atharvan (q. v.) being the inspired author of one part and Angiras (q. v.) of the other. E. atharvan and aṅgiras.
Atharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्):—(atharvan + aṅgiras) m. pl.
1) die beiden Geschlechter des Atharvan und Angiras [Praśnopaniṣad 2, 8.] —
2) die Atharvan und die Angiras, ein volksthümlich ungenauer Ausdruck für die Zaubersprüche (bheṣajāni) der Atharvan und Angiras. So heissen: a) Lieder und Sprüche dieses zauberhaften Charakters, welche auf die Vorzeit zurückgeführt und jenen mit übermenschlichen Kräften ausgerüsteten Urhebern zugeschrieben werden. Sie unterscheiden sich nach Inhalt und Zweck von den ṛcaḥ, yajūṃṣi und sāmāni, neben welchen sie am frühesten [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 10, 7, 20.] genannt werden. — b) speciell die Sammlung derartiger Sprüche und Lieder, die wir Atharvaveda nennen. [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 5, 6, 7. 14, 5, 4, 10. 6, 10, 6.] [?(= Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 2, 4, 10. 4, 1, 2.) Chāndogyopaniṣad 3, 4, 1. TAITT. Upakośā 2, 3. Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 44. Mahābhārata 5, 548 - 550.] wird der sg. Atharvāṃgiras durch Angiras in seinem Bezug zum [Atharvavedasaṃhitā] erklärt: atharvavedamantraiśca devendraṃ samapūjayat (aṅgirāḥ) .. tatastu bhagavānindraḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata . varaṃ ca pradadau tasmai atharvāṅgirase tadā .. atharvāṅgiraso nāma vede sminvai bhaviṣyati . udāharaṇametaddhi yajñabhāgaṃ ca lapsyase ..
Atharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्):——
1) m. Pl. — a) die Geschlechter des Atharvan und Aṅgira. — b) die ihnen zugeschriebenen Sprüche ; speciell die des Atharvaveda [34,15.] —
2) m. Sg. Aṅgiras in seinem Bezug zum Atharvaveda [Mahābhārata 5,18,6.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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