adhvaryu

adhvaryu m. (-ryuḥ) ¹ One desirous of having a sacrifice insti-

tuted for one's self (used in this sense in the Rigveda). ² A

priest in general (ved.) ³ (In the ritual and the epic litera-

ture.) A special priest, one conversant with and performing

the ritual observances connected with the Yajurveda; he is

one of the sixteen Ṛtvijs required for the performing of the

great Soma sacrifices (see ṛtvij) and, amongst them,

one of the four leading priests (see besides brahman, udgātṛ

and hotṛ) who receive the whole dakṣiṇā (q. v.); his pu-

rushas or assistant priests are the pratiprasthātṛ, neṣṭṭa and

unnetṛ who are called, like himself, the dīkṣayitṛ (q. v.) because

they initiate, viz. the adhvaryu the three other leading priests,

the pratiprasthātṛ the ardhin- (q. v.), the neṣṭṛ the tṛtīyin-

(q. v.) and the unnetṛ the pādin- (q. v.) priests. The Mi-

mānsā decides in doubtful cases, viz. whenever a sacrifice

mentioned in and making part of the ritual of the Yajur-

veda, is mentioned also and forms part of another Veda,

whether the Adhwaryu has another priest to share in

his functions or whether he has to abstain from the pro-

ceedings altogether. The ten camasādhvaryu (q. v.), who,

are also assistants or purushas of the Adhwaryu, are dis-

tinct from and do not bear the name of Ṛtvij.--According

to a legend in the Harivanśa, Nārāyaṇa created the first

Adhwaryu from his arms. The dual adhvaryu is the collective

denomination of the adhvaryu and pratiprasthātṛ, his principal

assistant; the plur. adhvaryavaḥ of the adhvaryu and his three

assistants, and in general of those devoted to the study or

the practice of the Yajurveda. ⁴ The Yajurveda (also in the

plur. adhvaryavaḥ). E. adhvary, kṛt aff. u.

adhvaryu adhvaryu (i. e. adhvarya, a

ved. denominat., derived from adhvara

+ u), m. A special priest versed in the

Yajurveda, Man. 3, 145.

Adhvaryu, us, m. one who institutes an Adhvara;

any officiating priest; technical name of a priest of a

particular class (as distinguished from the Hotṛ, the

Udgātṛ, and the Brahman classes). The Adhvarya-

vas “had to measure the ground, to build the altar,

to prepare the sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and

water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and

immolate it.” Whilst engaged in these duties, they

had to repeat, without interruption or mistake, the

hymns of the Yajur-veda; hence that Veda itself is also

called Adhvaryu or Adhvaryavas, and the latter word

also means adherents of the Yajur-veda. —Adhvaryu-

kāṇḍa, am, n. title of a book of mantras or prayers

intended for Adhvaryavas. —Adhvaryu-kratu, us,

m. sacrificial act performed by the Adhvaryu.

—Adhvaryu-veda, as, m. the Yajur-veda.

Adhvaryu; add — (us), f. the wife of an Adhvaryu

priest, (Pāṇ. IV. 1, 66.)

adhvaryú, m. priest, who did the actual work of the sacrifice, and appears in the oldest period as companion of the hotṛ— see ṛtvij. [√adhvarya, 1178h.]

adhvaryú m. priest, esp. one performing the actual work of the sacrifice.

adhvaryu adhvaryú, m. priest performing the
practical work of the sacrifice; priest versed
in the Yajur-veda.

adhvaryú m. one who institutes an Adhvara any officiating priest

a priest of a particular class (as distinguished from the hotṛ, the udgātṛ, and the brahman classes. The Adhvaryu priests ‘had to measure the ground, to build the altar, to prepare the sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and immolate it’; whilst engaged in these duties, they had to repeat the hymns of the Yajur-veda, hence that Veda itself is also called Adhvaryu)

pl. (adhvaryavas) the adherents of the Yajur-veda

adhvaryú f. (us) the wife of an Adhvaryu priest, Pāṇ. iv, 1, 66, Sch.

adhvaryu- m. prêtre qui officie.

adhvaryú (von adhvary) m.

1) Verwalter der heiligen Bräuche, dienstthuender Priester, Liturg; besonders häufig von denjenigen gebraucht, welche das zur Bereitung und Darbringung des Soma Nöthige besorgen: àdhvàryubhìḥ prasthîtàṃ madhû ṚV. 2, 37, 2. adhvâryavo 'rùṇaṃ dùgdhamàṃśuṃ jùhotâna vṛṣàbhāyâ kṣitī̀nām 7, 98, 1. adhvâryavo hàviṣā̂ marjayadhvam 8, 2, 4. 1, 135, 3. 3, 46, 5. 6, 153, 1. u.s.w.

