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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. होतृhotṛa.(-त्री f.) [हु-तृच्] Sacrificing, offering oblations with fire; बहति विधिहुतं या हविर्या च होत्री Ś.1.1. -m.
    1. (-त्री Feminine) हु-तृच् Sacrificing, offering oblations with fire; बहति विधिहुतं या हविर्या च होत्री Ś.1.1. -Masculine
    2. A sacrificial priest, especially one who recites the prayers of the Ṛigveda at a sacrifice; जनकस्य वैदेहस्य होताश्वलो बभूव.
    3. A sacrificer; इति वादिन एवास्य होतुराहुतिसाधनम् R. 1.82; Ms.11.36.
    4. An epithet of Agni.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर्मन् Adjective the function of the होतृ.

    • -प्रवरः the election of a होतृ.

    • -ष (स)दनम् the होतृ's seat; होतृषदनाद्धैवापि दुरुद्गीथमनुसमाहरति Ch. Up.1.5.5.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. होतृhotṛ&c. see p. 1306, col. 1 .
    1. etc. see page and participle 1306, column 1 .
    2. masculine gender (from √1. हु) an offerer of an oblation or burnt-offering (with fire), sacrificer, priest, (especially) a priest who at a sacrifice invokes the gods or recites the R2ig-veda ऋग्-वेद, a R2ig-veda ऋग्-वेद pr priest (one of the 4 kinds of officiating priest see ऋत्विज्, page and participle224; properly the Hotr2i होतृ priest has 3 assistants, sometimes called Purushas पुरुष s, viz. the Maitra1-varun2a मैत्रा-वरुण, Accha1-va1ka अच्छा-वाक, and Gra1vastut ग्रावस्तुत्; to these are sometimes added three according to others, the Bra1hman2a1cchan6sin ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन्, Agni1dhra अग्नीध्र or Agni1dh अग्नीध्, and Potr2i पोतृ, though these last are properly assigned to the Bra1hman Brahman priest; sometimes the Nesht2r2i नेष्टृ is substituted for the Gra1va-stut ग्राव-स्तुत्) fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव MBh.
    4. mf(त्री)neuter gender one who sacrifices (genitive case or compound), sacrificer Mn. MBh. etc.
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  2. अग्निहोतृagnihotṛ(अग्न्/इ) m. having Agni अग्नि for a priest RV. x, 66, 8. 1.

    (अग्न्/इ) masculine gender having Agni अग्नि for a priest fg-veda x, 66, 8. 1.

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  3. अग्निहोतृब्राह्मणagnihotṛbrāhmaṇam. N. of a class of Bra1hmans Brahmans (who regard Agni अग्नि as chief deity), RTL. 50

    masculine gender Name of a class of Bra1hmans Brahmans (who regard Agni अग्नि as chief deity), RTL. 50

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  4. अहोतृahotṛmfn. not sacrificing, not competent to sacrifice AV. ix, 6, 52 S3Br.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not sacrificing, not competent to sacrifice AV. ix, 6, 52 S3Br.

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  5. आरुणिहोतृāruṇihotṛmfn. having A1run2i आरुणि as Hotr2i होतृ priest Ta1n2d2yaBr. xxiii, 1, 5.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having A1run2i आरुणि as Hotr2i होतृ priest Ta1n2d2yaBr. xxiii, 1, 5.

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  6. कण्वहोतृkaṇvahotṛmfn. one whose Hotr2i होतृ priest is a Kan2va कण्व RV. v, 41, 4.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one whose Hotr2i होतृ priest is a Kan2va कण्व fg-veda v, 41, 4.

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  7. क्षीरहोतृkṣīrahotṛ(˚र्/अ-) mfn. (g. युक्ता*रोह्य्-आदि) = -याज्/इन् S3Br. ii Ka1tyS3r.

    (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedर्/अ-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (gaRa युक्ता*रोह्य्-आदि) Equivalent to -याज्/इन् S3Br. ii Ka1tyS3r.

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  8. चतुर्होतृcaturhotṛm. (च्/अत्˚) sg. or pl. N. of a litany (recited at the new-moon and full-moon sacrifice) AV. xi, 7, 19 AitBr.…
    1. masculine gender (च्/अत्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) sg. or plural Name of a litany (recited at the new-moon and full-moon sacrifice) AV. xi, 7, 19 AitBr. v TBr. ii S3Br. iv S3a1n3khS3r. x La1t2y.
    2. masculine gender (confer, compare -होत्र) Name of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Hariv. 10404 (varia lectio for -नेतृ)
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  9. चतुर्होतृत्वcaturhotṛtvan. the condition of the Caturhotr2i चतुर्होतृ litany MaitrS. i, 9, 7.

    neuter gender the condition of the Caturhotr2i चतुर्होतृ litany MaitrS. i, 9, 7.

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