Pashuyajna, Paśuyajña, Pashu-yajna: 7 definitions
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Pashuyajna 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 Paśuyajña can be transliterated into English as Pasuyajna or Pashuyajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPaśuyajña (पशुयज्ञ).—Sacrifice incumbent on house-holders.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 6. 73.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaśuyajña (पशुयज्ञ).—an animal-sacrifice.
Derivable forms: paśuyajñaḥ (पशुयज्ञः).
Paśuyajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paśu and yajña (यज्ञ). See also (synonyms): paśuyāga, paśudravya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśuyajña (पशुयज्ञ).—[masculine] an animal sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśuyajña (पशुयज्ञ):—[=paśu-yajña] [from paśu > paś] ([Viṣṇu-purāṇa]) m. an an° sacrifice.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPaśuyajña (ಪಶುಯಜ್ಞ):—[noun] an elaborative ritual observed to propitiate a deity with the offerings of an animal; a sacrifice in which an animal is offered to a deity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pashu, Yajna, Pacu.
Full-text: Pashuvidhi, Pashudravya, Pashuyaga, Haviryajna.
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