— 2) Bezeichnung eines bestimmten beim Cultus thätigen Priesters. Seine Aufgabe ist die Leitung der Ceremonie am Altar im Ganzen und die Ausführung der meisten ihr angehörigen Handlungen. Am frühesten tritt bei dem gewöhnlichen Opfer der Adhvaryu neben dem Hotar auf; in der Folge zählt man in der Regel vier Priester, ṛtvijaḥ ( AIT. BR. 7, 16. ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 23), und an diese reiht sich eine grosse Zahl anderer Altardiener je nach der Feierlichkeit und dem Zweck des Opfers; vgl. udgātar, neṣṭar, brahman u. s. w. Der Inhalt des Yajurveda soll vorzugsweise das Ritual des Adhvaryu ausmachen AK. 2, 7, 16. H. 819; s. ādhvaryava. àdhvàryorvā̀ prayâtaṃ śakrà hastā̀ddhotûrvā yàjñaṃ hàviṣô juṣasva ṚV. 3, 35, 10. śaṃsā̂vādhvaryò pratî me gṛṇī̀hīndrā̂yà vāhâḥ kṛṇavāvà juṣṭâm 53, 3. tvamâdhvàryurùta hotā̂si pū̀rvyaḥ prâśā̀stā potā̂ jànuṣā̂ pùrohîtaḥ 1, 94, 6. hotā̂dhvàryurāvâyā agnimìndho grā̂vagrā̀bha ùta śaṃstā̀ suvîpraḥ 162, 5. àdhvàryuṃ vā̀ madhûpāṇiṃ sùhastyâmàgnidhâṃ vā dhṛ̀tadâkṣàṃ damū̂nasam 10, 41, 3. tasmānnā̀nabhipreṣitamadhvaryùṇā kìṃ ca nà kriyate yàdèvādhvaryurāhā̀nubrūhi yajetyàthaiva tè kurvanti yà ṛcā̀ kurvànti yàdevādhvaryurā̀ha sòmaḥ pavata upā̀vartadhvamityàthaiva tè kurvanti ye sā̀mnā kurvànti ŚAT. BR. 4, 6, 7, 19. taddaìvāṃścaìvādhvaryū̀nupahvàyate yè ca mānuṣā̀ḥ 1, 8, 1, 27. 1, 1, 15. 2, 17. u. s. w. adhvaryuḥ karmasu vedayogāt KĀTY. ŚR. 1, 8, 29. AIT. BR. 2, 12. 15. ĀŚV. ŚR. 4, 1. u. s. w. katyayamadyādhvaryurasminyajña āhutīrhoṣyati BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 1, 8. bahvṛcaḥ - adhvaryuḥ - chandogaḥ AV. PARIŚ. in Ind. St. I, 296. yatnena bhojayecchrāddhe bahvṛcaṃ vedapāragam . śākhāntagamathādhvaryuṃ chandogaṃ tu samāptikam .. M. 3, 145. adhvaryuḥ - brahmā - hotā - udgātā ŚĀṄKH. BR. in Ind. St. II, 304. M. 8, 209. VP. 276. Puruṣottama bildet den Hotar und den Adhvaryu aus seinen Armen HARIV. 11360. adhvaryurbrāhmaṇī P. 4, 1, 66, Sch. VOP. 4, 29. adhvaryukratuḥ P. 2, 4, 4. (Sch.: adhvaryuryajurvedaḥ . kratuḥ somasādhyo yāgaḥ); vgl. COLEBR. Misc. Ess. I, 15. Der du. bezeichnet den Adhvaryu und den Pratiprasthātar KĀTY. ŚR. 5, 5, 24. 26. Der pl. adhvaryavaḥ ist gleichbedeutend mit yajūṃṣi ANUP. S. in Ind. St. I, 44. WEBER, Lit. 7, N. 1. Die adhvaryavaḥ sind Anhänger des Yajurveda, ihnen gegenüber stehen die chandogāḥ und bahvṛcāḥ ŚAT. BR. 10, 5, 4, 29. — Am Ende eines comp. in Bezug auf den Accent P. 6, 2, 10.

adhvaryú, m., der die Opferfeier besorgende oder leitende Priester, der besonders bei der Bereitung und Darbringung des Soma thätig ist, und von dem Hotar (dem Giesser) unterschieden wird [von adhvary].

-o {483,4}; {485,13}; {624,11}; {652,24}; {763,1}; {856,5}.

-ús {162,5}; {196,6}; {239,4}; {302,4}; {391,2}; {482,2}; {681,1}; {710,10}.

-úm {867,3}.

-ós [Ab.] {843,12} parallel pavítrāt.

-ós [G.] hástāt {269,10}.

-ū́ [d.] vṛ́ṣaṇā‿adhvaryū́ {207,5}.

-avas [V.] {205,1—11}; {228,1}; {397,3}; {518,4}; {614,1}; {624,13}; {856,2. 3. 14. 15}.

-ávas [N.] {153,1}; {280,5}; {385,12}; {608,2}; {619,8}; {809,37}; {856,6}.

-úbhis {135,3. 6}; {228,2}; {241,7}; {323,5}; {606,1}; {722,9}; {856,13}.

adhvaryú m. dienstthuender Priester 16,4. Bez. eines best. beim Cultus thätigen Priesters. In der ältesten Zeit tritt neben ihm noch der Hotar auf , später ausser diesem noch der Brahman und der Hotar auf , später ausser diesem noch der Brahman und der Udgātar (oder Āgnīdhra) 24,9,36,7. Sein Ritual ist der Yajurveda , woher der Pl. des Wortes zur Bez. dieses Veda dient. Der Du. umfasst den Adhvaryu und den Pratiprasthātar. advaryuvikāra KĀTY. ŚR. 5,5,26. °brāhmaṇa n. (SĀY. zu ṚV. 10,61) und °sūtra n. Titel von Schriften.

adhvaryú m. der dienstthuende Priester.

Adhvaryu. — In one passage of the Rigveda¹ Hillebrandt²

thinks that the five Adhvaryus who are mentioned do not

designate actual priests, but refer to the five planets which

move about in the heavens like the Adhvaryu priests on the

sacrificial ground. See also Graha. [Footnote] 1) iii. 7, 7. [Footnote] 2) Vedische Mythologie, 3, 423.

Adhvaryu — one of the 16 Ṛtviks for an yajña, issued

from the arms of Nārāyaṇa of Paraśurāma's sacrifice, was

presented with the whole of the west:¹ Bhṛgu was

Adhvaryu at Soma's Rājasūya.² [Footnote] 1) Bhā. IX. 11. 2; 16. 21; M. 167. 7; 265. 26. [Footnote] 2) M. 23. 20.