Huta, Hūta: 17 definitions
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Huta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ManubhāṣyaHuta (हुत).—One of the five sacrifices (pañcayajña).—The offering into fire is called ‘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 EncyclopediaHuta (हुत).—One of the five great yajñas. (See Prahutam).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationHuta (हुत) refers to “offerings (for in the fire)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive”).—Accordingly, as the Seven Sages said to Śiva: “[...] Formerly we had performed three kinds of penance; we had studied the excellent Vedas; we had made offerings in the fire (huta—agnayaḥ ca hutāḥ pūrvaṃ), we had visited many holy centres; thus whatever merit we have acquired verbally, mentally and physically that entire merit has now accrued to us by your blessing in remembering us. A man who worships you always shall be blessed. How can that merit be properly described, the merit of those whom you yourself remember? [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Huta (हुत).—Of Dvayāmuṣyāyana gotra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 52.
1b) A Sukha god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 19.
1c) A mukhya gaṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 18.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryhuta : (nt.) the thing sacrificed; an oblation.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHuta, (pp. of juhati) sacrificed, worshipped, offered Vin.I, 36=J.I, 83; D.I, 55; J.I, 83 (nt. “oblation”); Vv 3426 (su°, +sudinna, suyiṭṭha); Pug.21; Dhs.1215; DA.I, 165; DhA.II, 234.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhuta (हुत).—p (S) Offered with fire; burnt in oblation: also by which sacrifices have been consumed or offered;--used of the fire. 2 fig. Burned to ashes; destroyed by fire--a thing in general. 3 S Called, invoked, summoned.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishhuta (हुत).—p Burnt in oblation.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHuta (हुत).—p. p. [hu-kta]
1) Offered as an oblation to fire, burnt as a sacrificial offering; हुतं च दत्तं च तथैव तिष्ठति (hutaṃ ca dattaṃ ca tathaiva tiṣṭhati) Karṇabhāra 1.22.
2) One to whom an oblation is offered; Ś.4; R.2.71.
-taḥ Name of Śiva.
-tam 1 An oblation, offering.
2) An Oblation to fire; द्वे देवानभाजय- दिति हुतं च प्रहुतं च (dve devānabhājaya- diti hutaṃ ca prahutaṃ ca) Bṛ. Up.1.5.2; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 9.16.
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Hūta (हूत).—p. p. [hve-kta saṃprasāraṇam]
1) Called, summoned, invited &c.; see ह्वे (hve).
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Hūta (हूत).—The act of calling; P.VIII.2.84.
Derivable forms: hūtam (हूतम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHuta (हुत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Offered with fire, burnt as an oblation. f.
(-tā) 1. Sacrificed. 2. One to whom an oblation is offered. n.
(-taṃ) An oblation. m.
(-taḥ) Siva. E. hu to sacrifice, kta aff.
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Hūta (हूत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Called, summoned, invited, invoked. E. hveñ to call, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHuta (हुत).—[adjective] sacrificed or worshipped with a sacrifice; [neuter] sacrifice, oblation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Huta (हुत):—[from hu] a mfn. offered in fire, poured out (as clarified butter), burnt (as an oblation), sacrificed, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] sacrificed to, one to whom an oblation is offered, [Ṛg-veda vi, 50, 15] (if not for hūta cf. [v, 5], as sometimes in abhi-, ā-, sam-ā-huta, qq.vv.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] n. an oblation, offering, sacrifice, [Atharva-veda]; etc.
5) Hūta (हूत):—a hūti See √hve, p.1308.
6) Huta (हुत):—[from hve] b (for hūta ?). See p. 1301, col. 1.
7) Hūta (हूत):—[from hve] b mfn. called, summoned, invited, [Ṛg-veda; Prabodha-candrodaya]
8) [v.s. ...] n. the act of calling, [Pāṇini 8-2, 84.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Huta (हुत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Offered with fire; invoked. n. Oblation.
2) Hūta (हूत):—[(taḥ-tā-tāṃ) a.] Called, invited.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Huta (हुत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Hua, Hūa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryHuta (हुत) [Also spelled hut]:—(a) thrown into fire (as an oblation); sacrified.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHuta (ಹುತ):—[adjective] offered to a diety, through the sacrificial fire.
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Huta (ಹುತ):—[noun] an oblation offered to a diety, through the sacrificial fire.
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Hūṭa (ಹೂಟ):—
1) [noun] a preparation; plan; arrangements.
2) [noun] an action or device designed to deceive, cheat, outwit, etc.; artifice; dodge; ruse; stratagem.
3) [noun] an assembling of a yoke of a cart, plough, etc. and the draught animals as oxen, horse, etc. together; a harnessing.
4) [noun] a pretending to what one is not (to impress or cheat another or others); pretension; hypocrisy.
5) [noun] the way in which something is arranged or structured; arrangement; structure.
6) [noun] the business of operating a farm; agriculture; farming.
7) [noun] anything that is carried; a load; a burden.
8) [noun] the state of being tied, bound or shackled; a tie.
9) [noun] an investing in a business.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+50): Hutabhaga, Hutabhaksha, Hutabhojana, Hutabhoktri, Hutabhugbhaya, Hutabhugdhvaja, Hutabhugdish, Hutabhugvinetra, Hutabhuj, Hutabhuk, Hutabhukpriya, Hutad, Hutagara, Hutagni, Hutahavya, Hutahavyavaha, Hutahoma, Hutahuta, Hutahutanem, Hutahuti.
Ends with (+758): Abbhuta, Abhajanabhuta, Abhibhuta, Abhihuta, Abhimukhibhuta, Abhinavibhuta, Abhisambhuta, Abhishuta, Abhitthuta, Abhubhuta, Abhuta, Abhutabhuta, Abhyadbhuta, Abhyantaribhuta, Achhuta, Achuta, Adbhuta, Adharabhuta, Adharibhuta, Adhibhuta.
Full-text (+105): Puruhuta, Ahuta, Hutavaha, Hutasha, Brahmyahuta, Hutahoma, Hutabhuj, Brahmahuta, Hutashana, Prahuta, Ahutaprapalayin, Hutashin, Hutajatavedas, Kukur-huta, Durhuta, Hutamsha, Hua, Hutagni, Hutavat, Hu.
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Search found 49 books and stories containing Huta, Hūta, Hūṭa; (plurals include: Hutas, Hūtas, Hūṭas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 106 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Uncle < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Verse 107 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Nephew < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Verse 108 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Friend < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.13.11 < [Chapter 13 - The Glories of Prabhāsa-tīrtha, the Sarasvatī River, etc.]
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]
Verse 3.181 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.9.30 < [Chapter 9 - The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Śrīdhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
4b. Rudra in the Bali offering < [Chapter 4 - Rudra-Śiva in the Post-Brāhmaṇic Literature]
4c. Rudra in the Yajñavāstu ceremony < [Chapter 4 - Rudra-Śiva in the Post-Brāhmaṇic Literature]