Atharva, 础迟丑补谤惫腻: 10 definitions
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: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Atharva (啶呧ぅ啶班啶�).鈥擜mong the Vedas, this has the fourth place. It comprises different kinds of incantations of occult powers for the destruction of enemies. Atharvan the son of Vasi峁ａ弓ha was the author of this Veda. In Chapter 6 of the third section of Vi峁ａ箛u Pur膩峁嘺 the following reference is made to Atharvaveda: "Sumantu Mahar峁 who was of infinite glory, first taught this Atharvaveda to his disciple Kabandha. (Sumantu Mahar峁 was the son of Jaimini, who was the disciple of Vedavy膩sa). Kabandha divided Atharvaveda into two parts and communicated them to two Mahar峁s named Devadar艣a and Pathya. Devadar艣a鈥檚 disciples were: Medh膩, Brahmabali, 艢autk膩yani and Pippal膩da. Pathya had three disciples named J膩b膩li, Kumud膩di and 艢aunaka. They also made Atharvaveda compilations. 艢aunaka divided his compilation into two and gave one part to Babhru and the other to Saindhava. Mu帽jike艣a learnt it from Saindhava and divided the compilation first into two and later into three parts. The five divisions of the Atharvaveda鈥擭ak峁trakalpa, Vedakalpa, Sa峁僪it膩kalpa, 膧峁単irasakalpa and 艢膩ntikalpa, were made by Mu帽jike艣a. Nak峁trakalpa contains Brahma鈥檚 works: Sa峁僪it膩kalpa contains Mantra Vidhi; 膧峁単irasakalpa contains 膩bhic膩ra and 艢膩ntikalpa contains taming of horses, elephants etc.
The mantras (incantations) in Atharvaveda and their uses are given below:鈥� (See full article at Story of Atharva from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) 础迟丑补谤惫腻 (啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂ぞ).鈥擳his muni is referred to in Mah膩bh膩rata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 43, Verse 50, as a professional chanter of Chandaveda. Once under the curse of Bh峁沢u Mahar峁, Agni hid himself under the sea. (See "AGNI"). At that time, it was 础迟丑补谤惫腻 who, at the suggestion of the Devas, went under the water and discovered Agni. (Mah膩bh膩rata, Vana Parva, Chapter 222, Verse 8).
2) 础迟丑补谤惫腻 recovered Agni, and re-created the worlds which were lying dormant owing to the absence of fire. (Mah膩bh膩rata, Vana Parva, Chapter 222, Verse 19).
2) 础迟丑补谤惫腻 was born from Brahm膩鈥檚 face. His wife was 艢膩nti, the daughter of Kardama. Citti was another name for 艢膩nti. But there are some Pur膩峁嘺s which refer to Citti as another wife of 础迟丑补谤惫腻. Also, there are Pur膩峁嘺s which say that 础迟丑补谤惫腻 was A峁単iras himself.
3) 础迟丑补谤惫腻 (啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂ぞ).鈥擳his name has been used as a synonym of 艢iva. (Mah膩bh膩rata, Anu艣膩sana Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 91).
4) 础迟丑补谤惫腻 (啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂ぞ).鈥擨n 峁歡veda another 础迟丑补谤惫腻 may be seen. It is said that he was the author of the Atharvaveda. After learning Brahmavidy膩 from Brahm膩, it was this 础迟丑补谤惫腻 who first brought fire to the earth from heaven. 础迟丑补谤惫腻 had two wives named 艢膩nti and Citti. This 础迟丑补谤惫腻 was the same person as Atharva峁嘺, the son of Vasi峁ａ弓ha. (Bh膩gavata, 4th Skandha, Chapter 1).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index础迟丑补谤惫腻 (啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂ぞ).鈥擜 Laukik膩gni; is Bh峁沢u; father of Darpah膩. Belongs to Dadhya峁単膩tharva峁嘺 category.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 29. 8, 9; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 12, 9.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAtharva (啶呧ぅ啶班啶�).鈥�= 啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂え啷� (atharvan) See below.
Derivable forms: 补迟丑补谤惫补岣� (啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础迟丑补谤惫腻 (啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂ぞ) or Atharvvan or Atharvv膩 or Atharvan.鈥�1. A Brahman. 2. A name of Vasishtha. n. (rva) The name of the fourth Veda. E. atha an auspicious particle 峁� to go, and vanipa aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Atharva (啶呧ぅ啶班啶�):鈥擺from atharvan] 1. atharva (in [compound] for atharvan).
2) [from atharvan] 2. atharva m. Name of Brahm膩鈥檚 eldest son (to whom he revealed the Brahma-vidy膩), [Mu峁囜笉aka-upani峁d]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtharva (啶呧ぅ啶班啶�):鈥攎.
(-谤惫补岣�) A proper name of the eldest son of Brahm膩, to whom Brahm膩 revealed the Brahmavidy膩 (q. v.) or knowledge of God. See atharvan. E. See atharvan of which it is an abbreviated form.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAtharva (啶呧ぅ啶班啶�) [Also spelled atharv]:鈥�; ~[veda] (nm) the fourth and the last of the Vedas.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAtharva (嗖呧播嗖班硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a Hindu of a particular caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood, esp. one who worships fire; a Br膩hma峁嘺.
2) [noun] name of a sage who is said to have first brought the fire from heaven, recited prayers and the author of the fourth Veda.
3) [noun] the fourth of four canonical collections of hymns, prayers and liturgical formulas,which has large number of forms of imprecations for the destruction of enemies and also contains prayers for safety and averting mishaps, evils, sins.
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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Starts with (+7): Atharvabhashya, Atharvachandas, Atharvahridaya, Atharvakushala, Atharvamantragana, Atharvamantranukramani, Atharvanacandrakalitantra, Atharvanagrihya, Atharvanagrihyaprayoga, Atharvanakelasa, Atharvanakhanda, Atharvanaparishishta, Atharvanapramitakshara, Atharvanaprayoga, Atharvanarahasya, Atharvanashiras, Atharvanasutra, Atharvanatika, Atharvanavid, Atharvanopanishad.
Full-text (+5987): Atharvaveda, Atharvashiras, Atharvahridaya, Atharvashikha, Veda, Atharvabhuta, Atharvana, Atharvavat, Atharvani, Atharvavid, Atharvan, Atharvavedin, Atarvam, Atharvashirsha, Samhitakalpa, Niri, Angirasa, Himsaka, Brahma, Laukikagni.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Agni < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Pur膩峁嘺]
Position of Pur膩峁嘺s in the Sanskrit Literature < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Pur膩峁嘺s]
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Chapter 202 - Bhart峁泍aj帽a鈥檚 Decision < [Section 1 - T墨rtha-m膩h膩tmya]
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Introduction to the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
History of 膧yurveda < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Ma峁噄s (medical amulets) in the Atharva Veda < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IV - Division of the Veda, in the last Dvapara age by the Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana < [Book III]
Chapter VI - Division of the Sama-veda < [Book III]
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