# अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña)

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अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) is a Sanskrit word meaning the chief or principal sacrifice, influence or agency affecting a sacrifice, relating to a sacrifice, on the subject of sacrifice, pertaining to a sacrifice, the object of religious worship. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them The Supreme Sacrifice or Presiding Entity (Noun), Relating to a sacrifice (Adjectival), Concerning sacrifice (Adverbial/Indeclinable).

- **SLP1:** `aDiyajYa`  **IAST:** adhiyajña  **Devanagari:** अधियज्ञ
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/adhiyajna/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Supreme Sacrifice or Presiding Entity (Noun) (9 definitions)
- 1. The chief or principal sacrifice. 2. Influence or agency affecting a sacrifice.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 21,3] अधि - यज्ञ (adhi-yajña) m. the chief or principal sacrifice, Bhagavad-gītā (Title), influence or agency affecting a sacrifice [ ID=4328 ]
- 1. A principal sacrifice. 2. The agency causing such sacrifice.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ज्ञः (jñaḥ) Principal sacrifice; the agency effecting or causing such sacrifice; ° ज्ञोहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर (°jñohamevātra dehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8. 4 the अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) is I myself in this body ( i. e. Kṛṣṇa); अत्रास्मिन्देहे (atrāsmindehe) अंतर्यामित्वेन स्थितोहमधियज्ञः (jñaḥ) (aṃtaryāmitvena sthitohamadhiyajñaḥ) यज्ञादिकर्मप्रवर्तकस्तत्फलदाता चेति श्रीधरः (yajñādikarmapravartakastatphaladātā ceti śrīdharaḥ)
- 1. The supreme sacrifice. 2. Pertaining to sacrifice.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 010-2 ] अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) adhi-yajña, m. highest sacrifice; a. referring to sacrifices. [ ID=1047 ]
- The object of religious worship  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 018-b ] अधि - यज्ञ (adhi-yajña) ( ज्ञः ) ((jñaḥ)) 1. m. The object of religious worship. [ ID=862 ]
- the supreme spirit  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 014-15 ] अधि - यज्ञ (adhi-yajña) m. the supreme spirit. [ ID=934 ]
- 1. The supreme sacrifice. 2. Concerning sacrifice.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 0016-a ] अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) adhi-yajña. I. m. The supreme sacrifice, Bhag. 8, 4. II. acc. sing. ñam, adv. Concerning sacrifice, Man. 6, 83. [ ID=273 ]
- the supreme sacrifice  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 013 ] 1 अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) m. the supreme sacrifice. [ ID=898 ]
- 1. The supreme sacrifice. 2. An influence presiding over sacrifice. 3. Concerning sacrifice.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधि (adhi) यज्ञ (yajña) (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 056-b ] अधि (adhi) यज्ञ (yajña) (adhiyajña) I. Tatpur. m. ( - ज्ञः (-jñaḥ) ) 1 The supreme sacrifice, the sacrifice (greek) ϰατ᾽ἐξοχήν. 2 An influence superior to or pre- siding over sacrifice. II. Avyayībh. ( - ज्ञम् (-jñam) ) Concerning or with respect to sa- crifice. E. अधि (adhi) and यज्ञ (yajña). [ ID=1917 ]
- 1. The chief or principal sacrifice. 2. Influence or agency affecting a sacrifice.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 0022-a ] अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) adhi-yajña, as, m. the chief or principal sacrifice; influence or agency affecting a sacrifice; ( as, ā, am ), relating to a sacrifice; ( am ), ind. on the subject of sacrifices. [ ID=1224 ]

### Relating to a sacrifice (Adjectival) (3 definitions)
- relating to a sacrifice  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अधि - यज्ञ (adhi-yajña) mfn. relating to a sacrifice, Manu-smṛti (Title) [ ID=4329 ]
- Pertaining to a sacrifice  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) [Printed book page 0049-a ] अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) a. Pertaining to a sacrifice; ° ज्ञं ब्रह्म जपेत् (°jñaṃ brahma japet) Manusmṛti 6. 83
- relating to the sacrifice  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 अधियज्ञ (adhiyajña) a. relating to the sacrifice. [ ID=899 ]

### Concerning sacrifice (Adverbial/Indeclinable) (2 definitions)
- on the subject of sacrifice  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1C) [Printed book page 21,3] अधि - यज् (adhi-yaj) ° ञम् (°ñam) ind. on the subject of sacrifice, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) [ ID=4329.1 ]
- On the subject of sacrifices  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ज्ञं (jñaṃ) adv. On the subject of sacrifices, so अधियाग (adhiyāga). [ ID=992 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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