अथर्वन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂ter-, *eh₂ter- (“fire”). Compare Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 (ātarš, “fire”)), Persian آذر (âzar), Kurdish agir, Ossetian арт, Pashto or; compare also Old Armenian այրեմ (ayrem), Serbo-Croatian vatra, Irish áith (“kiln”), Welsh odyn, Umbrian  (atru), and Latin āter, which may be derived from the same ultimate root.

Noun

अथर्वन् (átharvan) m

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

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

See also

• अग्नि

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 17