adhvaryu
अध्वर्यु adhvaryuThe priest of the Yajurveda who carries out the physical acts of the sacrifice and murmurs its prose formulas (yajus).
Where this term appears
- The Four Fires Treatise
These are, for the most part, short prose utterances, muttered by the priest called the adhvaryu , the one who does the physical work of the rite.
- The Rules of the Rite Treatise
A single solemn sacrifice could run for days and involve several priests, each with a defined office, each acting at a defined moment. The adhvaryu measured and built and poured.