Yajniya, Yajñiya, Yājñiya: 14 definitions

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Yajniya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Yagyiy.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Yajniya in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. var. catechuoides (Roxb.) Prain (among others).

2) Yajniya is also identified with Ficus racemosa It has the synonym Covellia glomerata (Roxburgh) Miquel (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Plant-Book
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1946)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Flora of Taiwan (1993)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Yajniya, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

yajñiya (यज्ञिय).—a S (Proper for or suitable) to be sacrificed or offered.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

yajñīya (यज्ञीय).—a (Proper) to be sacrificed or offered.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yajñiya (यज्ञिय).—a. [yajñāya hitaḥ gha]

1) Belonging to or fit for a sacrifice, sacrificial; अथर्ववेदप्रवराः पूगयज्ञियसामगाः (atharvavedapravarāḥ pūgayajñiyasāmagāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1. 7.4.

2) Sacred, holy, divine.

3) Adorable, worthy of worship.

4) Devout, pious.

-yaḥ 1 A god, deity.

2) The third or Dvāpara age.

3) The Udumbara tree.

-yam Implements or materials for sacrifice (yajñasāmagrī); यज्ञियं च कृतं सर्वं पुरुषै सुसमाहितैः (yajñiyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ puruṣai susamāhitaiḥ) Rām.1.13.37.

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Yajñīya (यज्ञीय).—a. [yajña-cha] Sacrificial; प्रशस्तेऽहनि यज्ञीये (praśaste'hani yajñīye) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.124.6.

-yaḥ The Udumbara tree.

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Yājñiya (याज्ञिय).—a.

1) Sacrificial.

2) Fit for a sacrifice.

-yaḥ One skilled in sacrificial rites.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yajñiya (यज्ञिय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1. Proper for or suitable to a sacrifice. 2. Pious. 3. Sacred. m.

(-yaḥ) 1. The third Yuga or Dwapara age. 2. A god, a deity. E. yajña sacrifice, and gha aff.

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Yājñiya (याज्ञिय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Fit for sacrifice. E. yajñiya, aṇ added.

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

Yajñiya (यज्ञिय).—i. e. yajña + iya, I. adj. Suitable to a sacrifice, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 23. Ii. m. The dvāpara, or third yuga.

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

Yajñiya (यज्ञिय).—[adjective] relating to, skilful in, or worthy of sacrifice; sacrificial, pious, holy, divine. [masculine] offerer or a god.

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Yajñīya (यज्ञीय).—[adjective] sacrificial.

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Yājñiya (याज्ञिय).—[adjective] & [masculine] = yājñika.

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

1) Yajñiya (यज्ञिय):—[from yaj] mf(ā)n. worthy of worship or sacrifice, sacred, godly, divine (applied to gods and to anything belonging to them), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] active or eager in worship and sacrifice, pious, devoted, holy, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] belonging to worship or sacrifice, sacrificial, sacred, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

4) [v.s. ...] m. a god, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of the Dvāpara or third Yuga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] Ficus Glomerata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Yajñīya (यज्ञीय):—[from yaj] mfn. suitable or fit for sacrifice, sacrificial, [Mahābhārata] (with bhāga m. share of a sacrifice [varia lectio] yajñiya, [Harivaṃśa])

8) [v.s. ...] m. Ficus Glomerata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] Flacourtia Sapida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) Yājñiya (याज्ञिय):—[from yāj] mfn. belonging to or suitable for a sacrifice, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

11) [v.s. ...] m. one skilled in the performance of sacrifice or ritual, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio] for yājñika).

12) Yājñīya (याज्ञीय):—[from yāj] mfn. = [preceding] mfn., [Śaṃkarācārya]

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

1) Yajñiya (यज्ञिय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Proper for a sacrifice. m. The third age.

2) Yājñiya (याज्ञिय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Fit for sacrifice.

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Yajniya in German

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Yajñīya (यज्ञीय) [Also spelled yagyiy]:—(a) pertaining or belonging to or related with a '[yajña]'.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Yajñīya (ಯಜ್ಞೀಯ):—

1) [adjective] relating to religious sacrifices.

2) [adjective] brought for the purpose of or earmarked for a sacrifice.

3) [adjective] fit to be used in a religious sacrifice.

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Yajñīya (ಯಜ್ಞೀಯ):—[noun] = ಯಜ್ಞದ್ರವ್ಯ [yajnadravya].

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Yājñīya (ಯಾಜ್ಞೀಯ):—[adjective] relating to a religious sacrifice or sacrifices or performance of a sacrifice; sacrificial.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Yajñīya (यज्ञीय):—adj. fit for sacrifice; sacrificial;

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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.

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