adhvaryuḥ [adhvaramadhīte Nir.; adhvara-kyacyuc tatoṃ'tyākāralopaḥ Tv.] 1 Any officiating priest, technically distinguished from hotṛ, udgātṛ and brahman. His duty was “to measure the ground, build the altar, prepare sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, light the fire, bring the animal and immolate it,” and while doing this to repeat the Yajurveda; hotā prathamaṃśaṃsati tamadhvaryuḥ protsāhayati Sk. See acchāvāka also. 2 The Yajurveda itself. pl. Adherents of that Veda. Comp.—vedaḥ Yajurveda.
adhvaryuḥ [adhvaramadhīte Nir.; adhvara-kyac-yuc tato'ntyākāra- lopaḥ Tv.] 1 Any officiating priest, technically distinguished from hotṛ, udrātṛ and brahman. His duty was "to measure the ground, build the altar, prepare sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and immolate it," and while doing this to repeat the Yajurveda; hotā prathamaṃ śaṃsati tamadhvaryuḥ protsāhayati Sk. See acchāvāka also. -2 The Yajurveda itself. -pl. Adherents of that Veda. -Comp. -kāṇḍam N. of a book of mantras or prayers intended for Adhvaryu priest. -kṛtuḥ Sacrificial act performed by the Adhvaryu (Pāṇini II.4.4.) -vedaḥ Yajurveda.