अध्वर a. [न ध्वरति कुटिलो न भवति ध्वृ-अच्. न. त.; ध्वरतिर्हिंसाकर्मा तत्प्रतिषेधो निपातः अहिंस्रः Nir.] 1 Not crooked, not broken, uninterrupted; इमं यज्ञमवतामध्वरं नः Yv.27. 17 (अध्वरम् = अकुटिलं शास्त्रोक्तम्). -2 Intent, attentive. -3 Durable, sound. -4 Not injuring; ततो$ध्वरजटः स्थाणु- र्वेदाध्वरपतिः शिवः Mb.12.256.19. -रः [अध्वानं सत्पथं राति ददाति फलत्वेन, रा-क] A sacrifice, a religious ceremony; also a Soma sacrifice; तमध्वरे विश्वजिति R.5.1. -रः -रम् 1 Sky or air (आकाश). -2 The second of the 8 Vasus. -Comp. -कल्पा on optional sacrifice (काम्येष्टि). -काण्डम् [ष. त.] part of the शतपथब्राह्मण which treats of sacrifices. -ग [अध्वरं गच्छति] intended for a sacrifice. -दीक्ष- णीया [ष. त.] consecration connected with an Adhvara; so ˚प्रायश्चित्तिः an expiation &c. -मीमांसा [ष. त.] N. of Jaimini's Pūrvamīmāmṁsā. -श्रीः [ष. त.] glory of the Adhvara. -समिष्टयजुः n. N. of an aggregate of libations connected with a sacrifice. -स्थ a. Engaged in a sacrifice; य उदृचि यज्ञे अध्वरेष्ठाः । Rv.1.77.7.
अध्वरीयति adhvarīyati अध्वर्यति adhvaryati
अध्वरीयति अध्वर्यति Den. P. To desire to have a sacrifice performed; or to perform one.
noun (masculine) a sacrifice (especially the Soma sacrifice) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Vasu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the chief of a family (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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