1. Prayer, devotion, homage, or praise.
2. Worship of or reverence for a deity.
3. A sacrifice, offering, or oblation.
यज्ञ (yajña) [Printed book page 0802-c] Yajña, as, m. prayer, devotion, homage, praise,
(used in the older language with these meanings;
cf. Zend
yaśna); worship of a deity, respect or
reverence for a deity, act of worship or devotional
act in general, (the five most important acts of de-
votion which ought to be performed daily by every
twice-born man are
bhūta-y°, manuṣya-y°, pitṛ- y°, deva-y°, brahma-y°, q. q. v. v.; cf.
mahā-y°);
a sacrifice (this is the most common sense of the
word), any offering or oblation, (
cintā-yajña, a
sacrifice in thought, mental offering); Sacrifice (per-
sonified); a form of Viṣṇu; N. of a son of Ruci
by Ākūti; of Indra under Manu Svāyambhuva;
(according to native authorities also) N. of Agni;
= ātman; Yajña prājāpatya, N. of the reputed
author of the hymn Ṛg-veda X. 130.
—Yajña- karman, a, n. a sacrificial act, sacrificial rite or
ceremony;
(ā, ā, a), occupied or engaged in a
sacrifice.
—Yajña-kalpa, as, ā, am, resembling or
like a sacrifice, of the form or nature of an offering.
—Yajña-kāma, as, ā, am, Ved. ‘sacrifice-loving,’
desiring sacrifice, eager for worship.
—Yajña-kāra, as, ī, am, occupied or engaged in a sacrifice.
—Yajña-kāla, as, m. ‘sacrifice-time,’ a season for
sacrifice; N. of the last lunar day in each half of a
month.
—Yajña-kīlaka, as, m. ‘sacrifice-post,’ the
post to which the victim is fastened.
—Yajña-kuṇḍa, am, n. a hole in the ground for receiving the sacri-
ficial fire.
—Yajña-kṛt, t,t,t, ‘sacrifice-doing,’ wor-
shipping, performing or arranging a sacrifice, em-
ployed or occupied in a sacrifice; causing or occa-
sioning sacrifices; (
t), m. an epithet of Viṣṇu; a
priest conducting a sacrifice; N. of a king.
—Yajña- kṛntatra, am, n. a fragment or portion of a sacri-
fice.
—Yajña-ketu, us, m., Ved. (perhaps) one who
is conversant with sacrifice; having the sacrifice for
a mark or sign, the announcer of a sacrifice, (Sāy.
= yajñaḥ prajñāpako yasya); N. of a Rākṣasa
(in Rāmāyaṇa VI. 18, 14).
—Yajña-kopa, as, m.,
N. of a Rākṣasa.
—Yajña-kratu, us, m. a sacri-
ficial rite or ceremony in honour of the gods; a
Page0803-a+ 81 complete rite or chief ceremony; a personification
of Viṣṇu;
(avas), m. pl. the Yajña and Kratu
sacrifices.
—Yajña-kriyā, f. sacrificial act, any sacri-
ficial rite or ceremony.
—Yajña-gāthā, f. a sacrificial
verse or any memorial verse connected with the
ritual of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-giri, is, m., N. of a
mountain.
—Yajña-ghna, as, ī, am, ‘sacrifice-
destroying,’ interrupting sacrifices; (
as), m. a demon
who interrupts sacrifices, a malicious or evil-omened
demon.
—Yajña-chāga, as, m. a goat for sacrifice.
—Yajña-jña, as, ā, am, ‘sacrifice-knowing,’ con-
versant with sacrifices, understanding the worship of
the gods.
—Yajña-tati, is, f., Ved. a sacrificial offer-
ing, performance of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-tanū, ūs, f. a form of worship; epithet of certain Vyāhṛtis;
of certain sacrificial bricks
(iṣṭakā).
