apnavāna

apnavāna m. (-naḥ) (ved.) ¹ The arm. ² The name of a Ṛṣi

of the family of Bhṛgu; (comp. apnavan). E. (probably)

ap (comp. the E. of apta), kṛt aff. śānan, and meaning

liter. ‘taking possession of, seizing’.

Apnavāna, as m., Ved. having progeny; the

arm; N. of a Ṛṣi; poor (?).

apnavāna a.

1 Having progeny.

2 Poor.

— naḥ [apnase ādāyakarmaṇe vānaṃ yasyapṛṣo °salopaḥ Tv.]

1 The arm.

2 N. of a Ṛṣi in the family of or connected with Bhṛgu.

ápnavāna m. N. of a Ṛṣi (appointed with the Bhṛgus), RV. iv, 7, 1

the arm, Naigh.

apnavāna a. 1 Having progeny. -2 Poor. -naḥ [apnase ādāyakarmaṇe vānaṃ yasya pṛṣo˚ salopa Tv.] 1 The arm. -2 N. of a Ṛiṣi in the family of or connected with Bhṛigu. yamapnavāno bhṛgavo virurucuḥ Rv.4.7.1.

ápnavāna m.

1) Arm NAIGH. 2, 4. Vielleicht missverständlich aus ṚV. 4, 7, 1.

— 2) N. pr. erscheint in Verbindung mit den Bhṛgu: (agniḥ) yamapnâvānò bhṛgâvo virurùcuḥ ṚV. 4, 7, 1. apnavānavát adv.: aùrvàbhṛ̀gùvacchucîmapnavānàvadā hûve ṚV. 8, 91, 4. Verz. d. B. H. 54, 2. v. u.

ápnavāna, m., Eigenname eines mit den Bhrigu in Zusammenhang stehenden Mannes. (Der Form nach Part. med.).

-as {303,1}.

-avát (adv.) {711,4}.

ápnavāna m.

— 1) N.pr. eines Mannes.

— 2) *Arm.

apnavāna pu0 apnasā karmmaṇā vānaṃ gatiḥ sadgatirasya . bhṛguvaṃśye,
ṛṣibhede, “yamapnavāno bhṛgavo virurucuḥ ṛ0 4, 7, 1, apna-
vānaḥ bhṛgusambandhī kaścidṛṣiḥ, bhā0 . “aurvyabhṛguvadapna-
vānavadāhuve agniṃ samudrasam” ṛ0 8, 102, 4, asyaiva
vatsādigotrapravaratvam “vatsānāṃ bhārgavacyavanāpnavānaurvya-
jāmadagnyāḥ” iti “bhārgavaurvajāmadgnyāḥ” iti vā
“bhārgavacyavanāpnuvānāḥ” iti vā “vedānāṃ pañca, bhārgavacya-
vanāpnavānaurvavedāḥ” iti gotrapravarā0 . vaṅgānāmāpnuvataḥ
pravaratvakalpanaṃ pravarādhyāyaviruddhatvāddheyam . apnase ā-
dānakarmaṇe vānamasya pṛ0 salopaḥ . bāhau niru0 .

Apnavāna appears only twice in the Rigveda¹ as an ancient

sage, coupled with the Bhṛgus, to whose family Ludwig² con-

jectures him to have belonged. [Footnote] 1) iv. 7, 1; viii. 91, 4. [Footnote] 2) Translation of the Rigveda, 3, 128.