P.-hvayati- (but also Potential 1. sg.ā-huvema-) A1.-hvayate- (but also 1. sg./ā-huve-; Aorist 3. plural/āhūṣata-; infinitive mood-huv/adhyai--hvayitav/ai-) to call near, invoke invite, summon, cite etc. ; to provoke, challenge, emulate (in this sense only A1.) etc. ; to call to (especially in rites said of the hotṛ-, who addresses the adhvaryu- by the ā-hāva- or ā-hvāna-;See below) and ; to proclaim : Causal-hvāyayati-, to cause to call near, send for ; to cause to summon or challenge or invite : Desiderative-juhūṣati-, to wish to call near, to be about to call near: Intensive/ā-johavīti- , to call near zealously.
cl.3 P. () juh/oti- (Ved. and Epic also A1.juhut/e-3. pluralproperj/uh-3. pluralproperj/uhvati-, te- etc.;2. sg.imperativejuhudh/i- etc.; hoṣi-; parasmE-padaP.j/uhvat-; A1.j/uhvāna-[also with pass. sense];3. pluralimperfect tense/ajuhavuḥ-; perfect tenseP.juhāva-, juhuvuḥ-; A1.juhuve-; juhv/e-, juhur/e-; juhvire-; juhavāṃ-cakāra-; juhavām-āsa-; Aoristahauṣīt- etc.; precedinghūyāt-grammar; futurehotā-; hoṣy/ati-, te- etc.; Conditionalahoṣyat-; infinitive moodh/otum-, tos-, tav/ai-,and ind.p.hutvā- etc.) , to sacrifice (especially pour butter into the fire) , offer or present an oblation (accusative or genitive case) to (dative case) or in (locative case), sacrifice to, worship or honour (accusative) with (instrumental case) etc. ; to sprinkle on (locative case) ; to eat : Passive voicehūy/ate- (Aorist/ahāvi-), to be offered or sacrificed etc. etc.: Causalhāvayati- (Aoristajūhavat-), to cause to sacrifice or to be sacrificed or to be honoured with sacrifice etc.: Desiderativejuhūṣati-, to wish to sacrifice : Intensivejohavīti- (imperfect tenseajohavīt-or ajuhavīt-), johūyate-, johoti- (grammar), to offer oblations repeatedly or abundantly. [ confer, compareGreek in (for) , , ; Latin fu1tis,"water-pot."]
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