—Yajña- tantra-sudhā-nidhi, is, m., N. of a work on
Vedic ritual by Sāyaṇācārya.
—Yajña-tantra-sūtra, am, n., N. of a Sūtra work.
—Yajña-trātṛ, tā, m.
‘sacrifice-protector,’ N. of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-dakṣi- ṇā, f. a sacrificial gift or present, a fee or donation
given to the priests engaged in the performance
of a ceremony.
—Yajña-datta, as, m. ‘sacrifice-
given,’ a proper N. (commonly used in examples).
—Yajñadattaka, as, m. (a diminutive), dear little
Yajña-datta.
—Yajñadatta-vadha, as, m. ‘Yajña-
datta's death,’ N. of an episode of the Rāmāyaṇa.
—Yajñadatta-śarman, ā, m. a proper N. (often
used in examples).
—Yajña-dīkṣā, f. initiation into
sacrifices, admission to sacrificial rites, due perform-
ance of the sacrifice (see Manu II. 169).
—Yajña- deva, as, m. a proper N.
—Yajña-dravya, am, n.
any sacrificial utensil, anything used for sacrifice, a
sacrificial vessel.
—Yajña-druh, -dhruk or
-dhruṭ, m. an enemy of sacrifices, a Rākṣasa.
—Yajña- dhara, as, ā, am, bringing the sacrifice, bearing an
offering; (
as), m., N. of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-dhīra, as, ā, am, Ved. experienced in or conversant with
the worship of the gods; constant in sacrifice.
—Yajña-nārāyaṇa, as, m. a proper N.
—Yajña- nārāyaṇa-dīkṣita, as, m., N. of a preceptor.
—Yajña-nirvāha, as, m. the accomplishment or
carrying out of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-nirvṛtti, is, f.
completion or reward of a sacrifice, fruit of a sacri-
ficial offering.
—Yajña-niṣkṛt, t, t, t, Ved. arrang-
ing the sacrifice.
—Yajña-nī, īs, īs, i, Ved. conduct-
ing worship, directing the sacrifice; (
īs), m. a par-
taker of the sacrifice, (Sāy.
= yajñasya nirvāha- kaḥ.)
—Yajña-nemi, is, m. ‘surrounded by sacri-
fices,’ an epithet of Kṛṣṇa.
—Yajña-pati, is, m. lord
of the sacrifice, (applied to the person who institutes
and bears the expence of a sacrificial ceremony); N.
of Soma and of Viṣṇu (as gods in whose honour
an offering is made); of an author.
—Yajña-patnī, f. the wife of the person who institutes a sacrifice,
(as taking part in the ceremony.)
—Yajña-patha, as, m., Ved. path of worship, way of sacrifice.
—Yajña-pad or
yajña-pād, Ved. (perhaps) walk-
ing on sacrifices, (a feminine form
yajña-padī is
given.)
—Yajña-paribhāṣā, f., N. of a Sūtra work
by Āpastambha.
—Yajña-parus, us, n., Ved. a joint
or part of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-paśu, us, m. an
animal for sacrifice, victim; a horse.
—Yajña-pātra, am, n. a sacrificial vessel.
—Yajñapātrīya, as, ā, am, proper or suitable for a sacrificial vessel.
—Yajña- pārśva, am, n., N. of a work; (
as), m., N. of an
author (according to some).
—Yajña-puṃs pumān, m. ‘soul of sacrifice,’ N. of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-puc- cha, am, n., Ved. the tail, i. e. the last part or con-
clusion of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-puraś-caraṇa, am, n., N. of a work.
—Yajña-puruṣa or
yajña-pū- ruṣa, as, m., N. of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-prayāṇa, am, n., N. of the eighty-fifth chapter of the Uttara-
kāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa.
—Yajña-prī, īs, īs, i, Ved.
taking pleasure in sacrifices.
—Yajña-phala-da, as, ā, am, yielding the fruit of sacrifices; (
as), m.
