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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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: DDSA: The practical 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: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller 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)]

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

Yajñaśīla (यज्ञशील):—(yajña + śīla)

1) adj. an Opfer gewöhnt, häufig Opfer vollbringend [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 20.] [Spr. 4420.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 4, 12.] —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Brahmanen [Oxforder Handschriften 76,b,23.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Yajñaśīla (यज्ञशील):——

1) Adj. häufig Opfer darbringend. —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Brahmanen.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches (+0): Shila, Yajna.

Full-text (+0): Shattri.

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