Neshtri, 狈别峁ａ弓峁�: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈别峁ａ弓峁� can be transliterated into English as Nestr or Neshtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰) refers to one of the three types of companions for the Adhvaryu, which is one of the four classes of 峁歵vijas (峁歵vik), or 鈥減riests participating in the Vedic sacrifices鈥�, as mentioned in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.27.鈥擳he priests (峁歵vijas) participating in the Vedic sacrifices are usually four in number. They are Hot峁�, Adhvaryu, Udg膩t峁� and Brahman corresponding to the four Vedas鈥斸箽g, Yajus, S膩man and Atharvan respectively. Each of the priests has three companions or helpers, the total no. is sixteen viz. Hot峁涒�擬aitr膩varu峁嘺, Acch膩v膩ka, Gr膩vastut; Adhvaryu鈥擯ratiprasth膩t峁�, 狈别峁ａ弓峁�, Unnet峁�; Udg膩t峁涒�擯rastot峁�, Pratihart峁�, Subrahma峁噛a and Brahman鈥擝r膩hma峁嚹乧cha峁僺in, Ag苍墨dhra, Pot峁�. See 膧艣val膩yana 艢rauta S奴tra IV. 1.4-6.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰) refers to the name of one of the chief priests at the Soma sacrifice, occurs in the 峁歡veda and later. See 峁歵vij.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰).鈥�m. One of the chief officiating priests at a Soma sacrifice (whose number is 16).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰).鈥攎.
(-峁ａ弓腻) One of the sixteen officiating priests at a soma sacrifice. E. 峁嚹� to lead or conduct the ceremonies, Unadi aff. 迟峁沶, and 峁办 augment.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰).鈥擺masculine] one of the chief priests at a Soma sacrifice.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰):鈥擺from 苍别峁] m. ([probably] [from] 鈭�苍墨 [Aorist] stem 苍别峁�; but cf. [P膩峁噄ni 3-2, 135], [vArttika] 2 etc.) one of the chief officiating priests at a Soma sacrifice, he who leads forward the wife of the sacrificer and prepares the Sur膩 (Tva峁ａ弓峁� so called, [峁歡-veda i, 15, 3]), [峁歡-veda; Br膩hma峁嘺; ??? etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈别峁ａ弓峁� (啶ㄠ啶粪啶熰):鈥�(峁ａ弓腻) 4. m. An officiating priest.
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.
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Partial matches: The, The, Neshtri, Te.
Starts with: Neshtriprayoga, Neshtritvaprayoga, Neshtriya.
Full-text (+4): Neshtriprayoga, Neshtra, Neshtritvaprayoga, Neshtriya, Acchavaka, Neshtodgatarau, Neshtapotarau, Hotri, Ritvik, Netthar, Agnidh, Agnidhra, Unnetri, Maitravaruna, Potrin, Pratiprasthatri, Pratihartri, Prastotri, Brahmanacchamsin, Gravastut.
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