As a deity name
Name 564 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
any patron, host, rich man, head of a family or tribe
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yajamānāya" is the dative of "yajamāna" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
yajamāna mfn. sacrificing, worshipping &c.
yajamāna m. the person paying the cost of a sacrifice, the institutor of a s˚ (who to perform it employs a priest or priests, who are often hereditary functionaries in a family), ŚBr. &c. &c. (f(ī). the wife of a Y˚, BhP.)
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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