‘recompensing or rewarding for sacrifice,’ an epithet
of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-bandhu, us, m., Ved. com-
panion of sacrifice.
—Yajña-bāhu, us, m. ‘arm of
sacrifice,’ N. of Agni; of Priya-vrata.
—Yajña- bhaṅga, as, m., N. of the Fifth Act of Vaidya-nātha's
Page0803-b+ 81 Citra-yajña-nāṭaka.
—Yajña-bhāga, as, m. a part
or portion of a sacrifice;
(as, ā, am), having a
share in a sacrifice, partaking of an offering; (
as),
m. a god, deity.
—Yajñabhāga-bhuj, k, k, k, en-
joying a share in a sacrifice; (
k), m. a god, deity.
—Yajñabhāgeśvara (°ga-īś°), as, m., N. of Indra.
—Yajña-bhājana or
yajña-bhāṇḍa, am, n. a
sacrificial vessel or utensil.
—Yajña-bhāvana, as, ā, am, causing or promoting sacrifice; (
as), m. an
epithet of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-bhāvita, as, ā, am, honoured with sacrifices (said of the gods).
—Yajña- bhuj, k, k, k, enjoying sacrifice, taking pleasure in
offerings; (
k), m. a god, deity (especially Viṣṇu).
—Yajña-bhūmi, is, f. ‘sacrifice-ground,’ a place
for sacrifice.
—Yajña-bhūṣaṇa, as, m. ‘sacrifice-
ornament,’ white Darbha grass.
—Yajña-bhṛt, t, m.
‘sacrifice-bearer,’ an arranger or institutor of a sacri-
fice, one who institutes or bears the expence of a
sacrifice; an epithet of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-bhoktṛ, tā, m. ‘enjoyer of sacrifice,’ N. of Kṛṣṇa.
—Yajña- maṇḍala, am, n. a sacrificial ring or circle, place
for sacrifice.
—Yajña-manas, ās, ās, as, having the
mind or attention set on sacrifices.
—Yajña-man- man, ā, ā, a, Ved. intent on sacrifices, delighting
in sacrifice, (Sāy.
= yajñārtham matimat, yajvan.)
—Yajña-maya, as, ī, am, consisting of sacrifices,
containing sacrifice.
—Yajña-mahotsava (°hā-ut°), as, m. a great sacrificial feast or ceremony.
—Yajña- māli, is, m. a proper N.
—Yajña-mukha, am, n.,
Ved. an introduction to a sacrifice, commencement
of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-muṣ, ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, ‘sacrifice-steal-
ing,’ robbing a sacrifice;
(ṭ), m. a demon who lies
in wait and carries off a sacrifice.
—Yajña-mūrti, is, m. a proper N.
—Yajña-meni, Ved.
= āyudha (according to the commentator).
—Yajña-yaśasa, am, n., Ved. the beauty or splendor of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-yogya, as, ā, am, suited or proper for a
sacrifice; (
as), m. Ficus Glomerata.
—Yajña-rasa, as, m. ‘juice or fluid of sacrifice,’ the Soma.
—Yajña- rāj, ṭ, m. ‘king of the sacrifice,’ the moon, (per-
haps for
yajva-rāj; cf.
yajvanām patiḥ under
yajvan.)
—Yajña-ruci, is, m., N. of a Dānava.
—Yajña-retas, as, n. ‘seed of sacrifice,’ the Soma.
—Yajñarta (°na-ṛta), as, ā, am, Ved. suitable or
proper for sacrifice (?); set apart for sacrifice (?).
—Yajña-liṅga, as, m. ‘having sacrifice for his
attribute,’ N. of Kṛṣṇa.
—Yajña-vacas, as, n.,
Ved. a sacrificial word or speech; (
ās), m., N. of a
preceptor (having Rājastambāyana as his patronymic).
—Yajña-vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. having or possessing
sacrifice, worshipping.
