Atharvavid, Atharva-vid: 4 definitions

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Atharvavid means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Atharvavid in Kavya glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Atharvavid (अथर्वविद्) refers to “one who knows the Atharvaveda”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 8.3-4.—Accordingly: “Having experienced his great consecration with water gathered by Vasiṣṭha, the earth seemed to express her contentment with clear sighs. When the ritual had been performed for him by the guru who knew the Atharvaveda (atharvavid), he became unassailable by his enemies, for when Brahman is united with the power of weapons it is a union of wind and fire”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Atharvavid in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atharvavid (अथर्वविद्):—[=atharva-vid] [from atharva > atharvan] m. one versed in the Atharva-veda (a qualification essential to the special class of priests called Brahmans).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atharvavid (अथर्वविद्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. (-vit) One versed in the Atharvaveda. See atharvabhūta. According to the Pariśiṣṭa of this Veda esp. an epithet of the priest called Brahman q. v. See brahmaveda. E. atharvan and vid.

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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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