单词 | yajna |
释义 | yajnan. Hinduism. A sacrificial rite, often protracted and involving the burning of substantial offerings, performed to achieve a particular aim. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > burnt > types of wood offering1611 paper money1704 johar1802 yajna1805 torma1895 hell money1940 havan1958 1805 Asiatick Researches 8 373 Prayers, employed at solemn rites called Yajnyas, have been placed in the three principal Védas. 1882 K. T. Telang tr. Bhagavadgîtâ ix. 83 I am the Kratu, I am the Yagña. [Note] Kratu is a Vedic sacrifice; Yagña, a sacrifice laid down in Smṟtis. 1914 E. O. Martin Gods of India xii. 305 The Brāhmans introduced the sacrifice of Yajna, in which a living offering, generally a ram, was sacrificed. 1969 Weekly Mail (Madras) 26 July 7/5 The Prime Minister's letter to the State Chief Minister deprecating the waste of foodstuffs in religious ceremonies like yagnas. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 787/2 A yajña is always purposeful, even though the aim may be as general as sustaining the natural order of the universe. 1990 Indian Express (Cochin) 24 Jan. 3/4 As usual, laksharchana will be offered to the deities in the temple at the yagna beginning on February 20. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1805 |
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