Yajvan: 10 definitions
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Yajvan 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)
Yajvan (यज्वन्) refers to a Sacrificer, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] O bull-bannered deity, among rocks you are Śālagrāma; among the forms of worship you are Narmadā Liṅga. Among animals, you are the bull Nandīśvara, O lord Śiva. Among Vedic texts you are in the form of Upaniṣads; Among the sacrificers (yajvan) you are the cool-rayed moon. [...]”.
Yajvan (यज्वन्).—A Pārāvata god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 15.
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
Yajvan (यज्वन्).—a. (-yajvarī f.) [यज्-क्वनिप् (yaj-kvanip)] Sacrificing, worshipping, adoring &c. -m.
1) One who performs sacrifices in accordance with Vedic precepts, a performer of sacrifices; नीपान्वयः पार्थिव एष यज्वा (nīpānvayaḥ pārthiva eṣa yajvā) R.6.46; 1.4;3.39;11.12; Kumārasambhava 2.46; hence यज्वनां पतिः (yajvanāṃ patiḥ) = The moon.
2) Name of Viṣṇu.
Yajvan (यज्वन्).—m.
(-jvā) 1. A sacrificer in due form, or agreeably to the ritual of the Vedas. 2. Vishnu. f. (-jvarī) Sacrificing, worshipping. E. yaj to worship, vanip aff.
Yajvan (यज्वन्).—[yaj + van], m. A sacrificer, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 333.
Yajvan (यज्वन्).—[masculine] yajvarī [feminine] worshipper, sacrificer, pious man or woman; adj. sacrificial.
1) Yajvan (यज्वन्):—[from yaj] mf(arī; [according to] to [Pāṇini 4-1, 7], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali])n. worshipping, a worshipper, sacrificer, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (yajvanām patiḥ, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
2) [v.s. ...] mf(arī)n. sacrificial, sacred, [Ṛg-veda i, 3, 1]
3) [v.s. ...] m. an offerer, bestower, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Yajvan (यज्वन्):—(jvā) 5m. Sacrificer in due form.
Yajvan (यज्वन्):—(wie eben) adj. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 103.] f. ved. yajvarī (angeblich auch yajvanī [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 7, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 2, Scholiast]). Verehrer, Gläubiger, Frommer; Opferer [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 8.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 818.] [Halāyudha 2, 265.] svāhā ya.ñaṃ kṛṇota.endrāya.yajvano gṛ.e [Ṛgveda 1, 13, 12. 33, 5.] yajvedayajyo.vi bhajāti.bhojanam [2, 26, 1. 3, 14, 1.] indro.yajvane pṛṇa.e ca śikṣati [6, 28, 2. 4.] viśaḥ [?10, 41, 2. 96, 5. 151, 3. Agni 6, 15, 14. - Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 11. 12, 49. Mahābhārata 1, 8099. 3, 1729. Harivaṃśa 11067. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 6, 2. Raghuvaṃśa 1, 44. 3, 39. 6, 46. 18, 11. Kumārasaṃbhava 2, 46. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 68, 16. 47. Spr. 1435. 4418. 5363. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 12, 20. 5, 15, 7. Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 121, 2. Kathāsaritsāgara 82, 3. Vopadeva’s Grammatik 5, 6.] yajvanāṃ patiḥ Bez. des Mondes [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 86.] sacrificalis: iṣaḥ [Ṛgveda 1, 3, 1.] — Vgl. a, abhyardha, astṛta, devarāja, pṛṣṭha, bahu .
Yajvan (यज्वन्):—Adj. Subst. (f. yajvarī , yajvanī) —
1) Verehrer , Gläubiger , Frommer ; Opferer. yajvanāṃ patiḥ Bez. des Mondes. —
2) sacrificalis —
3) Darbringer , Schenker [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,471,12.20.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Yajvana, Yajvanampati, Yajvanapati.
Full-text (+76): Abhyardhayajvan, Ayajvan, Prishthayajvan, Devaraja yajvan, Varadadhisha yajvan, Astritayajvan, Dvarakanatha yajvan, Bahuyajvan, Yajvin, Shiva yajvan, Shatayajvan, Yajvana, Yajnaraj, Krishna yajvan, Ramakrishna yajvan, Narayana yajvan, Ramacandra yajvan, Subrahmanya yajvan, Venkata yajvan, Gargya gopala yajvan.
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