महायज्ञ

A dictionary, Marathi and English

A great sacrifice: also a common term for five special oblation-services, which see under पंचमहायज्ञ.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

महा—यज्ञ  m.  m. a great sacrifice or offering, a principal act of devotion (of these there are 5 accord. to [Mn. iii, 69-71,] viz. ब्रह्म-, देव-, पितृ-, मनुष्य-, and भूत-यज्ञ; cf. [IW. 194 &c.]; [RTL. 411]), [ŚBr.] &c. &c.

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महा यज्ञ

N. of विष्णु, [MBh.]
पञ्च    pl. (with ) N. of wk.

Shabda-Sagara

महायज्ञ  m.  ( -ज्ञः) An essential sacrifice, a sacrament of the Hindu religion; five acts are enumerated of this description, severally considered as due to the Vedas, to the gods, to man, to the manes, and to all created beings; they are respectively, study of scrip- ture, offering of sacrifice to the gods, hospitable treatment of guests, libation of water, &c. to deceased progenitors, and the casting of food on the ground or in water as an offering to the gods, to spirits, &c.
E. महा great, यज्ञ sacrifice or act of wor- ship.

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महा यज्ञ