(v/āja--) mfn. (prob.) forming or possessing a cart-load of goods or booty (seegadhā-and g/adhya-;others "whose gifts are to be seized or held fast") .
mn. "the drink of strength or of battle", Name of one of the seven forms of the soma--sacrifice (offered by kings or Brahmans aspiring to the highest position, and preceding the rāja--su1ya and the bṛhaspati--sava)
f. "the saṃhitā- or continuous text of the vājasaneyin-s" (id est of the hymns of the White yajur-veda- ascribed to the ṛṣi-yājñavalkya- and called śukla-,"white", to distinguish it from the Black or Dark yajur-veda-, which was the name given to the taittirīya-saṃhitā- [q.v.] of the yajur-veda-, because in this last, the separation between the mantra- and brāhmaṇa- portion is obscured, and the two are blended together;whereas the White saṃhitā- is clearly distinguished from the brāhmaṇa-;it is divided into 40 adhyāya-s with 303 anuvāka-s, comprising 1975 sections or kaṇḍikā-s: the legend relates that the original yajus- was taught by the ṛṣi-vaiśampāyana- to his pupil yājñavalkya-, but the latter having incurred his teacher's anger was made to disgorge all the texts he had learnt, which were then picked up by vaiśampāyana-'s other disciples in the form of partridges [see taittirīya-saṃhitā-] yājñavalkya- then hymned the Sun, who gratified by his homage, appeared in the form of a vājin-or horse, and consented to give him fresh yajus- texts, which were not known to his former master; seevājin-)
(seevaj-) Nom.P. A1.y/ati-, te- (infinitive moodvājay/adhyai-), to race, speed, hasten, run, contend, vie ; to urge on, incite, impel ; P. (vāj/ayati-), to worship ; to fan, kindle (considered as Causal ofvā-)
वाजः [वज्-घञ्] 1 A wing. -2 A feather. -3 The feather of an arrow; विचित्रवाजैर्निशितैः शिलीमुखैः Bhāg.1. 59.16. -4 Battle, conflict. -5 Sound. -6 Gain, reward. -7 N. of the month of चैत्र. -जम् 1 Clarified butter. -2 An oblation of rice offered at a Śrāddha or obsequial ceremony. -3 Food in general. -4 Water. -5 A prayer or mantra with which a sacrifice is concluded. -6 A sacrifice. -7 Strength, power. -8 wealth. -9 Speed. -1 A month. -Comp. -पेयः, -यम् N. of a particular sacrifice; Bhāg.3.12.4. -भोजिन् m. (= -प्रेयः). -वालः an emerald. -सनः 1 N. of Viṣṇu. -2 of Śiva. -सनिः 1 the sun. -2 the food-giver (अन्न- दाता); वरिष्ठ उग्रसेनानीः सत्यो वाजसनिर्गुहः Mb.12.43.9.
वाजसनेयिन् m. 1 N. of the sage Yājñavalkya, the author and founder of the white or Śukla Yajurveda. -2 A follower of the white Yajurveda, one belonging to the sect of the Vājasaneyins. -संहिता the text of the शुक्लयजुर्वेद, ascribed to the Ṛiṣi Yājñavalkya.
भरद्वाजः 1 N. of one of the seven sages; भरे सुतान् भरे शिष्यान् भरे देवान् भरे द्विजान् । भरे भार्यां भरद्वाजां भरद्वाजे$स्मि शोभने ॥ Mb. -2 A sky-lark.
भारद्वाजः [भरद्वाजस्यापत्यम् अण्] 1 N. of Droṇa, the military preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas;
यदाश्रौषं व्यूहमभेद्यमन्यैर्भारद्वाजेनात्तशस्त्रेण गुप्तम् Mb.1.1.19. -2 Of Agastya. -3 The planet Mars. -4 One of the seven Ṛiṣis. -5 A sky-lark. -6 N. of the author on the science of Government mentioned by Kauṭilya; Kau. A.1.15. -जम् A bone. -जी The wild cotton shrub. -जाः One of the अर्थशास्त्र schools mentioned by Kauṭilya in connection with राजपुत्ररक्षण; Kau. A.1.17.
m. lord of booty, etc.; (v&asharp;ga)-patnî, f. queen of treasure (V.); -pé ya, m. n. draught of battle or strength, a kind of Soma sacrifice; -prasûta, pp. urged on by strength (RV.).
a. (RV.) rich in ga thered treasure: -½âyana, m. pat. of Soma sushman (Br.); -vat, a. (V.) accompanied with strength; vigorous; consisting of steeds; accompanied by Vâga or theRibhus.
a. winning booty or wealth (RV.); invigorating, victorious (RV.); bestowing food, also ep. of Siva (C.); -san-e yá, m. pat. of Yâgñavalkya; (a), m. pl. school of Vâgasaneya: -ka, a. relating to, composed by, or belonging to the school of Vâgasaneya; n. the Satapatha-brâhmana; -saney-in, a. belonging to the school of Vâgasaneya; m. pl. school of Vâgasaneya.
a. (î) derived from or relating to Bharadvâga; m. descendant of Bharadvâga, pat. of Agastya and others; planet Mars; skylark: î, f. female descend ant of Bharadvâga; skylark; N. of a river; a-ka, a. belonging to or derived from Bhar advâga: i-kâ, f. skylark.
