Japayajna, 闯补辫补测补箩帽补, Japa-yajna: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿) refers to the 鈥渟acrifice in the form of Japas鈥� and represents a type of karman (sacred rite), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.12:鈥斺�淸...] no one shall transgress duties assigned to his caste. Charitable gifts (诲腻苍补) and sacred rites (karman) shall be performed to the extent of one鈥檚 capacity and affluence. The Tapo测补箩帽补 (sacrifice in the form of penance) is far superior to thousands of Karma测补箩帽补s (ritualistic sacrifices). The 闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (sacrifice in the form of Japas) is far superior to thousands of Tapo测补箩帽补s (sacrifices in the form of penance)鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿).鈥擣or Brahmans only;1 for the wise.2
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjapa测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿).鈥攎 (S) japa or Recitation of the names or name of God considered as a 测补箩帽补 or sacrifice. Ex. saka岣穉 yaj帽膩mmadhy膿峁� japa测补箩帽补 th艒ra ||.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿).鈥攎uttering prayers as a sacrifice; 啶掂た啶оた啶啷嵿啶距啷嵿啶く啶溹啶炧 啶掂た啶多た啶粪啶熰 啶︵ざ啶た啶班啶椸啶｀啶� (vidhiyaj帽膩jjapayaj帽o vi艣i峁ａ弓o da艣abhirgu峁嘺i岣�) Manusm峁泃i 2.85; Y.1.11; Manusm峁泃i 1.111.
Derivable forms: japa测补箩帽补岣� (啶溹お啶啷嵿啶�).
闯补辫补测补箩帽补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms japa and 测补箩帽补 (啶啷嵿). See also (synonyms): japahoma.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿).鈥攎.
(-箩帽补岣�) Muttering prayers as a religious rite, or sacrifice. E. japa, and 测补箩帽补 sacrifice.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿).鈥攎urmuring prayers, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 2, 85.
闯补辫补测补箩帽补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms japa and 测补箩帽补 (啶啷嵿).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿).鈥擺masculine] a sacrifice consistiNg of muttered prayers.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿):鈥擺=japa-测补箩帽补] [from japa > jap] m. muttering prayers as a religious sacrifice, [Manu-sm峁泃i ii, 85 f.; Y膩j帽avalkya i, 101; Bhagavad-g墨t膩; Skanda-pur膩峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯补辫补测补箩帽补 (啶溹お啶啷嵿):鈥擺japa-测补箩帽补] (箩帽补岣�) 1. m. Muttering prayers.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Full-text: Japahoma, Prasiddhi, Hanuman, Vanara, Tapoyajna, Shastrabhrit, Karmayajna, Vasudeva, Nilalohita.
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 75 - Monism of 艢iva (艣iv膩dvaita) < [Section 1 - Uttarabh膩ga]
Chapter 85 - The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (pa帽c膩k峁ra-m膩h膩tmya) < [Section 1 - Uttarabh膩ga]
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
1. Relevance of Philosophical exposition < [Chapter 10 - Philosophical aspect of the Devalasmriti]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 10.24-25 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhuti-yoga]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 22 - The compulsory and optional rites of 艢aivite Scriptures < [Section 7.2 - V膩yav墨ya-sa峁僪it膩 (2)]
Chapter 2 - The Prayer of the gods < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-sa峁僪it膩 (5): Yuddha-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 12 - Consideration of the essential and the non-essential in the worship < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-sa峁僪it膩 (1): S峁涐梗峁璱-kha峁囜笉a]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - The concept of Yaj帽a (sacrifice) < [Chapter 7 - Pa帽camah膩测补箩帽补s]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - The Greatness of Pa帽c膩k峁ra (Five-syllabled) Mantra < [Section 3 - Br膩hmottara-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 57 - Praise of Gay膩 T墨rtha < [Section 1 - Avant墨k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 31 - The Lord in the Wooden Body < [Section 2 - Puru峁ttama-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]