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Word (IAST)	Word (Devanagari)	Overview
yaj	यज्	cl. 1. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxiii, 33]) yájati, °te (1. sg. yajase, [RV. viii, 25, 1]; Ved. Impv. yákṣi or °ṣva; pf. iyāja, [MBh.]; ījé, [RV.]; yejé [?] [AV.] cf. [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 120]; Ved. aor. ayākṣīt or ayāṭ; ayaṣṭa; Subj. yakṣat, yakṣati, °te; 3. sg. ayakṣata, [ĀśvGṛ.]; Prec. ijyāt, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 104]; yakṣīya, [MaitrS.]; fut. yaṣṭā, [Br.]; yakṣyati, °yáte, [RV.] &c. &c.; inf. yáṣṭum, ījitum, [MBh.]; Ved. °ṭave; yájadhyai or yajádhyai; p.p. iṣṭa ind.p. iṣṭvā́, [AV.]; iṣṭvīnam, [Pāṇ. vii, 1, 48]; -ijya Gr.; yā́jam, [AV.]), to worship, adore, honour (esp. with sacrifice or oblations); to consecrate, hallow, offer (with acc., rarely dat. loc. or prati, of the deity or person to whom; dat. of the person for whom, or the thing for which; and instr. of the means by which the sacrifice is performed; in older language generally P. of Agni or any other mediator, and Ā. of one who makes an offering on his own account, cf. yája-māna; later properly P. when used with reference to the officiating priest, and Ā. when referring to the institutor of the sacrifice), [RV.] &c. &c.; to offer i.e. to present, grant, yield, bestow, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; (Ā.) to sacrifice with a view to (acc.), [RV.]; to invite to sacrifice by the Yājyā verses, [ŚBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] : Pass. ijyate (p. Ved. ijyamāna or yajyamāna, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. vi, 1, 108] ; ep. also pr. p. ijyat), to be sacrificed or worshipped, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.: Caus. yājáyati (ep. also °te; aor. ayīyajat), to assist any one (acc.) as a priest at a sacrifice (instr.), [TS.]; [Br.]; to cause any one (acc.) to sacrifice anything (acc.) or by means of any one (instr.), [MBh.]; [R.] : Desid. yíyakṣati, °te (cf. íyakṣati), to desire to sacrifice or worship, [MBh.]; [R.] : Intens. yāyajyate, yāyajīti, yāyaṣṭi, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 83], Sch.
		[cf. Zd. yaz; Gk. ἁγνός, ἅγος, ἅζομαι.]
		(ifc.; cf. [Pāṇ. viii, 2, 36]) sacrificing, worshipping, a sacrificer (see divi- and deva-yáj)
yajā	यजा	f. N., of a female tutelary being (mentioned with Sītā, Śamā and Bhūti), [PārGṛ.]
yaja	यज	m. a word formed to explain yajus, [ŚBr.]
yaji	यजि	mfn. sacrificing, worshipping (see deva-y°)
		m. worship, sacrifice, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. i, 3, 72]
		the root yaj, [KātyŚr.], Sch.
yaju	यजु	m. N. of one of the ten horses of the Moon, [L.]
yajña	यज्ञ	yajñá m. worship, devotion, prayer, praise
		act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice (the former meanings prevailing in Veda, the latter in post-Vedic literature; cf. mahā-y°), [RV.] &c. &c.
		a worshipper, sacrificer, [RV. iii, 30, 15]; [32, 12]
		fire, [L.]
		= ātman, [L.]
		Sacrifice personified, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
		(with prājāpatya) N. of the reputed author of [RV. x, 130], [Anukr.]
		N. of a form of Viṣṇu, [Pur.]
		of Indra under Manu Svāyambhuva, [ib.]
		of a son of Ruci and Ākūti, [ib.]
yajas	यजस्	yájas n. worship, sacrifice, [RV. viii, 40, 4] (= yāga, [Sāy.])
yajin	यजिन्	m. a worshipper, sacrificer, [MBh.]
yajuḥ	यजुः	in comp. for yajus.
yajur	यजुर्	in comp. for yajus.
yajus	यजुस्	yájus n. religious reverence, veneration, worship, sacrifice, [RV.]
		a sacrificial prayer or formula (technical term for partic. Mantras muttered in a peculiar manner at a sacrifice; they were properly in prose and distinguished from the ṛc and sāman, q.v.), [RV.] &c. &c.
