Mahtvij, Maha-ritvij, Mahartvij: 4 definitions
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Mahtvij 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahtvij (मह्त्विज्).—m. 'great priest', Name of the four chief sacrificial priests.
Mahtvij is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and ṛtvij (ऋत्विज्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahartvij (महर्त्विज्):—[=maha-rtvij] [from maha > mah] a maha-rtvij or maha-rtvij, m. ‘great priest’, Name of the 4 chief priests or Ṛtvij (viz. the Hotṛ, Udgātṛ, Adhvaryu and Brahman), [Brāhmaṇa; ???]
2) [from mah] b etc. See [column]2.
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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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