Hotrika, Hotṛka: 5 definitions
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Hotrika 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.
Hotrika has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Hotṛka can be transliterated into English as Hotrka or Hotrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHotṛka (होतृक):—(von hotar) m. so v. a. hotraka [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13, 5, 4, 24. 6, 2, 18. 7, 1, 13.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 627, 15. 772, 5.] pṛṣṭha [LĀṬY. 2, 9, 4.] sāman [4, 5, 12. 6, 2, 26.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Hotrikarman.
Ends with: Agnihotrika, Caturhotrika, Chaturhotrika.
Full-text: Hotraka, Hottiya, Caturhotrika, Hotra.
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The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Details of the Sarvamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 5 - Minor sacrifices and their Political Significance]
Details of the Puruṣamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 5 - Minor sacrifices and their Political Significance]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Vyāsa and the Line of his Disciples < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]