Prahuta: 9 definitions
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Prahuta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the ManubhāṣyaPrahuta (प्रहुत).—One of the five sacrifices (pañcayajña).—The offering to elementals is ‘Prahuta’. Though this also is a kind of ‘Homa’ yet, in view of the fact that the terra ‘Homa’ is generally restricted to offerings made into fire, people might think that the offering to elementals is not ‘homa’; hence (with a view to preclude this notion) it has been given the name of ‘Prahuta’,—the act being praised as an excellent (pra) homa (huta)’. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 3.74)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPrahuta (प्रहुत).—A great yajña.
Manusmṛti states that respecting each of the following five is considered as a yajña in itself:—A devatā, a guest, servants, parents and the self. Of these the first is called Āhuta, second, huta, third, prahuta, fourth brāhmyahuta and fifth, prāśita (Ślokas 72. 73, Chapter 3, Manusmṛti).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrahuta (प्रहुत).—An offering of food to all created beings (bhūtayajña), one of the five daily Yajñas to be performed by a householder; cf. अहुतं च हुतं चैव तथा प्रहुतमेव च । ब्राह्म्यं हुतं प्राशितं च पञ्चयज्ञान् प्रचक्षते (ahutaṃ ca hutaṃ caiva tathā prahutameva ca | brāhmyaṃ hutaṃ prāśitaṃ ca pañcayajñān pracakṣate) Manusmṛti 3.73; Bhāgavata 7.15. 49. It also means दर्शेष्टि (darśeṣṭi) (baliharaṇa); Bṛ. Up.1.5.2.
Derivable forms: prahutaḥ (प्रहुतः), prahutam (प्रहुतम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahuta (प्रहुत).—n.
(-taṃ) Offering articles of food to spirits or goblins. E. pra well, hu to offer in oblation, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahuta (प्रहुत).—[masculine] a kind of sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prahuta (प्रहुत):—[=pra-huta] [from pra-hu] mfn. offered up, [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([scilicet] yajña) sacrificial food offered to all created beings, [Manu-smṛti iii, 73 etc.] (n., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahuta (प्रहुत):—[pra-huta] (taṃ) 1. n. Offering food to spirits or goblins.
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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.
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Ends with: Januprahuta.
Full-text: Huta, Prahuti, Prashita, Brahmahutam, Pakayajna, Hu, Pancamahayajna, Bhutayajna.
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Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.73 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Verse 3.74 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
4b. Rudra in the Bali offering < [Chapter 4 - Rudra-Śiva in the Post-Brāhmaṇic Literature]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.36.1 < [Sukta 36]
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)