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हविस्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From the root हु (hu) +‎ -इस् (-is), with guṇa-strengthening.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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हविस् (havís) stemn

  1. 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?
  2. water (Naigh.)
  3. fire (Kālac.)

Declension

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Neuter is-stem declension of हविस्
singular dual plural
nominative हविः (havíḥ) हविषी (havíṣī) हवींषि (havī́ṃṣi)
vocative हविः (háviḥ) हविषी (háviṣī) हवींषि (hávīṃṣi)
accusative हविः (havíḥ) हविषी (havíṣī) हवींषि (havī́ṃṣi)
instrumental हविषा (havíṣā) हविर्भ्याम् (havírbhyām) हविर्भिः (havírbhiḥ)
dative हविषे (havíṣe) हविर्भ्याम् (havírbhyām) हविर्भ्यः (havírbhyaḥ)
ablative हविषः (havíṣaḥ) हविर्भ्याम् (havírbhyām) हविर्भ्यः (havírbhyaḥ)
genitive हविषः (havíṣaḥ) हविषोः (havíṣoḥ) हविषाम् (havíṣām)
locative हविषि (havíṣi) हविषोः (havíṣoḥ) हविःषु (havíḥṣu)

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