Pāli Dictionary

yāja

yajrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

yañña

general

  • यज्ञ; दान; भेंट

  • sacrifice; offering; act of giving

  • Snp 5.4

    āsīsanti thomayanti abhijappanti juhanti, kām'ābhijappanti paṭicca lābhaṃ, te yājayogā bhavarāgarattā, n'ātariṃsu jātijaran'ti brūmi.

yajati

approximate

yajrootasuffix

via inflected form yaja · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

yaj1सम्मान; बलिदान

doctrine

  • यज्ञ करता है (पशुओं का); बलि चढ़ाता है

  • (of animals) sacrifices; makes a ritual offering

  • DN 5

    atha kho, brāhmaṇa, rañño mahāvijitassa rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi, adhigatā kho me vipulā mānusakā bhogā, mahantaṃ pathavimaṇḍalaṃ abhivijiya ajjhāvasāmi, yaṃnūn'āhaṃ mahāyaññaṃ yajeyyaṃ, yaṃ mama assa dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyā'ti.

  • दान देता है; भेंट अर्पित करता है

  • makes a donation; gives alms; offers gifts

  • Snp 3.5

    pucchām'ahaṃ gotamaṃ vadaññuṃ, kāsāyavāsiṃ agahaṃ carantaṃ, yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho, puññ'atthiko yajati puññapekkho, dadaṃ paresaṃ idha annapānaṃ, kathaṃ hutaṃ yajamānassa sujjhe.

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