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yajnas

yajnas is the plural 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

Questions about yajnas

What is yajnas the plural of?
Yajnas is the plural of yajna.

Words near yajnas in the dictionary

  1. yajenine
  2. yajman
  3. yajmani
  4. yajmans
  5. yajna
  6. yajnas
  7. Yajnavalkyan
  8. yajnopavita
  9. yajnopavitas
  10. Yajur-Veda
  11. Yajurveda

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