Yajnavacas, Yajñavacas, Yajna-vacas: 3 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchYajñavacas (यज्ञवचस्):—1. (yajña + va) n. Opferwort [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 11, 3, 19.]
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Yajñavacas (यज्ञवचस्):—2. (wie eben) m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers mit dem patron. Rājastambāyana [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 6, 5, 9.] pl. [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 55, 13.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungYajñavacas (यज्ञवचस्):—1. [Atharvaveda 11,3,19] fehlerhaft für pajabatas (Gen.) , wie [Av. der Paippalāda-Schule] liest.
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Yajñavacas (यज्ञवचस्):—2. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers. Pl. sein Geschlecht.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section V - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter VI]