		N. of the Yajur-veda q.v. (also pl.)
		of a partic. sacrificial text, [NṛsUp.]
		yájus m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
yajuṣ	यजुष्	in comp. for yajus.
yajya	यज्य	mfn. to be worshipped &c.
		nf (A). See deva-y°.
yajyu	यज्यु	yájyu mfn. worshipping, devout, pious, [RV.]
		worthy of worship, adorable, [ib.]
		yájyu m. an Adhvaryu priest, [L.]
		the institutor of a sacrifice (= yajamāna), [L.]
yajāka	यजाक	mfn. making offerings, munificent, liberal, [L.]
yajñin	यज्ञिन्	mfn. abounding in sacrifices (said of Viṣṇu), [MBh.]
yajatha	यजथ	yajátha (only in dat. = °thāya, construed like an inf.) worship, sacrifice, [RV.]
yajana	यजन	n. the act of sacrificing or worshipping, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (tava yajanāya, to worship thee, [BhP.])
		a place of sacrifice, [R.]; [BhP.]
		N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh.]
yajata	यजत	yajatá mf(A/)n. worthy of worship, adorable, holy, sublime, [RV.]
		[cf. Zd. yazata]
		yajatá m. a priest (= ṛtv-ij), [L.]
		the moon, [L.]
		N. of Śiva, [L.]
		(with Ātreya) of a Ṛṣi (author of [RV. v, 67, 68]), [Anukr.]
yajati	यजति	m. N. of those sacrificial ceremonies to which the verb is applied (as opp. to juhoti), [KātyŚr.] (cf. [Kull.] on [Mn. ii, 84]).
yajunā	यजुना	f. anything fit for a sacrifice, [L.]
yajuṣa	यजुष	See ṛg-yajuṣa.
yajvan	यज्वन्	yájvan mf(arI; accord. to Pāṇ. iv, 1, 7, Vārtt. 1, Pat.)n. worshipping, a worshipper, sacrificer, [RV.] &c. &c. (yajvanām patiḥ, the moon, [L.])
		yájvan mf(arI)n. sacrificial, sacred, [RV. i, 3, 1]
		yájvan m. an offerer, bestower, [Hcat.]
yajvin	यज्विन्	mfn. = yajvan, worshipping, a worshipper, [MBh.]; [Pur.]
yajīyas	यजीयस्	yájīyas mfn. (compar.) worshipping more or most, sacrificing excellently, [RV.]
yajñāri	यज्ञारि	m. ‘foe of sacrifice’, N. of Śiva, [L.]
yajñāya	यज्ञाय	Nom. P. °yáti, to be diligent in worship or in sacrifices, [RV.]
yajñīya	यज्ञीय	mfn. suitable or fit for sacrifice, sacrificial, [MBh.] (with bhāga m. share of a sacrifice v.l. yajñiya, [Hariv.])
		m. Ficus Glomerata, [L.]
		Flacourtia Sapida, [L.]
yajñakā	यज्ञका	f. id. of yajña-dattā, [ib.]
yajñaka	यज्ञक	m. endearing form of yajña-datta, [Pat.]
yajñanī	यज्ञनी	yajña—nī́ mfn. conducting worship or sacrifice, [ib.]
yajñatā	यज्ञता	yajñá—tā (yajñá-), f. state or condition of a sacrifice, [MaitrS.]
yajñeśa	यज्ञेश	m. lord of sacrifice, [Mahīdh.]
		N. of Viṣṇu, [BhP.]; [Pañcar.]
		of the sun, [MārkP.]
yajñeṣu	यज्ञेषु	yajñéṣu m. N. of a man, [TBr.]
yajñika	यज्ञिक	m. Butea Frondosa, [L.]
		= yajña-dattaka, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 78], Sch.
yajñiya	यज्ञिय	yajñíya mf(A)n. worthy of worship or sacrifice, sacred, godly, divine (applied to gods and to anything belonging to them), [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.]
		active or eager in worship and sacrifice, pious, devoted, holy, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [Hariv.]
		belonging to worship or sacrifice, sacrificial, sacred, [RV.] &c. &c.
		yajñíya m. a god, [Nir.]
		N. of the Dvāpara or third Yuga, [L.]
		Ficus Glomerata, [L.]
yajadhyai	यजध्यै	See under √ 1. yaj.
yajanta	यजन्त	m. a sacrificer, worshipper (?), [W.]
yajatra	यजत्र	yájatra mf(A)n. worthy of worship or sacrifice, deserving adoration, [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.]
		yájatra m. = agnihotrin, [L.]
