अच्छावाक

{ acchāvākḥ }

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

अच्छावाक (क्रतु) n.  ब्रह्मदेव के पुष्कर तीर्थ के यज्ञ का होतृगणों का एक ऋत्विज [पद्म.सृ.३४] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अच्छा-वाक  m.  m. ‘the inviter’, title of a particular priest or ऋत्विज्, one of the sixteen required to perform the great sacrifices with the सोम juice.

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अच्छा वाक

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अच्छावाकः [acchāvākḥ]   [अच्छं निर्मलं अच्छ आभिमुख्येन वा वक्ति शंसति; वच् कर्तरि संज्ञायां घञ् निपातस्य चेति दीर्घः [Tv.] ] The invoker or inviter, a priest or Ṛitvij who is employed at Soma sacrifices, and is a co-adjutor of होतृ. Each of the four principal priests, होतृ, अध्वर्यु, उद्गातृ and ब्रह्मन् has three assistants, the total number of priests employed at Soma sacrifices being therefore 16; ˚सामन् a. N. of the Sāman to be chanted by an अच्छावाक, also called उद्वंशीय.