होत्रक hotraka
boy 3 syllables SLP1 hotraka

As a Hindi name

होत्रक · noun · masculine

यज्ञ में होता की सहायता करनेवाला व्यक्ति । होता का सहायक — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ होतृक

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

an inferior Hotṛ priest or an assistant of the H˚ (in a wider sense applied to all the chief priests; cf. under hotṛ)

Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)

Why this matches what you typed

M3 · meaning shifts "hotraka" is derived from "hotra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.

the base — होत्र

hotra n. sacrificing, the function or office of the Hotṛ, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.; Kāṭh.

a burnt-offering, oblation with fire, sacrifice, RV.; PañcavBr.; ŚāṅkhŚr.; MBh.

your form — होत्रक

hotraka m. an inferior Hotṛ priest or an assistant of the H˚ (in a wider sense applied to all the chief priests; cf. under hotṛ), AitBr.; GṛŚrS.

N. of a son of Kāñcana, BhP.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · होत्रक

hotraka m. an inferior Hotṛ priest or an assistant of the H˚ (in a wider sense applied to all the chief priests; cf. under hotṛ), AitBr.; GṛŚrS.

Monier-Williams (1899) · होत्रक

N. of a son of Kāñcana, BhP.

Monier-Williams (1899) · होत्र (linked stem)

hotra n. sacrificing, the function or office of the Hotṛ, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.; Kāṭh.

Monier-Williams (1899) · होत्र (linked stem)

a burnt-offering, oblation with fire, sacrifice, RV.; PañcavBr.; ŚāṅkhŚr.; MBh.

Alternative readings

More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.

  • होत्र + क/कन् taddhita full derivation
  • होतृ + अक samasa verified split
  • होत्र + क samasa verified split
  • हो + त्रक samasa verified split

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