As a Hindi name
याज्य · adj
यज्ञ कराने योग्य · जो यज्ञ में दिया या चढ़ाया जानेवाला हो · (दक्षिणा) जो यज्ञ कराने से प्राप्त हो — Śabdasāgara
याज्य · yājya · adj.
See the pop. form jājya — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1247
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be made or allowed to sacrifice, one on whose behalf a sacrifice is performed, &c. &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yājya" is the vocative of "yājyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "yājya" is derived from "yāj" with the ñyaṅ/ñyaṭ/yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yāj m. (√ 1. yaj; nom. yāṭ) a sacrificer, BhP. (cf. hayamedha-yāj).
yājya mfn. to be made or allowed to sacrifice, one on whose behalf a sacrifice is performed, AitBr. &c. &c.
to be sacrificed, sacrificial (see a-yājya)
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Dictionary citations
yājya mfn. to be made or allowed to sacrifice, one on whose behalf a sacrifice is performed, AitBr. &c. &c.
to be sacrificed, sacrificial (see a-yājya)
yājya m. a sacrificer, the master or institutor of a sacrifice (-tā, f. -tva n.), Mn.; MBh. &c.
yājya a. 1 To be sacrificed. 2 Sacrificial. 3 One for whom a sacrifice is performed. 4 One who is allowed by Śāstras to sacrifice. — jyaḥ 1 A sacrificer, the institutor of a sacrifice. 2 The performer of a sacrifice for another. — jyaṃ The presents or fee received for officiating at a sacrifice.
yājya mfn. (-jyaḥ-jyā-jyaṃ) To be offered or sacrificed. m. (-jyaḥ) A sacrificer, the person for whom it is performed. n. (-jyaṃ) Property or presents derived from officiating at sacrifices. E. yaja to worship, ṇya aff.
yājyā (ā), f. (scil. ṛc) sacrificial text or verse, the words of consecration used at a sacrifice, VS.; ŚrS.
yāj m. (√ 1. yaj; nom. yāṭ) a sacrificer, BhP. (cf. hayamedha-yāj).
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