Yajnaseni, Yajñaseni, Yājñaseni, Yājñasenī: 10 definitions
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Yajnaseni 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Yajñaseni (यज्ञसेनि).—A name of Draupadī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 84. 1.
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
Yājñaseni (याज्ञसेनि).—A patronymic of Śikhanḍin; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.14.44.
Derivable forms: yājñaseniḥ (याज्ञसेनिः).
See also (synonyms): yājñasena.
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Yājñasenī (याज्ञसेनी).—A patronymic of Draupadī; याज्ञलेनीं पुरस्कृत्य षडेवाथ प्रवव्रजुः (yājñalenīṃ puraskṛtya ṣaḍevātha pravavrajuḥ) Mb; वल्गु चित्रपदं श्लक्ष्णं याज्ञसेनि त्वया वचः (valgu citrapadaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ yājñaseni tvayā vacaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.31.1.
Yājñasenī (याज्ञसेनी).—f. (-nī) A name of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas. E. yajñasena the father of the princess, aṇ patronymic aff., fem. aff. ṅīṣ.
Yājñasenī (याज्ञसेनी).—i. e. yajñāsena + a + ī. f. A name of Draupadī.
Yājñasenī (याज्ञसेनी):—[=yājña-senī] [from yājña-sena > yājña > yāj] f. [patronymic] of Draupadī, [Mahābhārata]
Yājñasenī (याज्ञसेनी):—(nī) 1. f. Draupadī.
Yājñaseni (याज्ञसेनि):—(wie eben) m. patron. des Śikhaṇḍin [Mahābhārata 5, 725. 6, 5216. 7, 216. 9, 3161.]
Yājñaseni (याज्ञसेनि):—m. Patron. des Śikhaṇḍin.
Yājñasenī (याज्ञसेनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jaṇṇaseṇī.
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
Yājñasēni (ಯಾಜ್ಞಸೇನಿ):—[noun] Draupadi, the heroine of the great Indian epic Mahābhārata, daughter of Yajnasēna (popularly known as Drupada).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sheni, Ceni, Yajna.
Full-text (+0): Yajnasena, Jannaseni, Vodhavya, Abhipanna, Bhanumant.
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