homaH [ hu-man ] 1 Offering oblations to gods by throwing ghee into the consecrated fire, (one of the five daily Yajñas, to be performed by a Brāhmaṇa, called devayajYa q. v. ). 2 A burnt offering. 3 A sacrifice. Comp. — agniH the sacrificial fire. — kuMqaM a hole in the ground for receiving the consecrated fire. — turaMgaH a sacrificial horse; R. 3. 38. — DAnaM a sacrificial chamber. — DAnyaM 1 sesamum. 2 barley. — DUmaH the smoke of a burnt-offering or sacrificial fire. — Basman n. the ashes of a burnt offering. — velA the time for offering oblations. — SAlA a sacrificial hall or chamber.