—Yajña-vanas, Ved. loving
sacrifice.
—Yajña-varāha, as, m. Viṣṇu in the
boar-incarnation; [cf.
yajña-sūkara.]
—Yajña- vardhana, as, ī, am, Ved. increasing or promoting
sacrifice.
—Yajña-varman, ā, m., N. of a king.
—Yajña-valka, as, m. a proper N.
—Yajña-vallī, f.
= soma-vallī, Cocculus Cordifolius.
—Yajña-vāṭa, as, m. ‘sacrifice-enclosure,’ a place prepared and
enclosed for a sacrifice.
—Yajña-vāma, as, m. a
proper N.
—Yajña-vāstu, u, n., Ved. a place for
worship or sacrifice, sacrificial ground.
—Yajña-vāha, as, ā, am, conducting or accompanying the sacrifice,
conveying the sacrifice to the gods; (
as), m., N. of
one of Skanda's attendants.
—Yajña-vāhana, as, m.
the conductor of a sacrifice, a Brāhman; ‘having
sacrifice for a vehicle,’ epithet of Viṣṇu; of Śiva.
—Yajña-vāhas, ās, ās, as, Ved. bringing or offer-
ing sacrifice, a worshipper, offerer of sacrifice; re-
ceiving sacrifice (said of the gods and of the Maruts).
—Yajña-vāhin, ī, inī, i, conducting or accompany-
ing the sacrifice, conveying the sacrifice to the gods.
—Yajña-vid, t, t, t, ‘sacrifice-knowing,’ skilled in
sacrifice.
—Yajña-vidyā, f. knowledge of sacrifice,
skill in sacrifice.
—Yajña-vibhraṣṭa, as, ā, am, Ved. one whose sacrifice has failed or is profitless.
—Yajña-vīrya, as, m. ‘whose might is sacrifice,’
epithet of Viṣṇu.
—Yajña-vṛkṣa, as, m. ‘sacri-
fice-tree,’ the banian or Indian fig-tree.
—Yajña- vṛddha, as, ā, am, Ved. exalted with sacrifices,
delighted with offerings (said of Indra).
—Yajña- vṛdh, Ved. pleased with sacrifices or abounding in
Page0803-c+ 81 sacrifices.
—Yajña-vedi, is, or
yajña-vedī, f. an
altar for sacrifice, a place prepared for a sacrifice.
—Yajña-veśasa, am, n., Ved. interruption of wor-
ship or sacrifice, desecration or profanation of sacrifice.
—Yajña-voḍhave (voḍhave, dat. c. of
voḍhu, used
as an inf. of rt.
vah), Ved. to accompany or attend
the sacrifice, to convey the offering to the gods.
—Yajña-vrata, as, ā, am, Ved. observing the
sacrifice, conforming to the ritual or observance of
sacrifice.
—Yajña-śatru, us, m. an enemy of sacri-
fices; N. of a Rākṣasa.
—Yajña-śaraṇa, am, n.
‘sacrifice-shed,’ a building or temporary structure
under which sacrifices are performed.
—Yajña-śālā, f. a sacrificial hall;
= agni-śaraṇa, a house or place
for keeping the sacrificial fire.
—Yajña-śāstra, am, n. the science of sacrifice, ordinances or rules relating
to sacrifices.
—Yajñaśāstra-vid, t, t, t, knowing
the rules or ordinances for sacrifices.
—Yajña-śiṣṭa, as, ā, am, (anything) left from a sacrifice or oblation.
—Yajña-śiṣṭāśana (°ṭa-aś°), am, n. the eating
of the remains of a sacrifice, a repast on the remnants
of a sacrifice (Manu III. 118).
—Yajña-śīla, as, ā, am, accustomed to perform sacrifices, frequently per-
forming sacrifices; (
as), m., N. of a Brāhman.
—Yajña-śeṣa, as, am, m. n. the remains or
residue of a sacrifice (Manu III. 285).
