The Sanskrit terms Yajñadakṣiṇā and Yajñadakṣiṇa can be transliterated into English as Yajnadaksina or Yajnadakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Yajñadakṣiṇa (यज्ञदक्षिण) refers to the “fee of sacrifice”, which is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.29. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] slighted thus and hence very furious at everyone she [Satī] directed her burning fiery look at Dakṣa and every one present there. Satī said:—‘[...] What is that sacrifice without Śiva who is sacrifice Himself, the performer of sacrifice, the fee of sacrifice (yajñadakṣiṇa), the adjunct of sacrifice and the foremost of those who know sacrifice itself”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yajñadakṣiṇā (यज्ञदक्षिणा).—a sacrificial gift, the fee given to the priests who perform a sacrifice.

Yajñadakṣiṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा).

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

Yajñadakṣiṇā (यज्ञदक्षिणा):—[=yajña-dakṣiṇā] [from yajña > yaj] f. a sacrificial gift or donation, a fee given to priests for performing a s°, [Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Yajnadakshina 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dakshina, Yajna.

Full-text: Yajna.

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