Yajnavidya, ۲ñ, Yajna-Vidya: 6 definitions
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Yajnavidya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Index۲ñ (यज्ञविद्या).—Symbolical of Devī.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 9. 120.

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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryYajña-vidyā.�(EI 8), knowledge regarding the perfor- mance of sacrifice. Note: ⲹñ- is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary۲ñ (यज्ञविद्या).—[feminine] skill in sacrifice.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary۲ñ (यज्ञविद्या):—[=ⲹñ-] [from yajña > yaj] f. skill in s°, [Prabodha-candrodaya]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vidya, Yajna.
Full-text: Paddhati.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Yajnavidya, ۲ñ, Yajna-vidya, Yajña-vidyā; (plurals include: Yajnavidyas, ۲ñs, vidyas, vidyās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 107 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
3e. Some epithets of the Sarasvatī < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Book-review (grantha-samalocana) < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
The Pasupata-Yoga < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
A Puranic Iconographical Account of the Image of Sarasvati < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 50 - The Story of Puṇyanidhi < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IX - Legend of Lakshmi < [Book I]