Yajnavata, Yajñavāṭa, Yajna-vata: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट) refers to the “sacrificial chamber”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.36. Accordingly:—“[...] when the guardians of the quarters and other Devas had fled, Vīrabhadra came very near the entrance of the sacrificial chamber [viz., yajñavāṭa] along with the Gaṇas. Then all the sages who had assembled there were terribly afraid [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट).—The hall of sacrifice in Naimiṣa; all built of gold.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 2. 18.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट) refers to the “Vedic sacrificial ground”, according to the Mattavilāsaprahasana.—Accordingly, as the Kāpālika cries out: “My darling, look. This pub resembles the Vedic sacrificial ground (yajñavāṭa-vibhūti). For its signpost resembles the sacrificial pillar; in this case alcohol is the Soma, drunkards are the sacrificial priests, the wine glasses are the special cups for drinking Soma, the roasted meat and other appetizers are the fire oblations, the drunken babblings are the sacrificial formulae, the songs are the Sāman-hymns, the pitchers are the sacrificial ladles, thirst is the fire and the owner of the pub is the patron of the sacrifice”
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Yajñavaṭa or Yajñavaṭatīrtha is the name of a sacred place, as mentioned in the “Ghūmlī plates of Bāṣkaladeva” (989 A. D.). Bāṣkala is stated to have made the grant after taking a bath in the Yajñavaṭa-tīrtha at a holy place called Piṇḍatāraka. There is a kuṇḍa near the temple at Piṇḍārā and this may be the Yajñavaṭa-tīrtha mentioned in the inscription.
This inscribed copper plate (mentioning Yajñavaṭa) was found in the course of digging operations at Ghūmlī in the former Navanagar State. The date corresponds to the 22nd April, 989 A.D. and it records the grant of a village made by Rāṇaka Bāṣkaladeva surnamed Kuṃkumalola, for the merit of his parents, in favour of a Brāhmaṇa.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट).—a place prepared and enclosed for a sacrifice.
Derivable forms: yajñavāṭaḥ (यज्ञवाटः).
Yajñavāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and vāṭa (वाट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) A place prepared and enclosed for a sacrifice. E. yajña a sacrifice, vāṭa inclosure.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट).—m. a place prepared and enclosed for a sacrifice, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 95, 64. Veśa-vāṭa, house and court, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Yajñavāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yajña and vāṭa (वाट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट).—[masculine] vāstu [neuter] place for sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट):—[=yajña-vāṭa] [from yajña > yaj] m. a place enclosed and prepared for a s°, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYajñavāṭa (यज्ञवाट):—[yajña-vāṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A place prepared and enclosed for a sacrifice.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYajñavāṭa (ಯಜ್ಞವಾಟ):—[noun] = ಯಜ್ಞಶಾಲೆ [yajnashale].
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)
Starts with: Yajnavatatirtha.
Full-text: Vata, Janhu, Kuttima, Ghatt, Samanvaharati, Samanvaharate.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 4.7.15-16 < [Chapter 7 - The Story of the Ayodhya Women]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 317 - Greatness of Kaṇṭakaśoṣaṇī (Kaṇṭaka-śoṣaṇī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 101 - The Greatness of Saṅkarṣaṇa Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 199 - Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIII - The Kinnarī Jātaka < [Volume II]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 17 - Sāvitrī’s curses and Gāyatrī’s boons < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]