Meanings
nounyajna (countable and uncountable, plural yajnas)
plural yajnas · alternative yajña · alternative yagna · alternative yadnya · alternative yagnya · alternative yagya
- HinduismcountableuncountableA ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
The visit to Pushkar is, however, a little more than the obligatory obeisance done at the site where Brahma carelessly dropped a lotus blossom as he was wondering where to perform a yagnya.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 501
Origin
- Sanskritयज्ञ
- Englishyajna
Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajñá). Doublet of Yasna.
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Bengali যজ্ঞ
- যজ্ঞa ritual to sacrifice to the Devas
Hindi यज्ञ
- यज्ञ (yajña)a ritual to sacrifice to the Devas
Polish jadźńa
- jadźńaa ritual to sacrifice to the Devas
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