As a deity name
Name 593 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 972 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
यज्ञपति · noun · masculine
विष्णु · वह जो यज्ञ करता हो, यजमान — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
lord of s˚ (applied to any one who institutes and bears the expense of a s˚)
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Dictionary citations
yajña—pati (yajña-), m. lord of s˚ (applied to any one who institutes and bears the expense of a s˚), RV.; Br.; ŚrS.
N. of Soma and Viṣṇu (as gods in whose honour a s˚ is performed), VS.; BhP.
of an author (also with upādhyāya), Cat.
Alternative readings
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