Yajnesha, Yajñēśa, ۲ñś, Yajna-isha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Yajñēśa and ۲ñś can be transliterated into English as Yajnesa or Yajnesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation۲ñś (यज्ञेश) refers to the “lord of sacrifices�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to the Gods: “On hearing the words of Viṣṇu, the intelligent lord of the gods and bowing to him lovingly, the gods eulogised the lord of sacrifices (ⲹñś). O sage, eulogising thus, the gods worshipped the Sacrificial Being in accordance with the rules governing the same with the complete rites. Then from the sacrificial pit rose up thousands of Bhūtas of huge size and armed with tridents, spears, iron clubs and other weapons. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: Wisdom Library: Mantrashastra۲ñś (यज्ञेश) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ṛśyśṛṅṃh, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Mantraśāstra (instruction manuals for understanding and reciting mantras) which, being a Vaiṣṇava-oriented scripture, specifically deals with elaborate mantras of Viṣṇu and his incarnations, manifestations and consorts.—The term ۲ñś is mentioned in Chapter 49 (DzԲ貹ñś') of the Ṛśyaśṛṅga-Saṃhitā. The complete entry reads: ⲹñś mahāvidyāsvarūpādīnā� vistareṇa prapañca�.
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, Գٰśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyajñēśa (यज्ञेश).—m S (ⲹñ & īś. Lord of the sacrifice.) The divinity the object of the sacrifice.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary۲ñś (यज्ञेश).�
1) Name of Viṣṇu.
2) of the sun.
Derivable forms: ⲹñś� (यज्ञेश�).
۲ñś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ⲹñ and īś (ईश).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary۲ñś (यज्ञेश).—[masculine] lord of the sacrifice (Viṣṇu).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ۲ñś (यज्ञेश):—[from ⲹñ > yaj] m. lord of s°, [Mahīdhara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcarātra]
3) [v.s. ...] of the sun, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
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Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
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