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burnt offering meaning in Sanskrit

होत्र hotrá

UK/bɜːnt ˈɒfəɹɪŋ//bɝnt ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/

burnt offering in Sanskrit: होत्र (hotrá). In English, burnt offering means a slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin.

Sanskrit words for burnt offering

a burnt offering, oblation with fire, sacrifice
होत्र hotrá

English meaning of burnt offering

  1. noun A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin.
  2. noun Any similar sacrifice to a deity or deities, or to a deceased person.
  3. noun Overcooked food that is nevertheless served.

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Questions about burnt offering in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of burnt offering in Sanskrit?
Burnt offering in Sanskrit is होत्र (hotrá).
burnt offering इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Burnt offering: होत्र (hotrá).
What does burnt offering mean in English?
Burnt offering means a slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “burnt offering”: होत्र. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: burnt offering (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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