Yajnavaraha, Yajñavarāha, Yajna-varaha: 8 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Yajnavaraha in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—An avatār in Gomatī tīrtha;1 vārāham rūpa; the boar described; the Vedas are the feet, upa, teeth; yajña, breast; citi, mouth; fire, tongue; kuśa grass, hair; Brahmā, head; day and night, eyes; Vedangas and śrutis, jewels; ghee, nose; sruva, face; sāmaghoṣa, the speech, embodiment of satya and dharma, ūrdhvagātra, nerves; homa, linga; the residence, ocean; Vedi, the inner body; mantras, the hinder part, soma, blood; Veda, skandha; havi, the smell and pride; havya-kavya fast running; prāgvaṃśa prāyaścitta, the terrible chariot; the body, Dakshiṇa heart; upākarmeṣṭhi, the pleasant form, pravargya materials, ornaments; different metres footpath, upaniṣad the seat; Chāyā wife and tall as Maṇisṛṅga.2

  • 1) Matsya-purāṇa 22. 13; 248. 77.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 6. 11-23.
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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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[«previous next»] — Yajnavaraha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—Viṣṇu in his boar incarnation.

Derivable forms: yajñavarāhaḥ (यज्ञवराहः).

Yajñavarāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and varāha (वराह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—m.

(-haḥ) Vishnu in his boar-incarnation. E. yajña, and varāha the boar.

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

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह).—m. Viṣṇu, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 94, 55 (

Yajñavarāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and varāha (वराह).

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

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह):—[=yajña-varāha] [from yajña > yaj] m. Viṣṇu in the boar-incarnation, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Yajñavarāha (यज्ञवराह):—[yajña-varāha] (haḥ) 1. m. Boar incarnation.

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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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