Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Brahman priest who assists in reciting the prayers of the Yajur-Veda and performs manual labor at sacrifices.
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Analogous is the relation of the clause, 'he assists the stotra of the shodasin when the sun has half risen,' to the less definite statement 'he assists with gold the stotra of the shodasin;' and the relation of the clause, 'the adhvaryu is not to sing,' to the general injunction 'all the priests join in the singing.'
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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_hōtā_, _adhvaryu_, and _brahman_, and hence as an all-knowing sage and seer.
Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India Lionel D. Barnett
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