—Yajña-śrī, īs, īs, i, promoting or favourable to sacrifice, (Sāy.
= yajñasya sampad-rūpaḥ); (īs), m., N. of a
king.
—Yajña-śreṣṭhā, f. Cocculus Cordifolius.
—Yajña-saṃśita, as, ā, am, Ved. excited by
offerings or sacrifices.
—Yajña-saṃsthā, f., Ved. the
constitution or basis of a sacrifice, form of a sacrifice.
—Yajña-sadana, am, n. a sacrificial hall.
—Yajña- sadas, as, n. an assembly or number of people at
a sacrifice.
—Yajña-samṛddhi, is, f., N. of the
eighty-sixth chapter of the Uttara-kāṇḍa of the
Rāmāyaṇa.
—Yajña-sambhāra, as, m. apparatus or
materials for a sacrifice.
—Yajña-sādh, t, t, t, Ved.
‘sacrifice-effecting,’ accomplishing sacrifices.
—Yajña- sādhana, as, ī, am, ‘sacrifice-effecting,’ accomplish-
ing sacrifices; occasioning or causing sacrifices, (used
as an epithet of Viṣṇu.)
—Yajña-sāra, as, m.
‘essence of sacrifice,’ N. of Viṣṇu; Ficus Glome-
rata.
—Yajña-sārathi, N. of a Sāman.
—Yajña- siddhi, is, f. the completion or accomplishment of
a sacrifice, the due performance of a sacrificial cere-
mony; obtaining the objects of a sacrifice.
—Yajña- sūkara, as, m. Viṣṇu in his incarnation as a boar
(= yajña-varāha).
—Yajña-sūtra, am, n. a sacred
cord worn over the left shoulder and under the right
arm at sacrifices, the sacrificial thread or cord, (see
yajñopavīta.) — Yajña-sena, as, m., N. of Dru-
pada; of a king of Vidarbha; of a Dānava; of
Viṣṇu; of various men.
—Yajña-soma, as, m., N.
of several Brāhmans.
—Yajña-sthala, am, n. a place
for sacrifice; N. of an Agra-hāra; of a Grāma; of
a town.
—Yajña-sthāṇu, us, m. a sacrificial post or
stake.
—Yajña-sthāna, am, n. a place for sacrifice.
—Yajña-svāmin, ī, m., N. of a Brāhman.
—Yajña- han, ā, -ghnī, a, destroying sacrifice, injuring or
vitiating sacrifice, interrupting worship; (
ā), m., N.
of Śiva.
—Yajña-hana, as, ā, am, = yajña-han above; (
as), m., N. of a Rākṣasa.
—Yajña-hṛ- daya, as, ā, am, ‘whose heart is sacrifice,’ liking
sacrifice above everything else, loving sacrifice.
—Yajña-hotṛ, tā, m. an offerer at a sacrifice;
invoker of the (gods who are) worthy of worship,
(Sāy.
= yaṣṭavyānāṃ devānām āhvātṛ); N. of
a son of Manu Uttama.
—Yajñāṃśa (°ña-aṃ°), as, m. a part or share of a sacrifice.
—Yajñāṃśa-bhuj, k, m. ‘enjoying a share in sacrifices,’ a god, deity.
—Yajñāgāra (
°ña-ag° or
-āg°),
am, n. a shed for
sacrifice.
—Yajñāṅga (°ña-aṅ°), am, n. ‘sacrifice-
limb,’ a part of a sacrifice, any means or instrument
or implement of a sacrifice; (
as), m. the glomerous
fig-tree, Ficus Glomerata; Acacia Catechu; Clero-
dendrum Siphonanthus; N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa;
of Śiva;
(ā), f. Cocculus Cordifolius.
—Yajñātman (°ña-āt°), ā, m. ‘soul of sacrifice,’ N. of Viṣṇu.
