Rishiyajna, Ṛṣiyajña, Rishi-yajna: 10 definitions
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Rishiyajna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Ṛṣiyajña can be transliterated into English as Rsiyajna or Rishiyajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Pondicherry University: Consciousness in Viśiṣṭādvaita and DvaitaṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ) refers to the “duty towards the sages” and represents one of the Pañcamahāyajñas or “five-fold duties” fulfilling which is part of the Kriyā (“action”) aspect of the spiritual disciplines (sādhana-saptaka), which are part of the religious practices of Rāmānuja’s ethics (sādhanās) for attaining liberation.—Action (kriyā) means that the devotee (mumukṣu) should fulfill the (pañcamahāyajñas).—Ṛṣiyajña refers to the duty towards the sages. The seers, have propounded the Vedas, Pūranas, and other sacred literature for human beings. Because the devotee has to study/read these works to qualify for liberation
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ).—n S The second of the five mahāyajña. Setting apart of food from the ready meal addressed to the ṛṣi or saints. Also termed brahmayajña & atithiyajña. See pañcayajña.
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 dictionaryṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ).—a sacrifice offered to a Ṛiṣi (consisting of a prayer in low voice). Manusmṛti 4.21.
Derivable forms: ṛṣiyajñaḥ (ऋषियज्ञः).
Ṛṣiyajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛṣi and yajña (यज्ञ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ).—m.
(-jñaḥ) The study of Scripture. E. ṛṣi a sage, and yajña sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ).—m. inaudible muttering of prayers, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 21; cf. 3, 81.
Ṛṣiyajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛṣi and yajña (यज्ञ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ).—[masculine] offering to the Ṛṣis (i.e. prayer and study of the Veda).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ):—[=ṛṣi-yajña] [from ṛṣi] m. sacrifice to the Ṛṣis id est. study of the Veda, [Manu-smṛti iv, 21.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚṣiyajña (ऋषियज्ञ):—[ṛṣi-yajña] (jñaṃ) 1. n. Study of the scriptures, the sages' sacrifice.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rishi, Yajna.
Full-text: Pancamahayajna, Atithiyajna, Brahmayajna, Pacamahayajna.
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