देवयज्ञ
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Sanskrit [edit]
Etymology [edit]
देव (deva, “god”) + यज्ञ (yajña, “offering”)
Noun [edit]
देवयज्ञ (devayajña) m
- sacrifice to the gods, particularly the burnt offering, as one of the five great sacrifices (ŚBr., ĀśvGṛ., Mn.)
- name of a man
Declension [edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of देवयज्ञ
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | देवयज्ञः (devayajñaḥ) | देवयज्ञौ (devayajñau) | देवयज्ञाः (devayajñāḥ) |
| Vocative | देवयज्ञ (devayajña) | देवयज्ञौ (devayajñau) | देवयज्ञाः (devayajñāḥ) |
| Accusative | देवयज्ञम् (devayajñam) | देवयज्ञौ (devayajñau) | देवयज्ञान् (devayajñān) |
| Instrumental | देवयज्ञेन (devayajñena) | देवयज्ञाभ्याम् (devayajñābhyām) | देवयज्ञैः (devayajñaiḥ) |
| Dative | देवयज्ञाय (devayajñāya) | देवयज्ञाभ्याम् (devayajñābhyām) | देवयज्ञेभ्यः (devayajñebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | देवयज्ञात् (devayajñāt) | देवयज्ञाभ्याम् (devayajñābhyām) | देवयज्ञेभ्यः (devayajñebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | देवयज्ञस्य (devayajñasya) | देवयज्ञयोः (devayajñayoḥ) | देवयज्ञानाम् (devayajñānām) |
| Locative | देवयज्ञे (devayajñe) | देवयज्ञयोः (devayajñayoḥ) | देवयज्ञेषु (devayajñeṣu) |
References [edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0494
