गार्हपत्य

{ gārhapatyḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गार्हपत्य  m.  mfn. with अग्नी, or m. ( [Pāṇ. 4-4, 90]) the householder's fire (received from his father and transmitted to his descendants, one of the three sacred fires, being that from which sacrificial fires are lighted, [RTL. 364]), [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
गार्हपत्य  mn.  mn. = -स्थान, [ŚBr. vii, 1, 2, 12]; KātyŚr. xvii, 1, 3
गार्हपत्य  m.  m. pl. N. of a class of manes, [MBh. ii, 462]
गार्हपत्य  n.  n. the government of a family, position of a householder, household, [RV. i, 15, 12; vi, 15, 19; x, 85, 27 and 36.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गार्हपत्यः [gārhapatyḥ]   [गृहपतिना नित्यं संयुक्तः, संज्ञायां ञ्य]
One of the three sacred fires perpetually maintained by a householder, which he receives from his father and transmits to his descendants, and from which fires for sacrificial purposes are lighted; अथ हैनं गार्हपत्योऽनु- शशास [Ch. Up.4.11.1;] cf. [Ms.2.231.]
The place where this sacred fire is kept.
-त्यम्   The government of a family; position and dignity of a householder; गार्हपत्येन सन्त्य ऋतुना यज्ञनीरसि [Rv.1.15.12.] -Comp.
-न्यायः   A rule of interpretation according to which a direct statement (श्रुति) is stronger than an indirect one (लिङ्ग). This rule is discussed and established by जैमिनि and शबर at [MS.3.2.3] and 4.

Shabda-Sagara

गार्हपत्य  m.  ( -त्यः) A sacred fire perpetually maintained by a household- er, received from his father, and transmitted to his descendants, and from which fires for sacrificial purposes are lighted.
E. गृहपति a householder, (from गृह a house, and पति master,) and य्य referen- tial aff.

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गृहपति गृह पति य्य