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hotrakam. an inferior hotṛ- priest or an assistant of the hotṛ- (in a wider sense applied to all the chief priests; see under hotṛ-) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
hotrakam. Name of a son of kāñcana- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
caturhotrakafor cāturhotra- q.v View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
Macdonell Search
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sāmapragātha m. kind of verses to be recited by the three Hotrakas; -bhrít, a. bringing chants (RV.1); -máya, a. consisting of Sâmans.
haó्rā f. 1. (V.) [√ 1. hu] priestly office, sp. function of the Hotrakas: also= the Hotrakas themselves; 2. [√ hû] invoca tion (V.); also personified: -víd, a. knowing invocation (RV.); -samsin,m. (reciting the part of the Hotraka), assistant of the Hotri, Hotraka (Br., S.).
ho्rīya n. (relating to the Hotri or sacrificer), priestly office (RV.1); -&isharp;ya, a. be longing etc. to the Hotri or the Hotrakas (V.).
Vedic Index of
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hotraka In the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa denotes ‘assistant of the Hotṛ ’ priest.
Vedabase Search
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hotraka Hotraka, the son of KāñcanaSB 9.15.1
catuḥ-hotraka of the four kinds of Vedic priests, known as hotā, adhvaryu, brahma and udgātāSB 7.3.30
catuḥ-hotraka of the four kinds of Vedic priests, known as hotā, adhvaryu, brahma and udgātāSB 7.3.30
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hotraka noun (masculine) an inferior Hotṛ priest or an assistant of the Hotṛ (in a wider sense applied to all the chief priests) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Kāñcana (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

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