Yajnabhoktri, Yajñabhoktṛ, Yajna-bhoktri: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Yajñabhoktṛ can be transliterated into English as Yajnabhoktr or Yajnabhoktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYajñabhoktṛ (यज्ञभोक्तृ).—m. an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa.
Yajñabhoktṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and bhoktṛ (भोक्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñabhoktṛ (यज्ञभोक्तृ):—[=yajña-bhoktṛ] [from yajña > yaj] m. = -bhuj, [Pañcarātra]
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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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 36 - Agastya recites the Hymn Kṛṣṇāmṛta < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 17 - Bhadratanu’s Story < [Section 7 - Kriyāyogasāra-Khaṇḍa (Section on Essence of Yoga by Works)]
Chapter 34 - The gift of Brahmāṇḍa < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]