		= yāga, [L.]
		yájatra n. = agni-hotra, [L.]
yajimat	यजिमत्	yaji—mat mfn. being denoted by the verb yajati, [Jaim.], Sch.
yajiṣṇu	यजिष्णु	mfn. worshipping the gods, sacrificing, [MBh.]
yajiṣṭha	यजिष्ठ	yájiṣṭha mfn. (superl.) worshipping very much or in the highest degree, [RV.]
yajuṣka	यजुष्क	mfn., [Pāṇ. viii, 3, 39] (occurs only in a-yajúṣka).
yajuṣṭā	यजुष्टा	yajuṣ—ṭā f. ([Kāś.]) the state of a Yajus.
yajuṣya	यजुष्य	yajuṣyà mfn. relating to ceremonial, [AV.]
yajūdara	यजूदर	mfn. (yajus + udara) having the Yajus for a belly (said of Brahman), [KauṣUp.]
yajñāṅgā	यज्ञाङ्गा	f. Cocculus Cordifolius, [L.]
yajñāṅga	यज्ञाङ्ग	n. ‘sacrifice-limb’, a part or means or instrument or requisite of a sacrifice, [ŚrS.]; [Kum.]
		m. the black-spotted antelope, [L.]
		N. of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.]
		Ficus Glomerata, [L.]
		Acacia Catechu, [L.]
		Clerodendrum Siphonantus, [L.]
yajñāḍhya	यज्ञाढ्य	m. ‘rich in sacrifice’, N. of Parāśara, [L.]
yajñāgni	यज्ञाग्नि	m. sacrificial fire, [L.]
yajñānta	यज्ञान्त	m. the end or conclusion of a sacrifice (-kṛt m. ‘one who causes the end of a sacrifice i.e. one who spoils a sacrifice’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [Pañcar.])
		a supplementary sacrifice, [W.]
		mfn. ending with the word yajña, [PārGṛ.]
yajñārha	यज्ञार्ह	mfn. deserving or fit for a sacrifice
		m. du. N. of the Aśvins, [L.]
yajñāsah	यज्ञासह्	yajñā-sáh (strong form -sā́h) mfn. mighty in sacrifice, [RV.]
yajñāyus	यज्ञायुस्	n. the life (i.e. duration) of a sacrifice, [TBr.]
yajñabhṛt	यज्ञभृत्	yajña—bhṛt m. ‘sacrifice-bearer’, the institutor of a sacrifice, [VarBṛS.]
		N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
yajñabhuj	यज्ञभुज्	yajña—bhuj m. ‘sacrifice-enjoyer’, a god (esp. Viṣṇu), [MBh.]; [Pur.]
yajñaghna	यज्ञघ्न	yajña—ghna m. ‘sacrifice-destroying’, N. of a malicious demon, [R.]; [BhP.]
yajñaśrī	यज्ञश्री	yajña—śrī́ mfn. promoting sacrifice, [RV. i, 4, 7]
		yajña—śrī́ m. N. of a prince, [Pur.]
yajñadṛś	यज्ञदृश्	yajña—dṛś mfn. looking on at a sacrifice, [MBh.]
yajñahan	यज्ञहन्	yajña—hán mfn. destroying or disturbing sacrifice or worship, [TS.]; [Br.]
		yajña—hán m. N. of Śiva, [MBh.]
yajñahut	यज्ञहुत्	yajña—hut m. a sacrificial priest, [Viṣṇ.]
yajñajña	यज्ञज्ञ	yajña—jña mfn. skilled in worship or sacrifice, [Nir.]
yajñakṛt	यज्ञकृत्	yajña—kṛ́t mfn. worshipping, performing as, [TS.]; [BhP.]
		causing or occasioning sacrifice (said of Viṣṇu), [MBh.]
		yajña—kṛ́t m. N. of a king, [BhP.] (also -kṛta).
yajñalih	यज्ञलिह्	yajña—lih m. ‘sacrifice-taster’, a priest, [L.]
yajñamuh	यज्ञमुह्	yajña—muh mfn. disturbing a sacrifice, [ŚāṅkhBr.]
yajñamuṣ	यज्ञमुष्	yajña—múṣ m. ‘sacrifice-stealer’, N. of a malicious demon, [TS.]; [MBh.]
yajñaprī	यज्ञप्री	yajña—prī́ mfn. delighting in sacrifice, [RV.]
yajñarāj	यज्ञराज्	yajña—rāj m. ‘king of sacrifice’ the moon, [L.] (cf. under yajvan).
yajñarta	यज्ञर्त	yajñá—rta (for -ṛta; yajñá-) mfn. suitable or proper for sacrifice (?), [AV.]
yajñasādh	यज्ञसाध्	yajña—sā́dh mfn. performing sacrifice, [RV.]
yajñastha	यज्ञस्थ	yajña—stha mfn. engaged in a sacrifice, [Yājñ.]
