Atharvangiras, Atharvāṅgiras: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAtharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्):—(atharvan + aṅgiras) m. pl.
1) die beiden Geschlechter des Atharvan und Angiras [Praśnopaniṣad 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 [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 10, 7, 20.] genannt werden. — b) speciell die Sammlung derartiger Sprüche und Lieder, die wir Atharvaveda nennen. [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 5, 6, 7. 14, 5, 4, 10. 6, 10, 6.] [?(= Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 2, 4, 10. 4, 1, 2.) Chāndogyopaniṣad 3, 4, 1. TAITT. Upakośā 2, 3. Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 44. Mahābhārata 5, 548 - 550.] wird der sg. Atharvāṃgiras durch Angiras in seinem Bezug zum [Atharvavedasaṃhitā] erklärt: atharvavedamantraiśca devendraṃ samapūjayat (aṅgirāḥ) .. tatastu bhagavānindraḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata . varaṃ ca pradadau tasmai atharvāṅgirase tadā .. atharvāṅgiraso nāma vede sminvai bhaviṣyati . udāharaṇametaddhi yajñabhāgaṃ ca lapsyase ..
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAtharvāṅgiras (अथर्वाङ्गिरस्):——
1) m. Pl. — a) die Geschlechter des Atharvan und Aṅgira. — b) die ihnen zugeschriebenen Sprüche ; speciell die des Atharvaveda [34,15.] —
2) m. Sg. Aṅgiras in seinem Bezug zum Atharvaveda [Mahābhārata 5,18,6.]
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