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Sanskrit
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Etymology
From the root हु (hu) + -इस् (-is), with guṇa-strengthening.
Pronunciation
Noun
हविस् • (havís) stem, n
- fire sacrifice, oblation (RV., etc.)
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 10.121.1:
- हि॒र॒ण्य॒ग॒र्भः सम॑वर्त॒ताग्रे॑ भू॒तस्य॑ जा॒तः पति॒रेक॑ आसीत्।
स दा॑धार पृथि॒वीं द्यामु॒तेमां कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम॥- hiraṇyagarbháḥ sámavartatā́gre bhūtásya jātáḥ pátiréka āsīt.
sá dādhāra pṛthivī́ṃ dyā́mutémā́ṃ kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema. - Hiraṇyagarbha was present at the beginning; when born, he was the sole lord of created beings; heupheld this earth and heaven-- who shall we offer worship with an oblation?
- water (Naigh.)
- fire (Kālac.)
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