ftvij | फ़्त्विज् | ftvij

ftv-i/j | फ़्त्व्-इ/ज् | mfn. (fr. √ yaj | यज् |), sacrificing at the proper time, sacrificing regularly
ftv-i/j | फ़्त्व्-इ/ज् | (k), m. a priest (usually four are enumerated, viz. Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Brahman, and Udgātṛ; each of them has three companions or helpers, so that the total number is sixteen, viz. hotf | होत्फ़् |, Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāva-stut; aḍvaryu | अड्वर्यु |, Prati-prasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Un-netṛ; brahman | ब्रह्मन् |, Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ; udgātf | उद्गात्फ़् |, Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya, ĀśvŚr. iv, 1, 4-6), RV.; AV.; TS.; ŚBr.; KātyŚr. &c.
ftv-ij | फ़्त्व्-इज् | See p. 224, col. 2.

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