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Yajnika, ñ첹, ۲ñ첹: 19 definitions

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Yajnika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Yagyik.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian Style

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�) refers to one of the forty-seven Բ (tone) used in Indian music.—The illustration of ñ첹 (as a deity) according to 15th-century Indian art is as follows.—The colour of his body is yellow. His face is similar to the face of an elephant. His right band is in ʰԲ-ѳܻ and a viṇ� in his left hand.

The illustrations (of, for example ñ첹) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this ٰ屹ī are based on the śǰ첹 of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yajnika in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�) refers to the “sacrificial priests�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive�).—Accordingly, as the Seven Sages said amongst each other (when arriving at Himavatpura city): “[...] In the land of activities (i.e. Bhārata), the sacrificial priests (ñ첹) and the followers of Purāṇas perform holy rites with a desire to attain heaven. That is in vain because they have left off the city of Himavat. Men are eager to go to heaven only as long as this city is not seen. O Brahmins, when this city is seen what is the use of heaven?�.

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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.

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India history and geography

: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�) is the name of a chief-manager of the Residential Hall (ś) mentioned in the “Ciñcaṇ� plate of the reign of Cittarāja�. Accordingly, “Now, while the Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, the illustrious Cāmuṇḍarāja, who, by his religious merit, has obtained the right to the five ś岹... is governing Saṃyāna, he addresses all persons, whether connected with himself or others (such as ñ첹)...�.

This plate (mentioning ñ첹) was found together with eight others at Chincaṇ� in the Ḍahāṇu tāluka of the Ṭhāṇ� District, North Koṅka�, in 1955. The object of the inscription is to record the grant, by Cāmuṇḍarāja, of a ghāṇaka (oil-mill) in favour of the temple Kautuka-maṭhikā of the goddess Bhagavatī at Saṃyāna. The gift was made by pouring out water on the hand of the Svādhyāyika (scholar) Vīhaḍa, on the fifteenth tithi of the dark fortnight (i.e. amāvāsyā) of Bhādrapada in the śaka year 956.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yajnika in Biology glossary
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Yajnika in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth. (among others).

2) Yajnika is also identified with Butea monosperma It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa Poir. (etc.).

3) Yajnika is also identified with Ficus religiosa It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum Gasp. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Flora of Taiwan (1993)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1854)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yajnika in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�).—m S A sacrificer, or an officiating priest at a sacrifice. 2 A conductor or performer of the sixteen ṃs.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�).�m A sacrificer.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

۲ñ첹 (यज्ञिक).—The Palāśa tree.

Derivable forms: ⲹñ첹� (यज्ञिक�).

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ñ첹 (याज्ञि�).�a. (-ī f.) [यज्ञाय हितम�, यज्ञ� प्रयोजनमस्� वा ठक� (yajñāya hitam, ⲹñ� prayojanamasya vā ṻ)] Belonging to a sacrifice; Bhāgavata 4.31.1.

-첹� 1 A sacrificer or a sacrificing priest.

2) A ritualist.

3) The Kuśa grass.

4) Name of several trees अश्वत्�, खदिर, पलाश (aśvattha, khadira, palāśa), &c.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

۲ñ첹 (यज्ञिक).—m.

(-첹�) The Palash tree, (Butea frondosa.) E, ⲹñ, ṭhan aff.

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ñ첹 (याज्ञि�).—m.

(-첹�) 1. A sacrificer, an institutor of a sacrifice. 2. An officiating priest at a sacrifical ceremony. 3. Kuśa or sacrificial grass. E. ⲹñ sacrifice, aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�).—i. e. ⲹñ + ika, m. 1. The institutor of a sacrifice. 2. Kuśa grass.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�).—[feminine] ī relating to sacrifice; [masculine] sacrificer, liturgist.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Gopāla, grandson of Nārāyaṇa, pupil of Śitikaṇṭha: Kātyāyanasūtrapaddhati or Śrautapaddhati. Quoted by Devabhadra Pratiṣṭhādarpaṇa. Prayogadarpaṇa.

ñ첹 has the following synonyms: Padmanābha dīkṣita.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ۲ñ첹 (यज्ञिक):—[from yaj] m. Butea Frondosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] = ⲹñ-dattaka, [Pāṇini 5-3, 78 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) ñ첹 (याज्ञि�):—[from ] mf(ī)n. relating or belonging to sacrifice, sacrificial, [???; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] m. a sacrificer, one versed in sacrificial ritual, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc. (cf. [gana] ܰٳ徱; = aka or ⲹñ-kart�, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])

5) [v.s. ...] Name of various plants used at a s° (a species of Kuśa-grass, barley, Ficus Religiosa, Butea Frondosa etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ۲ñ첹 (यज्ञिक):�(첹�) 1. m. Butea frondosa.

2) ñ첹 (याज्ञि�):�(첹�) 1. m. A sacrificer; an officiating priest; Kusa grass.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṇṇⲹ.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yajnika in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ñ첹 (याज्ञि�) [Also spelled yagyik]:�(nm) one who performs a '[ⲹñ]' (a) pertaining to a sacrifice.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yajnika in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

۲ñ첹 (ಯಜ್ಞಿಕ):—[noun] the tree Butea frondosa of Papilionaceae family; flame of the forest.

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ñ첹 (ಯಾಜ್ಞಿ�):—[adjective] relating to a religious sacrifice or sacrifices; sacrificial.

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ñ첹 (ಯಾಜ್ಞಿ�):�

1) [noun] = ಯಾಜಕ - [yajaka -] 1 & 2.

2) [noun] the dry sticks of peepul (Ficus religiosa) and flame of the forest (Butea frondosa) trees, used in sacrifices.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yajnika in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) ñ첹 (याज्ञि�):—adj. relating to oblation. sacrifice, etc.; sacrificial;

2) ñ첹 (याज्ञि�):—n. a priest; a ritualist;

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