Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

homa होम – fire oblation; libation

substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

fire oblation; libation

Derived from

  1. hu हु verbal root — offer; sacrifice
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

hóma ·m. pouring or casting into the fire; oblation, sacrifice.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Homa, as, m. the act of making an oblation to the Devas or gods by casting clarified butter into the fire (accompanied with prayers and invocations; this is regarded as one of the five Mahā-yajñas and called Deva-yajña, see mahā-yajña, deva-yajña); an oblation of clarified butter, oblation with fire, burnt- offering; a sacrifice, (ayuta-homa, as, m. a sacri- fice of 10,000 burnt-offerings to the planets.)

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

hóma (von 1. hu) UṆĀDIS. 1,139. m. und n. (!) SIDDH. K. 249,a,14. das Giessen inʼs Feuer, Spenden; Opfer (für das ältere āhuti); fehlt im ṚV. AK. 2,7,13. H. 821. Z. d. d. m. G. 9, XLVIII. LIX. sieben AV. 9,9,18. MUṆḌ. UP. 2,1,8. homā̱yodyàta̱ḥ somàḥ VS. 8,58. VS. 23,57. homānādiṣṭānanumantrayate brahmā VAITĀN. 1. ŚAT. BR. 3,1,4,6. ŚAT. BR. 4,2,4,7. vapānām ŚAT. BR. 13,5,3,1. KĀTY. ŚR. 13,4,6. KĀTY. ŚR. 15,7,27. vasā˚ ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 5,19,16. KĀTY. ŚR. 6,8,8. Comm. zu TS. 1,538,10. ĀŚV. ŚR. 1,12,6. tiṣṭhaddhomā yajatayaḥ, upaviṣṭahomā juhotayaḥ KĀTY. ŚR. 1,2,6. KĀTY. ŚR. 1,2,7. KĀTY. ŚR. 3,7,6. des Ājya KĀTY. ŚR. 3,27. KĀTY. ŚR. 4,1,3. KĀTY. ŚR. 8,9,14. vipruṣāṃ homaṃ juhoti KĀTY. ŚR. 9,6,30. KĀTY. ŚR. 11,1,18. udgāturūrau homaḥ KĀTY. ŚR. 12,3,10. manasā KĀTY. ŚR. 4,16. apāmārga˚ KĀTY. ŚR. 15,2,1. parisruddhomo dakṣiṇe 'gnau KĀTY. ŚR. 15,10,17. tūṣṇīṃhomá TS. 6,3,7,2. naktaṃhomá TBR. 3,8,15,1. anna˚ 2. aṅga˚ TBR. 17,4. ājya˚ ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,3,4. vāta˚ KĀTY. ŚR. 18,6,1. pṛṣṭha˚ LĀṬY. 2,2,15. saktu˚ LĀṬY. 5,4,10. śabalī˚ LĀṬY. 9,8,1. sruva˚ LĀṬY. 10,8,2. — LĀṬY. 9,12,3. LĀṬY. 9,12,5. KAUŚ. 4 u. s. w. soṣyantī˚ GOBH. 2,7,13. — M. 2,28. M. 3,70. M. 3,74. M. 3,81. M. 3,240. M. 11,226. YĀJÑ. 1,102. tilaiḥ YĀJÑ. 3,310. HARIV. 2778. R. 1,51,27. R. 1,53,13. R. 2,33,20. Spr. (II) 4360. Spr. (II) 7419. adīptāgnau hato homaḥ Spr. (II) 7441. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 24,8. KATHĀS. 13,65. MĀRK. P. 92,20 (homaiḥ zu lesen). BRAHMA-P. in LA. (III) 54,7. BHĀG. P. 7,14,25. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 94,a,22. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 95,a,12. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 102,a, No. 159. kāmya Verz. d. Oxf. H. 94,a,23. gārbha M. 2,27. paitṛyajñiya M. 3,282. śākala M. 11,200. hutvāgnau homam M. 119. huta˚ adj. M. 6,34. homaṃ kar M. 3,84. M. 11,222. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 46,65. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 46,72. KATHĀS. 13,66. ghṛtāmbujaiḥ KATHĀS. 46,90. KATHĀS. 70,67. asamiddhe vibhāvasau MĀRK. P. 15,38. MĀRK. P. 34,20. BHĀG. P. 8,16,47. bilvairhomaṃ vidṛdhataṃ brāhmaṇam KATHĀS. 35,56. ˚vidhi Verz. d. Oxf. H. 267,b,31. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 286,a, No. 670. ˚pravṛtta KATHĀS. 46,55. ˚mantra ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 1,2,22. M. 2,105. Spr. (II) 4216. homārtha KAUŚ. 16. KĀTY. ŚR. 4,14,3. RAGH. 2,66. ˚dravya Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 422,9. KĀTY. ŚR. 422,15. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 94,a,25. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 105,b,6. ˚dravyapariṇāmapariśiṣṭa Verz. d. Oxf. H. 383,b, No. 466. ṣaḍaṅga˚ VARĀH. BṚH. S. 46,31. haraṃ sahomaṃ (!) varadaṃ ramayanti HARIV. 9904. (die neuere Ausg. hat eine andere Lesart). āraṇyakaṃ sahomaṃ (!) ca etadgāyanti sāmagāḥ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 56,a,10. — Vgl. koṭi˚ (auch VARĀH. BṚH. S. 46,6) unter koṭi 4(), japa˚ (du. stilles Gebet und Opfer Verz. d. Oxf. H. 103,a,10), darvi˚, darvī˚, purastāddhoma, pūrṇa˚, pūrva˚, pravṛtta˚, prātarhoma, vasu˚, vivāha˚, vaiśvadeva˚, śānti˚, śrauta˚, saṃsthita˚, sarva˚, sāyaṃprātarhoma, svayaṃ˚, hasta˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

hóma m. das Giessen —, Schütten inʼs Feuer, Spende, Opfer.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

homaḥ [hu-man] 1 Offering oblations to gods by throwing ghee into the consecrated fire, (one of the five daily Yajñas, to be performed by a Brāhmaṇa, called devayajña q. v.). 2 A burnt offering. 3 A sacrifice. Comp. — agniḥ the sacrificial fire. — kuṃḍaṃ a hole in the ground for receiving the consecrated fire. — turaṃgaḥ a sacrificial horse; R. 3. 38. — dhānaṃ a sacrificial chamber. — dhānyaṃ 1 sesamum. 2 barley. — dhūmaḥ the smoke of a burnt-offering or sacrificial fire. — bhasman n. the ashes of a burnt offering. — velā the time for offering oblations. — śālā a sacrificial hall or chamber.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

hóma m. Opferguss, Spende.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · French · substantive masculine

homa homa m. (hu; sfx. ma) immolation de la victime; oblation de l'hostie [liquide et solide]. homakuṇḍa n. creux dans la terre ou sur l'autel pour recevoir l'holocauste. homadhūma m. la fumée de l'holocauste. homaniṣpada a. qui reçoit l'invocation au moment de l'offertoire, ép. d'Agni, Vd. homabhasman n. la cendre de l'holocauste. homāgni m. (agni) le feu sacré. homi m. le beurre clarifié. homin m. (sfx. in) le prêtre qui fait l'offrande.

Original text · French · Word type unspecified

homa homa 1p. pl. pr. vd. de hve.

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.6-5.9: Dharma-Hindernisse 1 occurrence

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VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 139–145: Fruit of the Ways 1 occurrence

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VBT 146–155: Inner Rituals 1 occurrence

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