Acchavaka, Acchāvāka: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAcchāvāka (अच्छावाक):—(2. accha + vāka von vac) m. der Einlader, Name eines Priesters, welcher einen Theil der Recitation bei den gewöhnlichen Opfern zu versehen hat. Die zu seinem Amte gehörigen Liederabschnitte beginnen zum Theil mit dem Worte acchā . [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3, 6, 2, 12. 13. 4, 2, 3, 14. 3, 1, 1. 4, 22. 5, 4, 5, 22.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 7, 1, 6. 8, 6, 21. 9, 12, 10.] u. s. w. aindrāgnamacchāvākaḥ prātaḥ savane śaṃsati [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 36. 6, 4. 7, 1.] acchāvāka vadasvetyukto cchā vo agnimavasa ( [Ṛgveda 5, 25, 1—3]) iti tṛcamanvāha [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 5, 7.] praśāstā brāhmaṇācchaṃsyacchāvāka iti śastriṇo hotrakāḥ [5, 10.] acchāvākacamasa n. [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 9, 12, 13.] acchāvākasāman n. [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13, 3, 4, 6.] Statt acchāvākśabdo sminnastīti acchāvākīyaṃ sūktam [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 59,] [Scholiast] [Siddhāntakaumudī 94], b, [11.] ist wohl acchāvākaśabdo zu lesen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAcchāvāka (अच्छावाक):—m. der Einlader , N. eines best. Priesters , eines der drei Gehülfen des Hotar , [Indische studien von Weber 10,144.] acchāvākacamasa [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 9,12,13.] vigraha [14,16.22,10,3.] vāda m. der Ort wo der A. ruft [Vaitānasūtra 18.] śastra n. Titel eines Werkes , sāman n. [Tāṇḍyabrāhmaṇa 18,11,10.]
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Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Chapter 3(i) - The rite of ‘pressing of Soma’ (Abhisavana)
Chapter 3(c) - Ritvika (Priest)—Four groups of Priests
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.210 < [Section XXXIV - Joint Concerns]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.8: Preparation of the Dhiṣṇyas < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Somasaṃsthā (3): Ukthya < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Duties of the four priests < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - Performance of a Satra for Triśaṅku < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 180 - Brahmā Begins the Yajña < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 23 - The Glory of Cakratīrtha: Āditya Gets Golden Hands < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]