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.] 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.] 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.] 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.] yajñadeva यज्ञदेव yajña—deva m. N. of a man, [Kathās.] yajñadruh यज्ञद्रुह् yajña—druh m. ‘enemy of sacrifice’, a Rākṣasa, [W.] yajñagāthā यज्ञगाथा yajña—gāthā f. a memorial verse connected with a sacrifice, [AitBr.]; [GṛŚrS.] yajñagiri यज्ञगिरि yajña—giri m. N. of a mountain, [Hariv.] yajñahana यज्ञहन yajña—hana mfn. prec. yajña—hana m. N. of a Rākṣasa, [R.] yajñahotṛ यज्ञहोतृ yajña—hotṛ m. the offerer at a sacrifice, [RV.] N. of a son of Manu Uttama, [BhP.] yajñakāla यज्ञकाल yajña—kāla m. time for sacrifice, [Lāṭy.] the last lunar day in each half of a month, [L.] yajñakāma यज्ञकाम yajñá—kāma (yajñá-), mfn. desirous of sacrifice or worship, [RV.]; &c. yajñakāra यज्ञकार yajña—kāra mfn. occupied in a sacrifice, [MBh.] yajñaketu यज्ञकेतु yajñá—ketu (yajñá-), mfn. giving a sign by a sacrifice, [RV.] yajñá—ketu m. N. of a Rākṣasa, [R.] yajñakopa यज्ञकोप yajña—kopa m. N. of a Rākṣasa, [R.] yajñalopa यज्ञलोप yajña—lopa m. disturbance of a sacrifice, [HirP.] yajñamāli यज्ञमालि yajña—māli m. N. of a man, [Cat.] yajñamaya यज्ञमय yajña—maya mf(I)n. containing the sacrifice, [Hariv.] yajñameni यज्ञमेनि yajña—mení f. sacrifice compared to an angry or malicious demon, [ŚBr.] yajñamukha यज्ञमुख yajña—mukhá n. mouth i.e. commencement of or introduction to a sacrifice, [TS.]; [Br.] yajñanemi यज्ञनेमि yajña—nemi m. ‘surrounded by sacrifice’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [Pañcar.] yajñapaśu यज्ञपशु yajña—paśu m. an animal for sacrifice, victim, [BhP.] a horse, [L.] yajñapatha यज्ञपथ yajña—pathá m. the path of worship or sacrifice, [ŚBr.] yajñapadī यज्ञपदी yajña—padī f. (prob.) taking a step or steps with the feet during a sacrifice, [AV.] yajñapati यज्ञपति yajñá—pati (yajñá-), m. lord of sacrifice (applied to any one who institutes and bears the expense of a sacrifice), [RV.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.] N. of Soma and Viṣṇu (as gods in whose honour a sacrifice is performed), [VS.]; [BhP.] of an author (also with upādhyāya), [Cat.] yajñapuṃs यज्ञपुंस् yajña—puṃs m. ‘soul of sacrifice’, N. of Viṣṇu, [BhP.] yajñarūpa यज्ञरूप yajña—rūpá n. the form or attribute of a sacrifice, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] (-dhṛk m. N. of Kṛṣṇa, [Pañcar.]) yajña—rūpá mfn. having the form of a sacrifice, [MuṇḍUp.] yajñarasa यज्ञरस yajña—rasa m. ‘juice of sacrifice’, the Soma, [Hariv.] yajñaruci यज्ञरुचि yajña—ruci m. N. of a Dānava, [Kathās.] yajñasāra यज्ञसार yajña—sāra m. ‘essence of sacrifice’, N. of Viṣṇu, [Pañcar.] Ficus Glomerata, [L.] yajñasena यज्ञसेन yajñá—sena (yajñá-), m. N. of a man, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.] of Drupada, [MBh.] of a king of Vidarbha, [Mālav.] of a Dānava, [Kathās.] of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] yajñasoma यज्ञसोम yajña—soma m. N. of various Brāhmans, [Kathās.] yajñatanū यज्ञतनू yajña—tanū́ f. a form of worship or sacrifice, [Kauś.] N. of partic. Vyāhṛtis, [ŚBr.] of partic. sacrificial bricks, [TS.] yajñatati यज्ञतति yajña—tati f. performance of a sacrifice, [APrāt.] yajñavāha