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athaअथátha or áthā (or Ved. áthā), ind. (probably fr. pronom. base a) an auspicious and inceptive particle (not easily expressed in English), now; then; moreover; rather; certainly; but; else; what? how else? &c.
athacaअथचatha—ca ind. moreover, and likewise.
atharīअथरीatharí, is or atharī́, f. (said to be fr. √ at, to go, or fr. an obsolete √ ath), flame [[Gmn.]; ‘the point of an arrow or of a lance’, [NBD.]; ‘finger’, [Naigh.]], [RV. iv, 6, 8.]
atharī́ (accord. to some) an elephant, [RV. iv, 6, 8].
athariअथरिatharí, is or atharī́, f. (said to be fr. √ at, to go, or fr. an obsolete √ ath), flame [[Gmn.]; ‘the point of an arrow or of a lance’, [NBD.]; ‘finger’, [Naigh.]], [RV. iv, 6, 8.]
athatuअथतुatha—tu ind. but, on the contrary.
athavāअथवाatha—vā ind. or rather.
athakimअथकिम्atha—kim ind. how else? what else? certainly, assuredly, sure enough.
atharvīअथर्वीatharvī́ f. [‘female priest’, [Gmn.]; [BR.]] pierced by the point (of an arrow or of a lance), [RV. i, 112, 10]
cf. athari.
(accord. to some) fiery (cf. viśpalā below), [RV. i, 112, 10].
atharvaअथर्व(in comp. for atharvan).
m. N. of Brahmā's eldest son (to whom he revealed the Brahma-vidyā), [MuṇḍUp.]
atharyūअथर्यू1. atharya [[VS.]] and atharyū́ [[RV. vii, 1, 1]], mfn. flickering, lambent.
atharyaअथर्य[[VS.]] and atharyū́ [[RV. vii, 1, 1]], mfn. flickering, lambent.
Nom. P. atharyati, to move tremulously, flicker, [Naigh.]
athakimuअथकिमुatha—kimu ind. how much more
so much the more.
atharvanअथर्वन्átharvan m. (said to be fr. an obsolete word athar, fire), a priest who has to do with fire and Soma
N. 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, &c.)
N. of Śiva, Vasiṣṭha [[Kir. x, 10]], Soma, Prāṇa
átharvan m. n. (ā, a) the fourth or Atharva-veda (said to have been composed by Atharvan, and consisting chiefly of formulas and spells intended to counteract diseases and calamities)
átharvan m. pl. (átharvāṇas). descendants of Atharvan, often coupled with those of Aṅgiras and Bhṛgu
pl. the hymns of the Atharva-veda.
athavāpiअथवापिatha—vāpi ind. or, rather.
atharvāṇaअथर्वाणn. the Atharva-veda or the ritual of it, [MBh.]
atharvaṇaअथर्वणm. N. of Śiva.
atharvaṇiअथर्वणि, is, better ātharvaṇi, m. a Brāhman versed in the Atharva veda, [L.], a family priest, [L.]
atharvavatअथर्ववत्atharva—vát ind. like Atharvan or his descendants, [RV.]
atharvavidअथर्वविद्atharva—vid m. one versed in the Atharva-veda (a qualification essential to the special class of priests called Brahmans).
atharvabhūtaअथर्वभूतatharva—bhūta m. pl. ‘who have become Atharvans’, N. of the twelve Maharṣis.
atharvaśikhāअथर्वशिखाatharva—śikhā f. N. of an Upaniṣad.
atharvavedaअथर्ववेदatharva—veda m. N. of the fourth Veda (see above).
atharvāṇavidअथर्वाणविद्atharvāṇa—vid m. one versed in that ritual.
atharvaśirasअथर्वशिरस्atharva—śiras n. id.
N. of a kind of brick, [TBr.]
atharva—śiras m. N. of Mahāpuruṣa.
atharvāṅgirasअथर्वाङ्गिरस्atharvāṅgirás m. a member of the sacerdotal race or class called atharvāṅgirasas, m. pl., i.e. the descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras, the hymns of the Atharva-veda,
atharvahṛdayaअथर्वहृदयatharva—hṛdaya n. N. of a Pariśiṣṭa.
atharvāṅgirasaअथर्वाङ्गिरसmfn. connected with the sacerdotal class called Atharvāṅgiras
am n. the work or office of the Atharvāṅgiras
āḥ m. pl. the hymns of the Atharva-veda.