hotf a. ( trI f. ) [ hu-tfc ] Sacrificing, offering oblations with fire; vahati viDihutaM yA haviryA ca hotrI Ś. 1. 1. — m. 1 A sacrificial priest, especially one who recites the prayers of the Ṛgveda at a sacrifice. 2 A sacrificer; R. 1. 62. 82 ; Ms. 11. 36. 3 An epithet of Agni.