हवन

havana

1) m. fire orﾠ Agni the god of fire L. ;

a fire-receptacle (= f.) L. ;
(ī) f. the sacrificial ladle ṠBr. KātyṠr. ;
a hole made in the ground for the sacrificial fire which is to receive a burnt-oblation L. ;
(am) n. the act of offering an oblation with fire, sacrifice MBh. Hariv. ;
a sacrificial ladle Vait. ;
hávana

2) m. N. of a Rudra MBh. Hariv. ;

n. calling, invocation, summons RV. Pañcar. ;
challenging orﾠ challenge to battle MW. ;
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