1. yajña
act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice (the former meanings prevailing in Veda , the latter in post-Vedic literature; cf. mahāy), RV. &c. &c.
The corpus record — Sanskrit
yajñān
act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice (the former meanings prevailing in Veda , the latter in post-Vedic literature; cf. mahāy), RV. &c. &c.
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- Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 1 · 0.13/10k
What it meant — Monier-Williams
2. yajña
(with prājāpatya) N. of the reputed author of RV. x, 130 , Anukr.
3. yājña
yājña mfn. ( fr. yajña, of which it is also the Vṛddhi form in comp. ) relating or belonging to sacrifice, Nir.
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