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rathaspati

(r/athas--) m. (r/athas-prob. a form of the genitive case; see v/anas-p/ati-) the"lord of chariots", a deity presiding over chariots or over pleasure and enjoyment

svana

m. (sv/ana-), roaring water

tvaṣṭṛ

m. "creator of living beings", the heavenly builder, Name of a god (called su-k/ṛt-, -pāṇ/i-, -g/abhasti-, -j/animan-, sv-/apas-, ap/asām ap/astama-, viśv/a-rūpa-etc.

;maker of divine implements, especially of indra-'s thunderbolt and teacher of the ṛbhu-s

;former of the bodies of men and animals, hence called"firstborn"and invoked for the sake of offspring, especially in the āprī- hymns

etc.

;associated with the similar deities dhātṛ-, savitṛ-, prajā-pati-, pūṣan-, and surrounded by divine females[ gn/ās-, jan/ayas-, dev/ānām p/atnīs-; see tv/aṣṭā-v/arūtrī-]recipients of his generative energy

;supposed author of

with the epithet garbha-pati-

;father of saraṇyū- [ su-reṇu-

; sva-reṇu-

]whose double twin-children by vivasvat- [or vāyu- ?

] are yamayamī- and the aśvin-s

;also father of tri-śiras- or viśvarūpa-

;overpowered by indra- who recovers the soma-[

] concealed by him because indra- had killed his son viśva-rūpa-

;regent of the nakṣatra- citrā-

;of the 5th cycle of Jupiter

;of an eclipse

; tvaṣṭur ātithya-Name of a sāman-

)

van

cl.1 P. (

) v/anati- (Vedic or Veda also te-,and van/ati-) ; cl.8 P. A1. (

) van/oti-, vanut/e- (perfect tense vāv/āna-, vāv/antha-, vavanm/a-, vavn/e-; parasmE-pada vavanv/as-

; Aorist vanta-, v/aṃsva-

; vaṃsat-, sate-

; vaniṣat-

; ṣanta-

; vanuṣanta-,

; Potential vaṃsīmahi-, vasīmahi-

; preceding vaniṣīṣṭa-

vaṃsiṣīya-

; future vaniśā- grammar; vaniṣyate-,

; infinitive mood vanitum- grammar; -vantave-

), to like, love, wish, desire

; to gain, acquire, procure (for one's self or others)

; to conquer, win, become master of, possess

; to prepare, make ready for, aim at, attack

; to hurt, injure

(

also"to sound";"to serve, honour, worship, help, aid") : Causal vanayati- or vānayati-

;

varia lectio (confer, compare saṃ-van-): Desiderative v/ivāsati-, te-, to attract, seek to win over

: Intensive (only vāv/anaḥ-and vāvandh/i-;but confer, compare vanīvan-) to love, like

[ confer, compare Latin venia,Venus; Got.gawinnan; German gewinnen; English win.]

van

equals v/ana- (only in genitive case and locative case plural van/ām- v/aṃsu-),"wood"or,"a wooden vessel"

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