From the meaning of ‘strength,’ ‘speed,’ in its application to horses derives the sense of ‘race’ and ‘prize,’ or merely ‘prosperity.’ That it ever means ‘horse’ is most improbable, that sense being given by Vājin.
Is the name of a ceremony which, according to the śatapatha Brāhmaṇa and later authorities, is only performed by a Brahmin or a Kṣatriya. The same Brāhmaṇa insists that this sacrifice is superior to the Rājasūya, but the consensus of other authorities assigns to it merely the place of a preliminary to the Bphaspatisava in the case of a priest, and to the Rājasūya in the case of a king, while the śatapatha is compelled to identify the Bṛhaspatisava with the Vājapeya. The essential ceremony is a chariot race in which the sacrificer is victorious. There is evidence in the śāñkhāyana śrauta Sūtra® showing that once the festival was one which any Aryan could perform. Hillebrandt, indeed, goes so far as to compare it with the Olympic games; but there is hardly much real ground for this: the rite seems to have been developed round a primitive habit of chariot racing, transformed into a ceremony which by sympathetic magic secures the success of the sacrificer. In fact Eggeling seems correct in holding that the Vājapeya was a preliminary rite performed by a Brahmin prior to his formal installation as a Purohita, or by a king prior to his consecration. The Kuru Vājapeya was specially well known.
Descendant of Vājaśravas,' is the patronymic of Kuśri in the śatapatha Brāhmaṇa. It is also the patronymic of the father of Naciketas in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, where the name is apparently Uśant, though it is understood by Sāyaṇa as a participle in the sense of ‘desiring.’ The Vājaśravases are in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa said to have been sages. They were Gotaraas.
Appears as a teacher concerned with the lore of the sacred fire in the Satapatha Brāhmana, and in the last Vamśa (list of teachers) of the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad he is mentioned as a pupil of Vājaśravas. It is not clear whether he is identical with the Kuśri of the last Vamśa of the Brhadāranyaka in the Kānva recension, and of the Vamśa in the tenth book of the śatapatha, who is mentioned as a pupil of Yajñavacas Rājastambāyana.
Is the name of the reputed author of the sixth Mandala of the Rigveda. The attribution is so far correct that Bharadvāja and the Bharadvājas are repeatedly mentioned as singers in that Mandala. Judging by the tone of the references to Bharadvāja, he can hardly be deemed to have been a contemporary of any of the hymns. According to the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa, he was the Purohita of Divodāsa. This interpretation is to be preferred to that of Roth, who suggests that he and Divodāsa were identical. His connexion with the house of Divodāsa also appears from the statement of the Kāthaka Samhitā that Bharadvāja gave Pratardana the kingdom. It is unnecessary to suppose that the same Bharadvāja was meant in both cases, and that Pratardana was a son of Divodāsa : the later Saṃhitās refer to Bharadvāja, like the other great sages, irrespective of chronology. The Bharadvājas in their poems mention Brbu, Brsaya, and the Pārāvatas. Hillebrandt has pointed out that they are also connected with the Srfljayas. In particular, the śāñkhāyana śrauta Sūtra mentions that Bharadvāja gained largesse from Prastoka Sārñjaya and Bṛbu. But it is very doubtful if it is correct to place all these people and Divodāsa in Arachosia and Drangiana. Bharadvāja as an author and a seer is frequently referred to in the later Samhitās and the Brāhmanas.
‘Descendant of Bharadvāja is the patronymic of many teachers. In the Vaṃśas (lists of teachers) of the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad, Bhāradvājas are mentioned as pupils of Bhāradvāj'a, Pārāśarya, Balākākauśika, Aitareya, Asurāyaṇa, and Ba\javāpāyana.β A Bhāradvāja occurs in the Rigveda, and śūça Vālmeya is mentioned as a Bhāradvāja in the Vamśa Brāhmana.
noun (masculine) (?) a swift or spirited horse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a contest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a wing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any precious or valuable possession (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
battle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
booty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conflict (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
energy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
food (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Muni (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Laukya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Manu Sāvarṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the 3 bhus (pl.the 3 bhus) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the month Caitra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
race (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reward (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacrificial food (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sound (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
speed (esp. of a horse) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spirit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
steed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
strength (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the feathers on a arrow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the prize of a race or of battle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
treasure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vigour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
war (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
war-horse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wealth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) name of one of the seven forms of the Soma-sacrifice (offered by kings or Brāhmans aspiring to the highest position) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 6th book of the Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa in the Kāṇva-śākhā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a skylark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a district (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Ṛṣi (with the patr. Bārhaspatya) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Agni (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Arhat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Droṇa
name of various authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the race or family of Bharadvāja (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a skylark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Vedic school (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various men (esp. of supposed authors of hymns) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
patr. from Bharadvāja (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Mars (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Gossypium arboreum (?) Frequency rank 2049/72933
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