Sanskrit Dictionary

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hotraka

m. an inferior hotṛ- priest or an assistant of the hotṛ- (in a wider sense applied to all the chief priests; see under hotṛ-)

m. Name of a son of kāñcana-

for cāturhotra- q.v

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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hotrakaḥ	Hotraka, the son of Kāñcana	SB 9.15.1

catuḥ-hotraka	of the four kinds of Vedic priests, known as hotā, adhvaryu, brahma and udgātā	SB 7.3.30

catuḥ-hotraka	of the four kinds of Vedic priests, known as hotā, adhvaryu, brahma and udgātā	SB 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)) Frequency rank 41495/72933