noun
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a priest well-versed in Yajurvēda and technically competent in regard to the requirements of a sacrifice, such as right land, right altar, right wood, right vessels, right sacrificial animal, etc.
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(in gen.) a priest participating in a sacrifice.
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one who conducts the proceedings of a sacrifice.
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a person that leads, directs or guides; a person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as an early settler or a scientist doing exploratory work; a leader; a pioneer.