—Yajñātma-miśra, as, m., N. of the father of
Pārthasārathi-miśra.
—Yajñānukāśin (°ña-an°), ī, Page0804-a+ 81 inī, i, Ved. looking at or inspecting sacrifices, (accord-
ing to a commentator
= yajña-tattva-prakāśana- samartha.) — Yajñānta (°ña-an°), as, m. the con-
clusion or termination of a sacrifice; a supplementary
sacrifice.
—Yajñānta-kṛt, t, m., N. of Viṣṇu.
—Yajñāyatana (°ña-āy°), am, n. a place for sacri-
fice.
—Yajñāyudha (°ña-āy°), am, n., Ved. ‘sacri-
fice-instrument,’ any vessel or utensil employed at a
sacrifice, (ten are usually enumerated.)
—Yajñāyu- dhin, ī, inī, i, Ved. having or furnished with sacri-
ficial utensils.
—Yajñāri (°ña-ari), is, m. ‘foe of
sacrifices,’ epithet of Śiva.
—Yajñārtha (°ña-ar°), as, ā, am, serving for a sacrifice;
(am), ind. for
the sake of sacrifice.
—Yajñārha (°ña-ar°), as, ā, am, deserving sacrifice; suitable or fit for sacrifice;
(au), m. du. epithet of the two Aśvins.
—Yajñāva- yava (°ña-av°), as, m. ‘whose limbs consist of
sacrifices,’ epithet of Viṣṇu.
—Yajñāvasāna (°ña- av°), am, n., N. of the ninety-third chapter of the
Uttara-kāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa.
—Yajñāśana (°ña- aś°), as, m. ‘consumer of sacrifices,’ a god, deity.
—Yajñā-sāh, ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, Ved. mighty in sacrifice;
bearing the sacrifice, (Sāy.
= yajñasya voḍhṛ or
dhārayitṛ.) — Yajñeśa (°ña-īśa), as, m. ‘lord of
worship or of sacrifice,’ epithet of Viṣṇu; of the sun.
—Yajñeśvara (°ña-īś°), as, m. ‘lord of worship or
of sacrifice,’ epithet of Viṣṇu; N. of an author;
(ī), f., N. of a particular magical incantation.
—Yajñeśvarārya (°ra-ār°), as, m. a proper N.
—Yajñeṣu (°ña-iṣu), us, m. a proper N.
—Yaj- ñeṣṭa (°ña-iṣ°), am, n. a species of fragrant grass
(= dīrgha-rohiṣaka).
—Yajñoḍumbara (°ña- uḍ°), as, m.
= uḍumbara, Ficus Glomerata.
—Yaj- ñopakaraṇa (°ña-up°), am, n. ‘sacrifice-instrument,’
any utensil or implement useful or necessary for sacri-
fice.
—Yajñopavīta (°ña-up°), am, n. the solemn
investiture of youths of the first three castes, Brāh-
mans, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas, with a peculiar thread
or cord worn over the left shoulder and hanging
down diagonally across the body to the right hip, by
which they are considered regenerated and admitted
to the twice-born classes, see
upa-naya; (in the
later language) the sacred thread itself, (originally, it
appears, worn at sacrifices and restricted to the first
three tribes, as explained above; in modern times
assumed by other mixed castes in various parts of
India, as by the Vaidyas or medical caste in Bengal;
according to Manu II. 44, a Brāhman's thread should
be of cotton, a Kṣatriya's of flax or hemp, a Vaiśya's
of woollen thread, and the youths should be invested
at particular ages, see
upa-naya and cf.
yajña- sūtra; this thread is commonly called Janeo, which
is probably corrupted fr.
yajñop°.)
—Yajñopavīta- vat, ān, atī, at, or
yajñopavītin, ī, inī, i, invested
with the sacred thread; [cf.
upavītin.]
—Yajñopā- saka (°ña-up°), as, m. an honourer of sacrifices,
one who performs a sacrifice.
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