अथर्वन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অথৰ্বন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬣᬃᬯᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• অথর্বন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰞𑰨𑰿𑰪𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀣𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• အထရွန် (Burmese script)
• અથર્વન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਥਰ੍ਵਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦡꦂꦮꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂟𑂩𑂹𑂫𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಥರ್ವೝ (Kannada script)
• អថវ៌ន៑ (Khmer script)
• ອຖຣ຺ວນ຺ (Lao script)
• അഥര്വന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡨᠠᡵᠣᠸᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘞𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠲᠠᠷᢦᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦾𑧈𑧠𑧊𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐠𑐬𑑂𑐰𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଅଥର୍ଵନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢢꢬ꣄ꢮꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆡𑆫𑇀𑆮𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖞𑖨𑖿𑖪𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• අථර්‍වන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩬𑩼 𑪙𑩾𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚚𑚤𑚶𑚦𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• அத²ர்வந் (Tamil script)
• అథర్వౝ (Telugu script)
• อถรฺวนฺ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཐ་རྭ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒟𑒩𑓂𑒫𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨚𑨫𑩇𑨭𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *átʰarwā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *átʰarwā (“priest”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (āθrauuan). Ultimate origin unknown. Some scholars suggest it derives from the BMAC substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.tʰɐɾ.ʋɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐˈt̪ʰɐɾ.ʋɐn̪/

Noun

अथर्वन् • (átharvan) stem, m

1. a priest who has to do with fire and Soma

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of अथर्वन् (átharvan)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अथर्वा átharvā	अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹	अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ
Vocative	अथर्वन् átharvan	अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹	अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ
Accusative	अथर्वाणम् átharvāṇam	अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹	अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ
Instrumental	अथर्वणा átharvaṇā	अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām	अथर्वभिः átharvabhiḥ
Dative	अथर्वणे átharvaṇe	अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām	अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ
Ablative	अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ	अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām	अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ
Genitive	अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ	अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ	अथर्वणाम् átharvaṇām
Locative	अथर्वणि / अथर्वन्¹ átharvaṇi / átharvan¹	अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ	अथर्वसु átharvasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

अथर्वन् • (átharvan) stem, m

1. Atharvan, son of Kardama, father of दधीचि and the co-author of the Atharvaveda.
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.80.6:

     याम्अथ॑र्वा॒ मनु॑ष्पि॒ता द॒ध्यङ्धिय॒मत्न॑त।
     तस्मि॒न्ब्रह्मा॑णि पू॒र्वथेन्द्र॑ उ॒क्था सम॑ग्म॒तार्च॒न्ननु॑ स्व॒राज्य॑म्॥

     yā́mátharvā mánuṣpitā́ dadhyáṅdhíyamátnata.
     tásminbráhmāṇi pūrváthéndra ukthā́ sámagmatā́rcannánu svarā́jyam.

     Still as of old, whatever rite Atharvan, Manus sire of all, Dadhyach performed, their prayer and praise united in that Indra meet, lauding his own imperial sway.

2. an epithet of Shiva
3. an epithet of Vasishtha

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of अथर्वन् (átharvan)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अथर्वा átharvā	अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹	अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ
Vocative	अथर्वन् átharvan	अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹	अथर्वाणः átharvāṇaḥ
Accusative	अथर्वाणम् átharvāṇam	अथर्वाणौ / अथर्वाणा¹ átharvāṇau / átharvāṇā¹	अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ
Instrumental	अथर्वणा átharvaṇā	अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām	अथर्वभिः átharvabhiḥ
Dative	अथर्वणे átharvaṇe	अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām	अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ
Ablative	अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ	अथर्वभ्याम् átharvabhyām	अथर्वभ्यः átharvabhyaḥ
Genitive	अथर्वणः átharvaṇaḥ	अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ	अथर्वणाम् átharvaṇām
Locative	अथर्वणि / अथर्वन्¹ átharvaṇi / átharvan¹	अथर्वणोः átharvaṇoḥ	अथर्वसु átharvasu
Notes	¹Vedic

See also

• अग्नि (agní)
• सोम (sóma)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 17
• Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129)‎^[1], Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations