होतृ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word होतृ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word होतृ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say होतृ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word होतृ you have here. The definition of the word होतृ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofहोतृ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: होते, हेतु, हति, होती, होता, हृत, and हात

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 17 October 2017

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáwtā (“priest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéw-tōr (“pourer”), from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬀𐬭 (zaotar) and English god.

Pronunciation

Noun

होतृ • (hótṛ) stem, m

  1. an offerer of an oblation or yajna, sacrificer, priest, especially a priest who at a sacrifice invokes the gods or recites the Rigveda, a Rigveda priest; hotr
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.1.1:
      अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे पु॒रोहि॑तं य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म् ।
      होता॑रं रत्न॒धात॑मम् ॥
      agnímīḷe puróhitaṃ yajñásya devámṛtvíjam.
      hótāraṃ ratnadhā́tamam.
      I glorify Agni, the high priest of the sacrifice, the divine, the ministrant, who presents the oblation to the gods, and is the possessor of great wealth.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of होतृ (hótṛ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative होता
hótā 		होतारौ / होतारा¹
hótārau / hótārā¹ 		होतारः
hótāraḥ
Vocative होतः
hótaḥ 		होतारौ / होतारा¹
hótārau / hótārā¹ 		होतारः
hótāraḥ
Accusative होतारम्
hótāram 		होतारौ / होतारा¹
hótārau / hótārā¹ 		होतॄन्
hótṝn
Instrumental होत्रा
hótrā 		होतृभ्याम्
hótṛbhyām 		होतृभिः
hótṛbhiḥ
Dative होत्रे
hótre 		होतृभ्याम्
hótṛbhyām 		होतृभ्यः
hótṛbhyaḥ
Ablative होतुः
hótuḥ 		होतृभ्याम्
hótṛbhyām 		होतृभ्यः
hótṛbhyaḥ
Genitive होतुः
hótuḥ 		होत्रोः
hótroḥ 		होतॄणाम्
hótṝṇām
Locative होतरि
hótari 		होत्रोः
hótroḥ 		होतृषु
hótṛṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia