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आहुत

   { āhuta }
Script: Devanagari

आहुत     

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
आ-हुत  mfn. mfn. offered as an oblation, sacrificed, [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
ROOTS:
हुत
laid in the fire (as a corpse), [RV. x, 16, 5]
मनुष्य-यज्ञ   offering made to men, hospitality (= q.v.), [L.]
ROOTS:
मनुष्य यज्ञ
भूत-यज्ञ   nourishment of all created beings (considered as one of the five principal sacrifices of the Hindūs; cf.), [L.]
ROOTS:
भूत यज्ञ

आहुत     

आहुत [āhuta] p.p. p.  p. p. Offered to the gods, sacrificed.
तम् An offering made to men, hospitality.
The nourishment of all created beings (भूतयज्ञ or मनुष्ययज्ञ), regarded as one of the five principal sacrifices of the Hindus cf. पञ्चमहायज्ञ.

आहुत     

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English
आहुत  n.  (-तं) The nourishment of all created beings, considered as one of the five sacraments or principal sacrifices of the Hindus.
E. आङ् before हु to offer oblations, and क्त aff.
ROOTS:
आङ् हु क्त

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