Gravastut, Grava-stut, Grāvastut: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Gravastut 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Grāvastut (ग्रावस्तुत्) refers to one of the three types of companions for the Hotṛ, which is one of the four classes of Ṛtvijas (Ṛtvik), or “priests participating in the Vedic sacrifices”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27.—The priests (Ṛtvijas) participating in the Vedic sacrifices are usually four in number. They are Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ and Brahman corresponding to the four Vedas—Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman and Atharvan respectively. Each of the priests has three companions or helpers, the total no. is sixteen viz. Hotṛ—Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāvastut; Adhvaryu—Pratiprasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Unnetṛ; Udgātṛ—Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya and Brahman—Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ. See Āśvalāyana Śrauta Sūtra IV. 1.4-6.
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
1) Grāvastut (ग्रावस्तुत्):—[=grāva-stut] [from grāva] m. ([Pāṇini 3-2, 177]) ‘praising the Soma stones’, one of the 16 priests (called after the hymn [Ṛg-veda x, 94, 1 ff.] addressed to the Soma stones), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vi, 1; vii, 1; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv, 3, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] [xii; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Grāvastut (ग्रावस्तुत्):—(grāvan + stut) m. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 177.] einer der sechszehn gewöhnlich aufgeführten Liturgen, genannt nach dem an die Soma-Steine gerichteten Lobgesang, [Ṛgveda 10, 94, 1. fgg.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 6, 1. 7, 1.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 4, 1. 5, 12. 9, 4.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 3, 4, 22. 12, 1, 1, 9.] [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa im Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 35.] yaḥ prastotā sa brāhmaṇācchaṃsī sa grāvastut [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 13, 24, 11.] [Colebrooke I, 355] (Gravastata).
Grāvastut (ग्रावस्तुत्):—m. einer der 16 gewöhnlich aufgeführten Liturgen , genannt nach dem an die grāvan 1)a) gerichteten Lobgesang.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Stut, Gravan.
Starts with (+0): Gravastuta, Gravastutprayoga.
Full-text (+0): Gravastotriya, Gravan, Gravastutprayoga, Ritvik, Hotri, Acchavaka, Gravagrabha, Agnidhra, Unnetri, Maitravaruna, Neshtri, Potrin, Pratiprasthatri, Pratihartri, Prastotri, Brahmanacchamsin, Subrahmanya.
Relevant text
Search found 17 books and stories containing Gravastut, Grava-stut, Grāva-stut, Grāvastut; (plurals include: Gravastuts, stuts, Grāvastuts). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.1.2 < [Sukta 1]
Aitareya Brahmana (a comprehensive analysis) (by Sanghamitra Mukherjee)
Group Deities (13): The Sarpadevas < [Chapter 2 - Gods and Goddesses]
Gavāmayana Satra < [Chapter 1 - Rituals]
Major deities (3): Description of Prajāpati < [Chapter 2 - Gods and Goddesses]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Part 5.4: Mid-day soma pressing (mādhyandina-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 67 < [Volume 1, Part 1 (1901)]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)