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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.329

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.329

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### [v1.c3.329](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.329)

Adhvaryu.—In one passage of the Rigveda¹ Hillebrandt² thinks that the five Adhvaryus who are mentioned do not designate actual priests, but refer to the five planets which move about in the heavens like the Adhvaryu priests on the sacrificial ground. See also Graha.

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- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit

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