Neshtri, Neṣṭṛ: 7 definitions
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Neshtri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Neṣṭṛ can be transliterated into English as Nestr or Neshtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ) refers to one of the three types of companions for the Adhvaryu, which is one of the four classes of Ṛtvijas (Ṛtvik), or “priests participating in the Vedic sacrifices”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27.—The priests (Ṛtvijas) participating in the Vedic sacrifices are usually four in number. They are Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ and Brahman corresponding to the four Vedas—Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman and Atharvan respectively. Each of the priests has three companions or helpers, the total no. is sixteen viz. Hotṛ—Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāvastut; Adhvaryu—Pratiprasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Unnetṛ; Udgātṛ—Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya and Brahman—Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ. See Āśvalāyana Śrauta Sūtra IV. 1.4-6.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ) refers to the name of one of the chief priests at the Soma sacrifice, occurs in the Ṛgveda and later. See Ṛtvij.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ).—m. One of the chief officiating priests at a Soma sacrifice (whose number is 16).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ).—m.
(-ṣṭā) One of the sixteen officiating priests at a soma sacrifice. E. ṇī to lead or conduct the ceremonies, Unadi aff. tṛn, and ṣuk augment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ).—[masculine] one of the chief priests at a Soma sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ):—[from neṣa] m. ([probably] [from] √nī [Aorist] stem neṣ; but cf. [Pāṇini 3-2, 135], [vArttika] 2 etc.) one of the chief officiating priests at a Soma sacrifice, he who leads forward the wife of the sacrificer and prepares the Surā (Tvaṣṭṛ so called, [Ṛg-veda i, 15, 3]), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ??? etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNeṣṭṛ (नेष्टृ):—(ṣṭā) 4. m. An officiating priest.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Neshtriprayoga, Neshtritvaprayoga, Neshtriya.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IV, adhyaya 4, brahmana 2 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kanda V, adhyaya 1, brahmana 2 < [Fifth Kanda]
Kanda XII, adhyaya 1, brahmana 1 < [Twelfth Kanda]
Ritual drink in the Iranian and Indian traditions (by Nawaz R. Guard)
7. Food (vaja) and Drink (peya) bestowing rite < [Chapter 3 - Ritual Drinks in the Vedic sacrificial ceremonies]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Part 5.5: Third Soma pressing (tṛtīya-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
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