Yajnopavita, Yajñopavīta, Yajna-upavita: 25 definitions

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Yajnopavita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Yajnopavita has 24 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Yagyopavit.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Yajñopavīta (यज्ञोपवीत):—(yajña + u) n. die für das Opfer übliche Behängung mit der heiligen Schnur über die linke Schulter; später auch Bez. der heiligen Schnur selbst. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 12.] [STENZLER] zu [ĀŚV. GṚHY. S. 117.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3, 10, 9, 12.] [LĀṬY. 1, 2, 14. 5, 2, 1.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 2, 2. 13. 4, 12.] vītaṃ kṛtvā [Kauṣītakyupaniṣad.2,7. -] [Weber’s Indische Studien.2,174. 178.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 48,1.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 48,33.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1021. fg.] [Oxforder Handschriften 269,a,1 v. u. 281,b,1 v. u. 286,a, No. 670.] kejñopavītabhṛt [Kathāsaritsāgara 94, 69. 99, 11.] nāga adj. [Mahābhārata 7, 9456.] [Harivaṃśa 10592.] — Vgl. unter upavīta und bālayajñopavītaka .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Yajñopavīta (यज्ञोपवीत):—n. die für das Opfer übliche Behängung mit der heiligen Schnur über die linke Schulter ; später die heilige Schnur selbst.

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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.

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