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Atharvana, ٳ󲹰ṇa, ٳ󲹰ṇa, Āٳ󲹰ṇa: 16 definitions

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Atharvana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atharvana in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण).—A son of Vasiṣṭha. (Bhāgavata, Fourth Skandha, Verse 42).

2) Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण).—A sage. When Arjuna dreamed of going to Śiva accompanied by Kṛṣṇa they visited in the dream the āśrama of this sage also.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atharvana in Ayurveda glossary
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वा�):—Men, learned in the lore of the Atharva Veda.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atharvana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण).—n (atharva The name of the fourth Veda.) A term for wily and wicked arts or practices in order to injure.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atharvana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण).—[atharvā taduktavidyā astyasya jñātṛtvāt ac na ṭīlopa�]

1) Ś.

2) Name of the Atharvaveda, See below.

Derivable forms: ٳ󲹰ṇa� (अथर्वण�).

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ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वा�).—Ritual of the Atharvaveda.

-ṇa�, -°vid One studying or versed in this Veda or the ritual.

Derivable forms: ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वाणम�).

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Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण).�a. (-ṇ� f.) [अथर्वण� मुनिना दृष्टः वेदः अण� आथर्वण� तमधीते वेत्ति वा अण� (atharvṇ� muninā dṛṣṭa� veda� � ātharvṇa� tamadhīte vetti vā �) P.IV.3.133] Originating from, relating or belonging to, the Atharvaveda or the Athrvans; अग्न� साक्षिण्याथर्वणे� विधिना (agnau sākṣiṇyātharvṇena vidhinā) Dk; आथर्वण- स्तीव्� इवाभिचार� (ātharvṇa- stīvra ivābhicāra�) Mv.1.62.

-ṇa� 1 A Brāhmṇa knowing or studying the Atharvaveda.

2) A descendant of Atharvan; इद� वै तन्मधु दध्यङ्ङार्थवणोऽश्विभ्यामुवाच (ida� vai tanmadhu dadhyaṅṅārthavṇo'śvibhyāmuvāca) B�. Up.2.5.16.

3) A priest whose ritual is comprised in the Atharvaveda.

4) The Atharvaveda itself (atharvṇāṃ samūha�).

5) A housepriest.

-ṇa 1 A private room in which the sacrificer is informed of the happy event of the sacrifice by the officiating Brāhmṇa.

2) The black art, magic (ṇaṇa).

n. Name of an Upaniṣad belonging to the Atharvaveda.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण).�nt., Atharvanic practices, sorcery, black magic: پ屹Բ 629.16 (mss.; ed. em. āth°). Pali (Sn 927) has v.l. athabbṇa for edd. āth°; Sanskrit has ٳ󲹰ṇa also but apparently not in precisely this sense.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण) or Atharvvṇa.—m.

(-ṇa�) A name of Siva. E. atharbba the name of a Veda, and ṇa aff.

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Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण) or Ātharvvṇa.—m.

(-ṇa�) 1. A family priest. 2. A Brahman versed in the At'harvan Veda. n.

(-ṇa�) 1. A collection of prayers, &c. delivered by At'Har- Van, a sage. 2. A private apartment in which after sacrifice, the sacrificer receives absolution from the officiating Brahman. E. ٳ󲹰ṇa a Veda, and aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण).—i. e. atharvan + a, adj., f. ṇ�, Belonging to the Atharvaveda, [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 201, 11.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण).—[feminine] ī belonging to Atharvan; [masculine] descendant of A. or the Atharvaveda.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Mādhavācārya Oxf. 270^a, by Bhaṭṭoji Oxf. 163^a.

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

1) ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण):—[from atharvan] m. Name of Ś.

2) ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वा�):—[from atharvan] n. the Atharva-veda or the ritual of it, [Mahābhārata]

3) Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण):—mf(ī)n. ([Pāṇini 4-3, 133]) originating from or belonging or relating to Atharvan or the Atharvans, [Atharva-veda; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra] etc.

4) m. a descendant of Atharvan or the Atharvans (as Dadhyác), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā v, etc.]

5) a priest or Brahman whose ritual is comprised in the Atharva-veda, a conjurer, [Mahābhārata v, 1391, etc.]

6) the Atharva-veda, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad] etc.

7) Name of a text belonging to the Atharvaveda [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

8) n. Name of different Sāmans

9) = atharvṇāṃ samūha�, ([gana] 󾱰ṣād q.v.)

10) an apartment (in which the sacrificer is informed by the officiating Brāhman of the happy termination of the sacrifice), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण):—m.

(-ṇa�) A name of Ś. E. atharvan, taddh. aff. a(?).

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ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वा�):—n.

(-ṇa) The religious observances (karman) connected with the ritual of the Atharvaveda. E. Irregular derivation from atharvan, taddh. aff. �(?).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण):�(ṇa�) 1. m. A name of Shiva.

2) Āٳ󲹰ṇa (आथर्वण):�(ṇa�) 1. m. A family priest. n. Collection of prayers.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ٳ󲹰ṇa (अथर्वण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Athavvṇa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atharvana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٳ󲹰ṇa (ಅಥರ್ವಣ):—[noun] = ಅಥರ್� - [atharva -] 3.

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Āٳ󲹰ṇa (ಆಥರ್ವಣ):—[adjective] originating from, relating or belonging to the Atharva Veda or its sages.

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Āٳ󲹰ṇa (ಆಥರ್ವಣ):�

1) [noun] a collection of the hymns of Atharva Veda.

2) [noun] the art or practice of usingh supernatural powers over people with a purpose of causing harm to them.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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