yajñasac	यज्ञसच्	yajña—sac See á-yajña-sac.
yajñavat	यज्ञवत्	yajñá—vat (yajñá-), mfn. worshipping, sacrificing, [RV.]; [AV.]
yajñavṛdh	यज्ञवृध्	yajña—vṛ́dh mfn. pleased with or abounding in sacrifice, [AV.]
yajñavid	यज्ञविद्	yajña—víd mfn. skilled in sacrifice, [ŚBr.]
yajñeṣṭa	यज्ञेष्ट	n. a kind of fragrant grass, [L.]
yajñiyat	यज्ञियत्	yajñiyát mfn. = adhvaryát, [ŚBr.]
yajamāna	यजमान	yájamāna mfn. sacrificing, worshipping &c.
		yájamāna m. the person paying the cost of a sacrifice, the institutor of a sacrifice (who to perform it employs a priest or priests, who are often hereditary functionaries in a family), [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (f(I). the wife of a Y°, [BhP.])
		yájamāna m. any patron, host, rich man, head of a family or tribe, [Pañcat.]
yajanīya	यजनीय	mfn. (fr. prec.) relating to sacrifice or worship
		n. (with or scil. ahan) a day of sacrifice or consecration, [GṛŚrS.]
		mfn. (√ yaj) to be sacrificed or worshipped, [Ml.]
yajurvid	यजुर्विद्	yajur—víd mfn. knowing the Yajus or sacrificial formulas, [AV.]
yajussāt	यजुस्सात्	yajus—sāt ind. to the state of a Yajus, [APrāt.]
yajuṣmat	यजुष्मत्	yájuṣ—mat (yájuṣ-), mfn. having or accompanied with a Y°, [Nir.] (°tya iṣṭakāḥ N. of partic. bricks used in the building of the sacrificial altar, [ŚBr.])
yajuṣṭas	यजुष्टस्	yajuṣ—ṭás ind. from or in relation to a Y°, on the authority of the Yajur-veda, [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [ChUp.]
yajuṣṭva	यजुष्ट्व	yajuṣ—ṭva n. ([Vop.]) the state of a Yajus.
yajñāśana	यज्ञाशन	m. ‘sacrifice-eater’, a god, [L.]
yajñāgāra	यज्ञागार	n. = yajña-śaraṇa, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
yajñāpeta	यज्ञापेत	m. ‘destitute of sacrifice’, N. of a Rākṣasa, [VP.]
yajñātīta	यज्ञातीत	m. ‘surpassing sacrifice (?)’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [Pañcar.]
yajñātman	यज्ञात्मन्	m. ‘soul of sacrifice’, N. of Viṣṇu, [BhP.]
		(with miśra), N. of the father of Pārtha-sārathi, [Cat.]
yajñāyudha	यज्ञायुध	yajñāyudhá n. any vessel or utensil employed at a sacrifice (10 are usually enumerated), [AV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]
		N. of a partic. litany, [TS.]
yajñabhāga	यज्ञभाग	yajña—bhāga m. a share in a sacrifice, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
		yajña—bhāga mfn. having a share in a sacrifice, [MārkP.]
		yajña—bhāga m. a god, in °geśvara m. ‘lord of the gods’, N. of Indra, [Śak.]
yajñabhūmi	यज्ञभूमि	yajña—bhūmi f. a place for sacrifice, [R.]; [Kathās.]
yajñadhīra	यज्ञधीर	yajñá—dhīra (yajñá-), mfn. conversant with worship or sacrifice, [R.]
yajñadhara	यज्ञधर	yajña—dhara m. ‘sacrifice-bearer’, N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]
yajñaghoṣa	यज्ञघोष	yajña—ghoṣa m. N. of a poet, [Cat.]
yajñaśālā	यज्ञशाला	yajña—śālā f. a sacrificial hall, [BhP.]
		= agni-śaraṇa, Sch.
yajñaśīla	यज्ञशील	yajña—śīla mfn. frequently or zealously performing sacrifice, [Mn. xi, 20]
		yajña—śīla m. N. of a Brāhman, [Cat.]
yajñaśeṣa	यज्ञशेष	yajña—śeṣa m. what is left (to be performed) of a sacrifice, [Lāṭy.]
		= -śiṣṭa, [Mn. iii, 285.]
yajñabāhu	यज्ञबाहु	yajña—bāhu m. ‘arm of sacrifice’, fire or Agni, [BhP.]
		N. of a son of Priya-vrata, [ib.]
yajñadāsī	यज्ञदासी	yajña—dāsī f. N. of a woman, [Daś.]

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