Yajnapati, ۲ñ貹پ, Yajna-pati: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation۲ñ貹پ (यज्ञपत�) refers to the “lord of sacrifices� and is used to describe Viṣṇu, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after the Gods spoke to Viṣṇu: “[...] Immediately on being thought upon by Viṣṇu all the sacrifices came where Viṣṇu was stationed. With palms joined in reverence they bowed to and eulogised Viṣṇu, the lord of sacrifices (ⲹñ貹پ) and the primordial Puruṣa. The eternal lord Viṣṇu saw the eternal sacrifices and told them looking at the gods too including Indra. [...]�
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ۲ñ貹پ (यज्ञपत�).—An Ārṣeya pravara; (Bhārgava).*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 43.
1b) Viṣṇu;1 method of meditating on, prescribed by the sages to Dhruva.2

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary۲ñ貹پ (यज्ञपत�).�
1) one who institutes a sacrifice. See यजमा� (ⲹᲹԲ).
2) Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: ⲹñ貹پ� (यज्ञपतिः).
۲ñ貹پ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ⲹñ and pati (पत�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary۲ñ貹پ (यज्ञपत�).—[masculine] lord (either performer or receiver) of the sacrifice, [Epithet] of [several] gods.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ۲ñ貹پ (यज्ञपत�):—[=ⲹñ-pati] [from ⲹñ > yaj] m. (ⲹñ-) lord of s° (applied to any one who institutes and bears the expense of a s°), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Soma and Viṣṇu (as gods in whose honour a s° is performed), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of an author (also with ܱⲹ), [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary۲ñ貹پ (यज्ञपत�):—n. 1. � यजमा� [ⲹᲹԲ ] ; 2. Mythol. an epithet of Vishnu;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yajna, Pati, Patti.
Starts with: Yajnapati upadhyaya.
Full-text: Yajnapata, Yajnapati upadhyaya, Yajyapati, Anumanakhandadushanoddhara, Tattvacintamanidushanoddhara, Sudhatu, Tattvacintamaniprabha, Narahari, Ti, Vakataka.
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The Navya-Nyaya theory of Paksata (Study) (by Kazuhiko Yamamoto)
Text 33 (of the Paksata-prakarana on Tattvacintama-nididhiti) < [Section 2 - The Paksata: Sanskrit Texts, English Translation, and Notes]
Text 18 (of the Paksata-prakarana on Tattvacintama-nididhiti) < [Section 2 - The Paksata: Sanskrit Texts, English Translation, and Notes]
Text 35 (of the Paksata-prakarana on Tattvacintama-nididhiti) < [Section 2 - The Paksata: Sanskrit Texts, English Translation, and Notes]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika (critical and historical study) (by Aruna Rani)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.9: The rite of giving up (udavasānīyeṣṭi) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.10: Cutting and raising of the sacrificial post < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.9: Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Bhṛgu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]