yājya

Dictionary meanings for yājya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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yājya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. 1 To be sacrificed.

2 Sacrificial.

3 One for whom a sa- crifice is performed.

4 One who is allowed by Śāstras to sacrifice. jyaḥ 1 A sacrificer, the institutor of a sacrifice.

2 The performer of a sacrifice for another. jyaṃ The pre- sents or fee received for officiating at a sacrifice.

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