Ajyabhaga, Ājyabhāga, Ajya-bhaga: 5 definitions
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Ajyabhaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग) refers to a type of oblation to be recited with a soft (mandra) voice, according to the Āpastamba-yajña-paribhāṣā-sūtras.—“before the Ājyabhāgas (such as the Ājya-portions at the Darśapūrṇamāsa), and at the morning Savana (oblation of Soma), the recitation is to be with the soft (mandra) voice”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग).—A portion of clarified butter; (du.) belonging to Agni and Soma; यदाज्यभागावन्तरेणाहुतीः प्रतिपादयेत् (yadājyabhāgāvantareṇāhutīḥ pratipādayet) Māṇd.1.2.2.
Derivable forms: ājyabhāgaḥ (आज्यभागः).
Ājyabhāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ājya and bhāga (भाग).
1) Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग):—[=ājya-bhāga] [from ājya] m. (ājya-) a portion of clarified butter, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [dual number] (au) the two portions of clarified butter belonging to Agni and Soma, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc., [Mahābhārata xiv, 722]
3) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. partaking of the clarified butter, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā ii.]
Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग):—1. (1. ā + bhāga) m. Theil (Portion) des Opferschmalzes; gewöhnlich du. von den zwei Theilen für Agni und Soma: ājyabhāgāvagnīṣomābhyāṃ yajanti [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 6, 3, 19.] āgneyamājyabhāgaṃ yajanti [1, 14. 11, 1, 5, 9. 13, 4, 1, 13.] ājyabhāgābhyāṃ caratyāgneyena saumyena [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 3, 10. 4, 11, 12. 5, 5, 14. 8, 33.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 10.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 67.] prāṇāpānāvājyabhāgau tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ [Mahābhārata 14, 722.]
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Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग):—2. (wie eben) adj. f. ā das Opferschmalz als Antheil habend: sarasva.yājyabhāgā bhavati [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 2, 9, 1.]
Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग):—1. m. Theil (Portion) des Opferschmalzes. Gewöhnlich Du von den zwei Theilen für Agni und Soma [Lāṭyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 5,2,4.]
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Ājyabhāga (आज्यभाग):—2. Adj. (f. ā) das Opferschmalz als Antheil habend.
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.
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Partial matches: Bhagas, Ajya, Bhaga.
Starts with: Ajyabhagapurvatantra.
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