Yajnanga, Yajñāṅga, Yajna-anga, Yajñāṅgā, Yajnamga: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Yajnanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuYajñāṅgā (यज्ञाङ्गा) is another name for Somavallī, a medicinal plant identified with Sarcostemma brevistigma (synonym of Sarcostemma acidum or leafless east-Indian vine) from the Apocynaceae or “dog-away” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.98-99 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Yajñāṅgā and Somavallī, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) Yajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग) refers to the “ancillary adjuncts of the sacrifice”, and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.26. Accordingly as Śiva said to Nanda, after the latter cursed Dakṣa (and others):—“[...] I have not been cursed now. You please understand the factual position. O intelligent one, be calm, enlighten Sanaka and others. I am the sacrifice, the sacrificial rite, the ancillary adjuncts of the sacrifice (yajñāṅga), the Self of sacrifice and one engrossed in sacrifice. I am out of sacrifice too”.
2) Yajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग) or “ancillary to sacrifice” is also used as an epithet for Viṣṇu, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.36. Accordingly, as the Sages prayed to Viṣṇu:—“[...] O lord of Lakṣmī, lord of Devas, O great lord, lord of everyone, save the sacrifice of Dakṣa. Undoubtedly you are the sacrifice, the performer of sacrifice, the sacrifice embodied, ancillary to sacrifice (yajñāṅga) and the protector of sacrifice. Please save, save the sacrifice. There is none else than you to protect it”.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Yajnanga 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 Benth. (among others).
2) Yajnanga is also identified with Desmostachya bipinnata It has the synonym Coelachyrum longiglume Napper (etc.).
3) Yajnanga is also identified with Ficus racemosa It has the synonym Covellia glomerata (Roxburgh) Miquel (etc.).
4) Yajnanga is also identified with Sarcostemma acidum It has the synonym Asclepias acida Roxburgh (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Applied Ecology (1999)
· Species Plantarum
· Journ. Arnold Arboretum (1950)
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda (1762)
· The forest flora of North-West and Central India (1874)
· Ethnobotany (2001)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Yajnanga, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyajñāṅga (यज्ञांग).—n S (yajña & aṅga) Any part of a sacrificial ceremony.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyajñāṅga (यज्ञांग).—n Any part of a 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग).—
1) a part of a sacrifice.
2) any sacrificial requisite, a means of a sacrifice; यज्ञाङ्गयोनित्वमवेक्ष्य यस्य (yajñāṅgayonitvamavekṣya yasya) Kumārasambhava 1.17. (-gaḥ) 1 the glomerous figtree (udumbara).
2) the Khadira tree.
3) Name of Viṣṇu.
4) the black-spotted antelope.
Derivable forms: yajñāṅgam (यज्ञाङ्गम्).
Yajñāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. The glomerous fig, (Ficus glomerata, Rox.) 2. A plant, (Siphonanthus Indica.) 3. A part of any sacrificial ceremony. E. yajña a sacrifice, aṅga a member.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग).—[neuter] limb i.e. part, means, or implement of a sacrifice; [masculine] [Epithet] of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग):—[from yajña > yaj] n. ‘s°-limb’, a part or means or instrument or requisite of a s°, [???; Kumāra-sambhava]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the black-spotted antelope, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] Ficus Glomerata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Acacia Catechu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Clerodendrum Siphonantus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Yajñāṅgā (यज्ञाङ्गा):—[from yajñāṅga > yajña > yaj] f. Cocculus Cordifolius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñāṅga (यज्ञाङ्ग):—(ṅgaḥ) 1. m. The glomerous fig; part of a sacrificial rite; Siphonanthus Indica.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYajñāṃga (ಯಜ್ಞಾಂಗ):—[noun] = ಯಜ್ಞದ್ರವ್ಯ [yajnadravya].
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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Starts with: Yajnangah.
Full-text: Yagyang, Paribrimhana, Anuyaja, Yonitva, Veda, Bharangi, Somavalli.
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