atharvāṅgiras

Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 45, col. 2.

atharvāṅgiras I. Tatpur. m. (-rāḥ) The Angiras of the Athar-

vaveda. This use of the word, as a Tatpur. in the sing.,

is of later origin than that of the Dwandwa in the plur.,

and, as it seems, adopted to explain the form atharvāṅgi-

rasa q. v.

II. Dwandwa. m. pl. (-rasaḥ) ¹ The descendants of Athar-

van and of Angiras. ² The Atharvaveda hymns of both

collectively; the Atharvaveda (q. v.), one part (or parvan)

of which is considered to have been revealed by the descen-

dants of Atharvan and another by the descendants of An-

giras. According to another explanation, however, this

name of the Atharvaveda would merely refer to Atharvan

(q. v.) being the inspired author of one part and Angiras

(q. v.) of the other. E. atharvan and aṅgiras.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

☞ p. 17, col. 3.

Atharvāṅgiras (°va-aṅ°), ās, m. a member of the

sacerdotal race or class called Atharvāṅgirasas, m.

pl., i. e. the descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras;

this latter word is also a name of the hymns of the

Atharva-veda.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 11.

atharvāṅgirás m. pl. the races of Atharvan and Aṅgiras, also = atharvateda.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 8, col. 3.

atharvāṅgiras atharva_aṅgiras, m. pl. the
families of Atharvan and Aṅgiras; their incantations,
esp. those of the AV.; -a, a. (ī)
descended from Atharvan and Aṅgiras; m.
s. & pl. the hymns of the AV.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

☞ p. 17, col. 3.

atharvāṅgirás m. a member of the sacerdotal race or class called atharvāṅgirasas, m. pl., i.e. the descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras, the hymns of the Atharva-veda,

Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ vol. 1, p. 53.

atharvāṅgiras m. A member of the class of this name. -(pl.) 1 Descendants of Atharvan and of Aṅgiras. -2 Names of the hymns of the Atharvaveda; daṇḍanītyāṃ ca kuśalamatharvāṅgirase tathā Y.1.313.

Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

☞ vol. 1, p. 120.

atharvāṅgirás (atharvan + aṅgiras) m. pl.

1) die beiden Geschlechter des Atharvan und Angiras PRAŚNOP. 2, 8.

— 2) die Atharvan und die Angiras, ein volksthümlich ungenauer Ausdruck für die Zaubersprüche (bheṣajāni) der Atharvan und Angiras. So heissen:

a) Lieder und Sprüche dieses zauberhaften Charakters, welche auf die Vorzeit zurückgeführt und jenen mit übermenschlichen Kräften ausgerüsteten Urhebern zugeschrieben werden. Sie unterscheiden sich nach Inhalt und Zweck von den ṛcaḥ, yajūṃṣi und sāmāni, neben welchen sie am frühesten AV. 10, 7, 20. genannt werden.

— b) speciell die Sammlung derartiger Sprüche und Lieder, die wir Atharvaveda nennen. ŚAT. BR. 11, 5, 6, 7. 14, 5, 4, 10. 6, 10, 6. (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 2, 4, 10. 4, 1, 2.) CHĀND. UP. 3, 4, 1. TAITT. UP. 2, 3. YĀJÑ. 1, 44. MBH. 5, 548 - 550. wird der sg. Atharvāngiras durch Angiras in seinem Bezug zum AV. erklärt: atharvavedamantraiśca devendraṃ samapūjayat (aṅgirāḥ) .. tatastu bhagavānindraḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata . varaṃ ca pradadau tasmai atharvāṅgirase tadā .. atharvāṅgiraso nāma vede 'sminvai bhaviṣyati . udāharaṇametaddhi yajñabhāgaṃ ca lapsyase ..