अथर्वन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.tʰɐɾ.ʋɐn/
• (Classical) 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) m

1. name of the priest who is said to have been the first to institute the worship of fire and offer Soma and prayers (he is represented as a Prajāpati, as Brahmā's eldest son, as the first learner and earliest teacher of the Brahma-vidyā, as the author of the Atharva-veda, as identical with Aṅgiras, as the father of Agni, etc.)
2. name of Śiva, Vasishṭha

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