Yajaka, Yājaka, Yajāka: 16 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchYajāka (यजाक):—(wie eben) adj. = dānakartar Spender [Uṇādikoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Yājaka (याजक):—(vom caus. von 1. yaj) m.
1) Opferpriester [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 17.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 817] (= yajamāna!). [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 85.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 142.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 172.] [Spr. 3068.] [Mahābhārata 1, 2032. 8113. 2, 179] [?(= Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 109, 36). 3, 10494. 7, 3027. 13, 4818] (nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb.). [?14, 260. 15, 516. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 13, 3. 59, 13 (61, 14 Gorresio). 60, 8. 2, 76, 13. Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 13, 2. 38. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 10, 5. 48, 18. Kathāsaritsāgara 41, 18. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 74, 16. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 3, 72, Scholiast Vopadeva’s Grammatik 23, 58.] gaṇānām [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 164.] in Comp. mit dem Veranstalter des Opfers (das comp. ein Oxytonon) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 2, 9. 6, 2, 151.] brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya [Scholiast] śūdra [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 178.] vrātya [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 289.] asura [Mahābhārata 1, 2544.] daitya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 5, 8.] patita [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 15, 1.] nakṣatragrāmayājakāḥ diejenigen, welche den Gestirnen Opfer darbringen und für eine ganze Gemeinde als Opferpriester fungiren, [Mahābhārata 12, 2874.] rāja der einen Fürsten (Krieger) zum Opferpriester erwählt (vgl. [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 59,
13) 8, 1846. 2095. fg.] Davon nom. abstr. yājakatva n. [Oxforder Handschriften 267,a,28. 30.] Vgl. grāma, nakṣatra . —
2) ein königlicher Elephant [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] gaja [Hārāvalī 49.] ein brünstiger Elephant [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungYajāka (यजाक):—Adj. spendend.
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Yājaka (याजक):—m. —
1) Opferpriester. In Comp. mit dem Veranstalter des Opfers und mit der Gottheit , der geopfert wird. Nom.abstr. tva n. —
2) *ein königlicher Elephant. Auch gaja m. —
3) *ein brünstiger Elephant.
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Starts with: Yajakadi, Yajakatva.
Ends with: Ashrautayajaka, Gramayajaka, Nakshatragramayajaka, Nakshatrayajaka, Rajayajaka, Shudrarthayajaka, Shudrayajaka, Tyajaka, Vratyayajaka, Vrishalayajaka, Vyajaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.164 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.53.7 < [Sukta 53]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Duties of the four priests < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 54 < [Chapter 2 - Examination of the Doctrine of God (theism)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XIX < [Asramavasa Parva]
Section XVIII < [Asramavasa Parva]
Section XXXIX < [Naradagamana Parva]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)