havya

Dictionary meanings for havya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [hu-karmaṇi yat] To be offer- ed in oblations. vyaṃ 1 Clarified butter.

2 An oblation or offering to the gods (opp. kavya q. v.).

3 An oblation in general. Comp. āśaḥ fire. kavyaṃ oblations to the gods and to the Manes, or spirits of deceased ancestors; Ms. 1. 94, 3. 97, 128; et seq. pākaḥ an oblation cooked with butter and milk, or the pot in which it is cooked. vāh, vāha, vāhana m. ‘the...

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