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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Vyadhvara (व्यध्वर, “perforating”) designates a worm in one passage of the Atharvaveda (II.31.4), where there seems to be no good reason to alter the reading to Vyadvara, though Whitney thinks that it may rather be connected with vi-adhvan than with the root vyadh, ‘pierce.’ The term occurs with Maśaka, ‘fly,’ in the Hiraṇyakeśi-gṛhya-sūtra (II.16.3). and perhaps also in another passage of the Atharvaveda (VI.50.3), where, however, both Whitney and Shaṅkar Paṇḍit read Vyadvara.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vyadhvara (व्यध्वर).—[adjective] piercing, boring (cf. vyadvara).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyadhvara (व्यध्वर):—[from vyadh] mfn. piercing, perforating, boring (as a worm), [Atharva-veda] (cf. vy-advara).

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Vyadhvara in German

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Full-text: Vyadvara, Avaskava.

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

5a. Worm infestation (Kṛmi) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]

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