yajna

Noun

(plural yajnas)

(Hinduism) A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.

Origin

From Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajñá).

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This is what may conveniently be called the Prajapati theory, by which the "Lord of Creatures," the efficient cause of the universe, is identified with both the sacrifice;(yajna) and the sacrificer (yajamana).

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