yajna

English

Alternative forms

yajña, yagna, yadnya, yagnya, yagya

Etymology

From Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajñá).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjʌdʒnə/, /jʌdʒnjə/

Noun

yajna (countable and uncountable, plural yajnas)

(Hinduism) A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 501:
  The visit to Pushkar is, however, a little more than the obligatory obeisance done at the site where Brahma carelessly dropped a lotus blossom as he was wondering where to perform a yagnya.

Translations

a ritual to sacrifice to the Devas

Bengali: যজ্ঞ (joggo /joggo/)
Hindi: यज्ञ (hi) (yagya)

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