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Sanskrit word or English-derived terms required. With a one-syllable suffix, this Sanskrit term names an aditya of hospitality whose cognate yazata’s “ishya” is one of the four Gathic Avestan mantras; an early Vedic triad consists of Mitra, Varuna, and that god whose name combines this term with “-man.” People described by this adjective were traditionally distinguished from those called “dasa” or “mleccha.” (15[1])The Shuddhi proselytization movement was launched by a (*) reform movement described by this adjective and founded by Dayananda (10[1])Saraswati. This Sanskrit term is often translated as “Noble,” as in the “Four Noble Truths” and the name of a “Noble” Punjabi offshoot of the Brahmo Samaj. This term was used as an endonym by a group of lighter-skinner migrants accused (10[1])of “invading” the Indus Valley Civilization. (10[1])For 10 points, give this Sanskrit (10[1])self-designation for Indo-Iranians, later used to name a supposed “master race.” ■END■

ANSWER: arya [or ā́rya; or Aryan; or word forms such as Aryans or Aryanism; accept Arya Samaj; accept Indo-Aryans; accept Aryan invasion; accept Aryaman; reject “Ahriman”] (The yazata described in the first sentence is Airyaman.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange6115
Colin VeeversCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countrySimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut7910
Michael DuYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitas rational as the square root of two power bottoms12010
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Ryan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers12610
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere13210

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%100.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%20%0%103.60
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%33%0%91.67
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%33%126.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%33%0%94.33