Hota, Hotā: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Hotā (होता).—A Ṛtvik for yajña;1 Atri, for Soma's Rājasūya;2 eight in connection with the ceremonials for constructing ponds.3
- 1) Matsya-purāṇa 167. 7; 246. 12; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 10.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 23. 20.
- 3) Ib. 58. 11.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Marathi-English dictionary
hōṭa (होट) [or होंट, hōṇṭa].—m (ōṣṭha S through H) A lip. hōṭācēṃ vāḷaṇēṃ or jiraṇēṃ To be grown out of childhood. Pr. hōṭānta ēka pōṭānta ēka Expressive of a dissembler or double dealer. Pr. hōṭābāhēra tēṃ kōṭābāhēra A matter once escaped from one's lips spreads in the wide world abroad. hōṭāṃvara dūdha disaṇēṃ To be still a very youngster. hōṭāsa jāḷa pōṭāsa kāḷa Used of a person (esp. a servant or other retainer or dependant) whose lips are ever burning hot ("set on fire"--see James iii. 6) with words of strife or vilification, and whose belly is ever swallowing and devouring even as the devourer Death.
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hōtā (होता).—m (S) The officiating Brahman at a sacrifice; the priest who recites the prayers of the Rigveda. Ex. aisā mānuni paḷatā jhālā hōtṛsamūha.
hōṭa (होट).—m A lip. hōṭābāhēra tēṃ kōṭābāhēra A matter once escaped from one's lips spreads in the wide world abroad. hōṭāṃvara dūdha disaṇēṃ Be still a very youngster. hōṭānta ēka pōṭānta ēka Said of a dissembler or a double dealer.
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hōtā (होता).—m The officiating Brahman at a sacrifice.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Hoṭā (होटा):—f. [varia lectio] for hoḍhā.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Hotā (होता):—(nm) one who offers oblation (to the sacrificial fire).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Hōta (ಹೋತ):—[noun] a male of any of a genus (Capra) of wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns; a he-goat.
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Hōta (ಹೋತ):—[noun] = ಹೋತೃ - [hotri -]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Hōtā (ஹோதா) noun < Urdu uhdā. Position, status; நிலைமை. [nilaimai.] (C. G.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Hotā (होता):—n. a Brahmin officiant at a fire sacrifice;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Hotabba, Hotadhvaryu, Hotai myrrh, Hotakara, Hotakari, Hotala, Hotali, Hotalu, Hotanhalli, Hotapotarau, Hotar, Hotara, Hotaryaja, Hotasige, Hotatutya, Hotavastu, Hotavata, Hotavya, Hotayaksha.
Full-text (+188): Sahodha, Anuhoda, Hotayaksha, Hotapotarau, Timdihota, Nipajanem, Ota, Avanka, Ohota-hota, Hotu, Syandana, Hotala, Hodahommu, Tirtha, Hodasemdu, Hodamoge, Hotri, Hoda-bahal, Mandayu, Hoda.
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