Pakshayaga, Pakṣayāga: 2 definitions

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Pakshayaga 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.

The Sanskrit term Pakṣayāga can be transliterated into English as Paksayaga or Pakshayaga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Pakṣayāga (पक्षयाग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Oudh. Xix, 78.
—[commentary] by Gopāla. Oudh. Iv, 7.

2) Pakṣayāga (पक्षयाग):—[dharma] directions for sacrifices performed at lunar conjunctions and oppositions. Oudh. Xx, 156. Xxi, 96. 108. Xxii, 92.

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

Pakṣayāga (पक्षयाग):—[=pakṣa-yāga] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] m. Name of [work]

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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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