अथर्वन्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *átʰarwā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *átʰarwā (“priest”) (compare Avestan 𐬁𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (āθrauuan)); ultimate origin unknown. Some scholars suggest it derives from the BMAC substrate.
Noun
अथर्वन् • (átharvan) m
- a priest who has to do with fire and Soma
Declension
| Masculine an-stem declension of अथर्वन् (átharvan) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अथर्वा átharvā |
अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹ |
अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ |
| Vocative | अथर्वन् átharvan |
अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹ |
अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ |
| Accusative | अथर्वाणम् átharvāṇam |
अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹ |
अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ |
| Instrumental | अथर्वणा átharvaṇā |
अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām |
अथर्वभिः átharvabhiḥ |
| Dative | अथर्वणे átharvaṇe |
अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām |
अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ |
अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām |
अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ |
अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ |
अथर्वणाम् átharvaṇām |
| Locative | अथर्वणि átharvaṇi |
अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ |
अथर्वसु átharvasu |
| Notes |
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Proper noun
अथर्वन् • (átharvan) m
- name of the priest who is said to have been the first to institute the worship of fire and offer Soma and prayers (he is represented as a Prajāpati, as Brahmā's eldest son, as the first learner and earliest teacher of the Brahma-vidyā, as the author of the Atharva-veda, as identical with Aṅgiras, as the father of Agni, etc.)
- name of Śiva, Vasishṭha
Declension
| Masculine an-stem declension of अथर्वन् (átharvan) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अथर्वा átharvā |
अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹ |
अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ |
| Vocative | अथर्वन् átharvan |
अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹ |
अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ |
| Accusative | अथर्वाणम् átharvāṇam |
अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹ |
अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ |
| Instrumental | अथर्वणा átharvaṇā |
अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām |
अथर्वभिः átharvabhiḥ |
| Dative | अथर्वणे átharvaṇe |
अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām |
अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ |
अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām |
अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ |
अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ |
अथर्वणाम् átharvaṇām |
| Locative | अथर्वणि átharvaṇi |
अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ |
अथर्वसु átharvasu |
| Notes |
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See also
- अग्नि (agní)
References
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 17
- Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129), Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
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