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"barhis" has 3 results
barhis: neuter nominative singular stem: barhis
barhis: neuter accusative singular stem: barhis
barhis: neuter vocative singular stem: barhis
Monier-Williams Search
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Devanagari
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barhisn. (rarely m.)"that which is plucked up", sacrificial grass, a bed or layer of kuśa- grass (usually strewed over the sacrificial ground and especially over the vedi-, to serve as a sacred surface on which to present the oblations, and as a seat for the gods and for the sacrificers) etc. View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhisn. Sacrificial Grass personified (and enumerated among the prayāja- and anuyāja- deities) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhisn. sacrifice View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhisn. ether View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhisn. water View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhisn. a kind of perfume View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhism. fire, light, splendour View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhism. Plumbago Zeylanica View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhism. Name of a man View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhism. of a son of bṛhad-rāja- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhism. plural the descendants of barhis- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
barhistṛṇan. a blade of the sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
apabarhismfn. not having the portion constituting the barhis- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
citrabarhis(tr/a--) mfn. having a brilliant bed (of stars;the moon) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
idhmābarhis([ ]) n. sg. and (iṣī-) dual number fuel and grass. View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
jīvabarhis(v/a-.) mfn. having a fresh bed of sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
kevalabarhis(k/ev-) mfn. having its own sacrificial straw View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
kulmalabarhism. idem or 'm. Name of a Vedic poet (author of ) ' View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
prācīnabarhism. (Nominal verb hi-before ṛ-) "eastern light (?)", Name of indra- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
prācīnabarhism. of a prajā-pati- of the race of atri- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
prācīnabarhism. of a son of havir-dhāman- (or havir-dhāna-) and father of the 10 pracetas- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
prācīnabarhism. of a son of manu- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
sabarhismfn. furnished with sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
sadmabarhis(s/adma--) mfn. preparing the sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
samānabarhis(n/a--) mfn. having the same sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
śarabarhisn. a layer of reed View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
stīrṇabarhis(stīrṇ/a--) mfn. one who has strewn the sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
subarhismfn. having good sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
tribarhismfn. having 3 seats of sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
udbarhismfn. having sacrificial grass above View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
ūrdhvabarhismfn. being over the sacrificial grass View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
uttānabarhism. Name of a prince View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
uttarabarhisn. the sacrificial grass on the north of the fire. View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
vṛktabarhismfn. (vṛkt/a--) one who has gathered and spread the sacrificial grass (and so is prepared to receive the gods), sacrificing or loving to sacrifice View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
vṛktabarhism. a priest View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
Apte Search
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barhis बर्हिस् m., n. [बर्ह् कर्मणि इसि] 1 Kuśa grass; प्राक् कूले बर्हिष्यासीनो गङ्गाकुल उदङ्मुखः Bhāg.12.6.1; नियमविधिजलानां बर्हिषां चोपनेत्री Ku.1.6. -2 A bed or layer of Kuśa grass. -3 A sacrifice, oblation; ये बर्हिषो भागभाजं परादुः Bhāg.4.6.5. -m. 1 Fire. -2 Light, splendour. -n. 1 Water. -2 Sacrifice. -3 Ether. _x001F_--4 A kind of perfume. -Comp. -उत्थः, -केशः, -ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of fire. -मुखः (बर्हिर्मुखः) 1 an epithet of fire. -2 a god (whose mouth is fire). -शुष्मन् m. an epithet of fire. -सद् (बर्हिषद्) a. seated on a layer of Kuśa grass. (-m.) 1 the manes (pl.); Ms.3.199. -2 a Pitṛi or deified progenitor.
apabarhis अपबर्हिस् a. Not having the use of Barhis (बर्हिर्होम- रहित.)
Macdonell Vedic Search
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barhis barh-ís, n. sacrificial grass, i. 85, 6. 7; v. 11, 2; x. 14, 5; 15, 11; 90, 7.
vṛktabarhis vṛktá-barhis, a. (Bv.) whose sacrificial grass is spread, iii. 59, 9 [vṛktá, pp. of vṛj + barhís, q. v.].
Macdonell Search
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barhis (m.) n. [what is pulled up, plucking], sacrificial grass (gnly. kusa) strewn on the place of sacrifice, esp. the Vedi, and forming a layer on which the offerings are placed and the gods as well as the sacrificers are supposed to sit; n. Sacred Grass personified among the Prayâga and Anuyâga divinities; sacrifice.
Vedic Index of
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barhis Is found repeatedly in the Rigveda and later denoting the litter of grass strewn on the sacrificial ground on which the gods are summoned to seat themselves.
kumalabarhis Is mentioned in the Pañcavimśa Brāhmana as the seer of a Sāman or Chant.
Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance
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barhis tasthāv (KS. tasthā) asaṃdinam RV.8.102.14b; SV.2.921b; KS.40.14b.
DCS with thanks
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barhis noun (masculine neuter) a bed or layer of Kuśa grass (usually strewed over the sacrificial ground and esp. over the Vedi) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacrificial grass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 11021/72933
barhis noun (masculine) fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
light (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Plumbago Zeylanica (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
splendour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the descendants of Barhis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 37575/72933
kambalabarhis noun (masculine) name of a son of Maruta
Frequency rank 48610/72933
prācīnabarhis noun (masculine) name of a Prajāpati of the race of Atrī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Havirdhāman (or Havirdhāna) and father of the 10 Pracetas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Indra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 13660/72933
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