Yajamanashishya, Yajamānaśiṣya, Yajamana-shishya: 3 definitions
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Yajamanashishya 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 Yajamānaśiṣya can be transliterated into English as Yajamanasisya or Yajamanashishya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYajamānaśiṣya (यजमानशिष्य).—the pupil of a sacrificing Brāhmaṇa (of one who himself performs a sacrifice); Ś.4.
Derivable forms: yajamānaśiṣyaḥ (यजमानशिष्यः).
Yajamānaśiṣya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajamāna and śiṣya (शिष्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajamānaśiṣya (यजमानशिष्य).—[masculine] the pupil of a Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajamānaśiṣya (यजमानशिष्य):—[=yajamāna-śiṣya] [from yajamāna > yaj] m. the pupil of, a Brāhman who defrays the expenses of a sacrifice, [Śakuntalā] ([varia lectio])
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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Partial matches: Shishya, Yajamana.
Full-text: Yajamana.
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