Brahmahuta, Brahman-huta: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmahuta (ब्रह्महुत).—one of the five daily Yajñas or sacrifices, which consists in offering the rites of hospitality to guests; cf. Manusmṛti 3.74.
Derivable forms: brahmahutam (ब्रह्महुतम्).
Brahmahuta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and huta (हुत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmahuta (ब्रह्महुत).—n.
(-taṃ) The performance of hospitality, &c., that one of the great sacraments which consists in the veneration of mankind. E. brahma a Brahman huta worshipped; being the most worthy of respect, &c.
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Brāhmahuta (ब्राह्महुत).—n.
(-taṃ) Respect shown to guests, especially to Brahmans, hospitality. E. brāhmya and huta sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmahuta (ब्रह्महुत):—[=brahma-huta] [from brahma > brahman] n. ‘offering to Brahmā or the Brāhmans’, hospitality, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. brāhmya-huta).
2) Brahmāhuta (ब्रह्माहुत):—[from brahma > brahman] mfn. one to whom oblations of prayer and devotion have been made, [Atharva-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmahuta (ब्रह्महुत):—[brahma-huta] (taṃ) 1. n. The performance of hospitality, &c.
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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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Partial matches: Brahman, Brahma, Huta.
Starts with: Brahmahutam.
Full-text: Brahmahutam.
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