Atharvvana, Atharvvaṇa: 1 definition

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atharvvaṇa (अथर्व्वण) or Atharvaṇa.—m.

(-ṇaḥ) A name of Siva. E. atharbba the name of a Veda, and ṇa aff.

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Ātharvvaṇa (आथर्व्वण) or Ātharvaṇa.—m.

(-ṇaḥ) 1. A family priest. 2. A Brahman versed in the At'harvan Veda. n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. A collection of prayers, &c. delivered by At'Har- Van, a sage. 2. A private apartment in which after sacrifice, the sacrificer receives absolution from the officiating Brahman. E. atharvaṇa a Veda, and aṇ aff.

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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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