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Atharvangiras, ٳ󲹰ṅg: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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

ٳ󲹰ṅg (अथर्वाङ्गिरस�).—See AṄGIRAS.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

ٳ󲹰ṅg (अथर्वाङ्गिरस�).�m. A member of the class of this name. -(pl.)

1) Descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras.

2) Names of the hymns of the Atharvaveda; दण्डनीत्या� � कुशलमथर्वाङ्गिरस� तथ� (daṇḍanītyā� ca kuśalamatharvāṅgirase tathā) Y.1.313.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṅg (अथर्वाङ्गिरस�).—[masculine] [plural] the races of Atharvan and Aṅgiras, also = atharvateda.

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

ٳ󲹰ṅg (अथर्वाङ्गिरस�):—[from atharva > atharvan] m. a member of the sacerdotal race or class called ٳ󲹰ṅg, m. [plural], id est. the descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras, the hymns of the Atharva-veda,

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṅg (अथर्वाङ्गिरस�):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-�) The Angiras of the Athar-vaveda. This use of the word, as a [tatpurusha compound] in the sing., is of later origin than that of the Dwandwa in the plur., and, as it seems, adopted to explain the form ٳ󲹰ṅg q. v. Ii. Dwandwa. m. pl.

(-�) 1) The descendants of Atharvan and of Angiras.

2) The Atharvaveda hymns of both collectively; the Atharvaveda (q. v.), one part (or parvan) of which is considered to have been revealed by the descendants of Atharvan and another by the descendants of Angiras. According to another explanation, however, this name of the Atharvaveda would merely refer to Atharvan (q. v.) being the inspired author of one part and Angiras (q. v.) of the other. E. atharvan and ṅg.

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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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