ṛtv-íj mfn. (fr. √ yaj), sacrificing at the proper time, sacrificing regularly
ṛtv-íj (k), m. a priest (usually four are enumerated, viz. Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Brahman, and Udgātṛ; each of them has three companions or helpers, so that the total number is sixteen, viz. hotṛ, Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāva-stut; adhvaryu, Prati-prasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Un-netṛ; brahman, Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ; udgātṛ, Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya, [ĀśvŚr. iv, 1, 4]-[6]), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] &c.
ṛtv-ij See p. 224, col. 2.