व्याहृति

{ vyāhṛtiḥ }

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व्याहृति n.  एक कन्यात्रय, जो सवितृ तथा पृश्नी की संतान थी [भा. ६.१८.१] ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   vyāhṛti f S A mystical word or sound; as Om, Swar, Bhur &c., which are the महाव्याहृति, and commence the daily prayers of the Bráhman.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

व्य्-आहृति  f.  f. utterance, speech, declaration, statement, [MBh.]; [Kālid.]; [VarBṛS.]

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व्य् आहृति

°ती   (also ; ifc. °तिका), the mystical utterance of the names of the seven worlds ( viz. भूर्, भुवर् [or भुवः], स्वर्, महर्, जनर्, तपर्, सत्य [qq. vv.] the first three of which, called, ‘the great व्याहृतिs’, are pronounced after ओम् by every Brāhman in commencing his daily prayers and are personified as the daughters of सवितृ and पृश्नि), [TS.]; [Br.]; [RTL. 403]; [Mn. ii, 76]; [MBh.] &c.
    N. of a सामन्, [ĀrṣBr.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

व्याहृतिः [vyāhṛtiḥ]  f. f.
   Utterance, speech, words; न हीश्वर- व्याहृतयः कदाचित् पुष्णन्ति लोके विपरीतमर्थम् [Ku.3.63.]
   Statement, expression; भूतार्थव्याहृतिः सा हि न स्तुतिः परमेष्ठिनः [R. 1.33.]
   A mystic word uttered by every Brāhmaṇa in performing his daily Sandhyā adoration; (these Vyāhṛitis are three: भूर्, भुवस् and स्वस् or स्वर् usually repeated after om; cf. भूर्भुवः सुवरिति वा एतास्तिस्रो व्याहृतयः [T. Up.1.5.1;] वेदत्रयान्निरदुहद्भूर्भुवःस्वरितीति च [Ms.2.76;] according to some they are seven in number as भूः, भुवः, स्वः, महः, जनः, तपः, and सत्यम्.

Shabda-Sagara

व्याहृति  f.  ( -तिः)
   1. Voice, speech.
   2. A word, an articulate sound.
   3. A mystical word or sound, as Om, Bhūr, Bhuvah, Swer, &c., which are the Mahā-Vyāhritis, and commence the daily prayers of the Brāhman.
    E. वि and आङ् before हृ to take, aff. क्तिन् .

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वि आङ् हृ क्तिन् .