Yajnashila, Yajñaśīla, Yajna-shila: 6 definitions

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Yajnashila 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 Yajñaśīla can be transliterated into English as Yajnasila or Yajnashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yajñaśīla (यज्ञशील).—a. zealously performing sacrifice; यद् धनं यज्ञशीलानां देवस्वं तद् विदुर्बुधाः (yad dhanaṃ yajñaśīlānāṃ devasvaṃ tad vidurbudhāḥ) Manusmṛti 11.2.

Yajñaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and śīla (शील).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yajñaśīla (यज्ञशील).—adj. sbst. a sacrificer, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 20.

Yajñaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and śīla (शील).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yajñaśīla (यज्ञशील).—[adjective] zealous about offering sacrifices.

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

1) Yajñaśīla (यज्ञशील):—[=yajña-śīla] [from yajña > yaj] mfn. frequently or zealously performing s°, [Manu-smṛti xi, 20]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Brāhman, [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

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