Asthiyajna, Asthiyajña, Asthi-yajna: 4 definitions
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Asthiyajna 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsthiyajña (अस्थियज्ञ).—Bone sacrifice (part of a funeral ceremony).
Derivable forms: asthiyajñaḥ (अस्थियज्ञः).
Asthiyajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and yajña (यज्ञ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsthiyajña (अस्थियज्ञ):—[=asthi-yajña] [from asthi] m. bone-sacrifice (part of a funeral ceremony), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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.
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