यज्ञवाह yajña—vāha mfn. conducting the sacrifice to the gods, [MBh.] yajña—vāha m. N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [ib.] yajñavāma यज्ञवाम yajña—vāma m. N. of a man, [VāyuP.] yajñavāṭa यज्ञवाट yajña—vāṭa m. a place enclosed and prepared for a sacrifice, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.] yajñavaha यज्ञवह yajña—vaha m. du. ‘conducting the sacrifice to the gods’, N. of the two Aśvins, [L.] yajñavedī यज्ञवेदी yajña—vedi or yajña—vedī, f. an altar for sacrifice, [MW.] yajñavedi यज्ञवेदि yajña—vedi or yajña—vedī, f. an altar for sacrifice, [MW.] yajñayoga यज्ञयोग yajña—yoga m. N. of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇ.] yajñabhāṇḍa यज्ञभाण्ड yajña—bhāṇḍa ([R.]) n. = -pātra. yajñabhoktṛ यज्ञभोक्तृ yajña—bhoktṛ m. = -bhuj, [Pañcar.] yajñaśatru यज्ञशत्रु yajña—śatru m. ‘enemy of sacrifice’, N. of a Rākṣasa, [R.] yajñaśiṣṭa यज्ञशिष्ट yajña—śiṣṭa n. the remnants of a sacrifice (°ṭāśana n. the eating of them), [Mn. iii, 118.] yajñabandhu यज्ञबन्धु yajñá—bandhu (yajñá-), m. associate in sacrifice, [RV.] yajñacchāga यज्ञच्छाग yajña—cchāga m. a goat for a sacrifice, [Mn.] yajñadīkṣā यज्ञदीक्षा yajña—dīkṣā f. initiation into sacrifice, due performance of a sacrifice, [Mn.]; [R.] yajñadattā यज्ञदत्ता yajña—dattā f. N. of a woman (cf. yajña-dattaka) yajñadatta यज्ञदत्त yajña—datta m. ‘sacrifice-given’, N. of a man (commonly used in examples = Lat. Caius), [R.]; [Kathās.]; [Kaṇ.] yajñadugdha यज्ञदुग्ध yajñá—dugdha (yajñá-), mfn. milked or drawn out by a sacrifice, [TS.] yajñagamya यज्ञगम्य yajña—gamya mfn. accessible by sacrifice (Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa), [Viṣṇ.] yajñaguhya यज्ञगुह्य yajña—guhya m. N. of Kṛṣṇa, [Pañcar.] yajñahartṛ यज्ञहर्तृ yajña—hartṛ m. ‘spoiler of sacrifice’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [Pañcar.] yajñakalpa यज्ञकल्प yajña—kalpa mfn. resembling a sacrifice, [BhP.] yajñakratu यज्ञक्रतु yajña—kratú m. sacrificial rite or ceremony, a complete rite or chief ceremony, [TS.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.] a personification of Viṣṇu, [BhP.] pl. the Yajña and Kratu sacrifice, [RāmatUp.] yajñakriyā यज्ञक्रिया yajña—kriyā f. sacrificial act or rite, [Kathās.] yajñakuṇḍa यज्ञकुण्ड yajña—kuṇḍa n. a hole in the ground for receiving the sacrificial fire, [L.] yajñaliṅga यज्ञलिङ्ग yajña—liṅga m. ‘having sacrifice for an attribute’, N. of Viṣṇu, [BhP.] yajñamūrti यज्ञमूर्ति yajña—mūrti m. N. of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇ.] of a man (ancestor of Kāśī-nātha), [Cat.] yajñamanas यज्ञमनस् yajña—manas mfn. intent on sacrifice, [ĀśvŚr.] yajñapātra यज्ञपात्र yajña—pātrá n. a sacrificial vessel, [ŚBr.]; [GṛŚrS.] &c. yajñaparus यज्ञपरुस् yajña—parús n. a section or part of a sacrifice, [TS.] yajñapatnī यज्ञपत्नी yajña—patnī f. the wife of the institutor of a sacrifice (as taking part in the ceremony), [MBh.] (-tva n.), [BhP.] yajñapriya यज्ञप्रिय yajña—priya mfn. fond of sacrifice (Kṛṣṇa), [Pañcar.] yajñapuccha यज्ञपुच्छ yajña—pucchá n. the tail (i.e. the last part) of a sacrifice, [ŚBr.] yajñaretas यज्ञरेतस् yajña—retas n. ‘seed of sacrifice’, the Soma, [BhP.] yajñasthāṇu यज्ञस्थाणु yajña—sthāṇú m. a sacrificial post or stake (over which the priest stumbles), [TBr.]