homa
[ hoh-muh ]
noun
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How to use homa in a sentence
And o'er sacred rights of homa Brahmans chant their mantra high, There is heard the jackal's wailing and the raven's ominous cry!
Maha-bharata | AnonymousThe present chapters belong to the period of the revival of the homa cult among the Mazdaists or Zarathustrians.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousSarpa homa is the name given to the somewhat elaborate ceremony of snake-worship.
Beast and Man in India | John Lockwood KiplingAll the fragments of the herbs which had been provided for homa were then ground into powder.
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieThe homa is that sacrificial rite which consists of pouring libations of clarified butter into fire.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 | Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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