प्रहुत

{ prahutḥ, prahuta }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

PRAHUTA   A great yajña. Manusmṛti states that respecting each of the following five is considered as a yajña in itself:--A devatā, a guest, servants, parents and the self. Of these the first is called Āhuta, second, huta, third, prahuta, fourth brāhmyahuta and fifth, prāśita [Ślokas 72. 73, Chapter 3, Manusmṛti] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-हुत  mfn.  mfn. offered up, [RV.]; [Br.]; [GṛS.] &c.

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प्र हुत

प्र-हुत  n.  m. ( scil. यज्ञ) sacrificial food offered to all created beings, [Mn. iii, 73 &c.] ( n., [L.])

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प्र हुत

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रहुतः [prahutḥ] तम् [tam]   तम् An offering of food to all created beings (भूतयज्ञ), one of the five daily Yajñas to be performed by a householder; cf. अहुतं च हुतं चैव तथा प्रहुतमेव च । ब्राह्म्यं हुतं प्राशितं च पञ्चयज्ञान् प्रचक्षते [Ms.3.73;] [Bhāg.7.15.] 49. It also means दर्शेष्टि (बलिहरण); [Bṛi. Up.1.5.2.]

Shabda-Sagara

प्रहुत  n.  ( -तं) Offering articles of food to spirits or goblins.
    E. प्र well, हु to offer in oblation, क्त aff.

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प्र हु क्त