Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. [hūyate hu-karmaṇi asun] 1 An oblation or burnt offering in general; vahati vidhihutaṃ yā haviḥ Ś. 1. 1; Ms. 3. 87, 132; 5. 7, 6. 12.
2 Clarified butter.
3 Water.
4 N. of Śiva.
5 A sacri- fice. Comp. aśanaṃ (haviraśanaṃ) devour- ing clarified butter or oblations. ( naḥ) fire. gaṃdhā (haviṃrgadhā) the Śamī tree. gehaṃ (havirgehaṃ) a house in which sacrificial oblations are offered. bhuj m....
