Yajnakunda, Yajñakuṇḍa, Yajna-kunda, Yajnakumda: 8 definitions
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Yajnakunda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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: Shiva Purana - English TranslationYajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुण्ड) refers to the “sacrificial pit”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to the Gods: “On hearing the words of Viṣṇu, the intelligent lord of the gods and bowing to him lovingly, the gods eulogised the lord of sacrifices. O sage, eulogising thus, the gods worshipped the Sacrificial Being in accordance with the rules governing the same with the complete rites. Then from the sacrificial pit (yajñakuṇḍa) rose up thousands of Bhūtas of huge size and armed with tridents, spears, iron clubs and other weapons. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुंड).—n (S) A pit for sacrifice.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुंड).—n A pit for sacrifice.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुण्ड).—a hole in the ground made for receiving the sacrificial fire.
Derivable forms: yajñakuṇḍam (यज्ञकुण्डम्).
Yajñakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुण्ड).—n.
(-ṇḍaṃ) A hole in the ground built for receiving the sacrificial fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुण्ड):—[=yajña-kuṇḍa] [from yajña > yaj] n. a hole in the ground for receiving the sacrificial fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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 corpusYajñakuṃḍa (ಯಜ್ಞಕುಂಡ):—[noun] a pit in the ground where sacrificial fire is maintained and through which sacrificial oblations are offered to gods.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryYajñakuṇḍa (यज्ञकुण्ड):—n. fire-pit; altar;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yajna, Kunda, Kunta.
Starts with: Yajnakundacakra, Yajnakundacakrani, Yajnakundala.
Full-text: Yajnakundacakra, Kunda, Pradyota, Catur.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.8.27 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Birth]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 62 - The Glory of Gomatī Kuṇḍa < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 56 - The Greatness of the Confluence of Kṣātā < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)