Camasadhvaryu, Camasādhvaryu, Camasa-adhvaryu: 5 definitions
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Camasadhvaryu 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chamasadhvaryu.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCamasādhvaryu (चमसाध्वर्यु).—Were ten Viśvedevas in Soma's Rājasūya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 23. 22.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCamasādhvaryu (चमसाध्वर्यु).—the priest who manages the drinking vessels.
Derivable forms: camasādhvaryuḥ (चमसाध्वर्युः).
Camasādhvaryu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms camasa and adhvaryu (अध्वर्यु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCamasādhvaryu (चमसाध्वर्यु):—[from camasa] m. the priest who manages the drinking-vessels, [Atharva-veda ix, 6, 51; Taittirīya-saṃhitā vi; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii f.] etc.
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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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