As a deity name
Name 209 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 216 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 529 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
Nom. P. ˚yati, to be diligent in worship or in sacrifices
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yajñāya" is the dative of "yajña" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
yajñāya Nom. P. ˚yati, to be diligent in worship or in sacrifices, RV.
yajña m. worship, devotion, prayer, praise
act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice (the former meanings prevailing in Veda, the latter in post-Vedic literature; cf. mahā-y˚), RV. &c. &c.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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