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yajña

yajña is the alternative form of yajna.

Meaning of yajna

Noun

yajna (countable and uncountable, plural yajnas)

  1. (Hinduism) A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
    • The visit to Pushkar is, however, a little more than the obligatory obeisance done at the site where Brahma carelessly dropped a lotus blossom as he was wondering where to perform a yagnya.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 501

Forms of yajña

pluralyajñas

Questions about yajña

What is yajña the alternative form of?
Yajña is the alternative form of yajna.

Words near yajña in the dictionary

  1. Yajur-Veda
  2. Yajurveda
  3. Yajurvedi
  4. Yajurvedic
  5. Yajurvedis
  6. yajña
  7. yajñas
  8. yak
  9. yak lace
  10. yak on
  11. yak shaving

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