As a deity name
Name 973 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
यज्वा · noun · masculine
यज करनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
arīaccord.Vārtt. worshipping, a worshipper, sacrificer, &c. &c. (yajvanām patiḥ, the moon, )
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yajvā" is the nominative of "yajvan" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "yajvā" is the instrumental of "yaju" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
yajvan mf(arī; accord. to Pāṇ. iv, 1, 7, Vārtt. 1, Pat.)n. worshipping, a worshipper, sacrificer, RV. &c. &c. (yajvanām patiḥ, the moon, L.)
yajvan mf(arī)n. sacrificial, sacred, RV. i, 3, 1
yaju m. N. of one of the ten horses of the Moon, L.
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