áhar n. (the weak cases come fr. áhan, q.v., the middle ones fr. áhas see below or in RV. also fr. áhan, q.v.) a day RV. &c

• a sacrificial or festival day, portion of a sacrifice appointed for one day's performance AitBr. &c. (often ifc., as dvādaśâhá, &c., s.v. 2. áha)

• day personified as one of the eight Vasus MBh. i, 2582 seqq

• N. of an Āṅgirasa, KāṭhAnukr

• of a Tirtha MBh. iii, 6070

• (áhana), nom. du. day and night RV. AV. xiii, 2, 3 (cf. áhaś ca kṛṣṇám áhar árjunam ca, 'the black and the white day', i.e. night and day RV. vi, 9, 1)

• tád áhar acc. ind. on that very day ŚBr

• yád áhar acc. ind. on which day ŚBr