Yajnaketu, ۲ñٳ: 4 definitions
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Yajnaketu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index۲ñٳ (यज्ञकेतु).—Resented Śāmba's action in seizing Lakṣmaṇ�. (s.v.).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 68. 5.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ۲ñٳ (यज्ञकेतु):—[=ⲹñ-ٳ] [from ⲹñ > yaj] mfn. (ⲹñ-) giving a sign by a s°, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Rākṣasa, [Rāmāyaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 4.51.11 < [Sukta 51]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 68 - Hastināpura dragged by Balarāma < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]