Vajasaneya, Vājasaneya: 6 definitions

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1. Purana
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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Vajasaneya 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vājasaneya (वाजसनेय).—A religion or religious book (scripture). At the end of Kaliyuga, people will become thieves and lose all good qualities, and moreover fifteen branches of the Veda Vājasaneya alone will be accepted as Regulations of life. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 16).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vājasaneya (वाजसनेय).—Name of Yājñavalkya, the author of the Vājasaneyi Samhitā or the Śukla Yajurveda.

Derivable forms: vājasaneyaḥ (वाजसनेयः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vājasaneya (वाजसनेय).—[masculine] patron. of Yājñavalkya; [plural] [Name] of a Vedic school.

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

1) Vājasaneya (वाजसनेय):—[=vāja-saneya] [from vāja] a etc. See sub voce

2) [from vāja] b m. [patronymic] of Yājñavalkya (m. [plural] the school of V°), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vajasaneya in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vājasanēya (ವಾಜಸನೇಯ):—

1) [noun] the celebrated sage Yājñavalka, the authour of Śukla Yajurvēda.

2) [noun] Vājasanēyi, a samhite, composed by this sage.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Verse 11.200 < [Section XXV - Expiation for the Man excommunicated from Repasts]

Verse 11.256 < [Section XXXII - Expiation of Secret Sins]

Verse 3.231 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]

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Mingling of Cultures (S): The Cāhamānas < [Chapter 4]

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Part 2: Vājasaneyī Saṃhitā (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]

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