देवयज्ञ
Sanskrit
Etymology
देव (deva, “god”) + यज्ञ (yajña, “offering”)
Noun
देवयज्ञ • (devayajña) m
- sacrifice to the gods, particularly the burnt offering, as one of the five great sacrifices (ŚBr., ĀśvGṛ., Mn.)
- name of a man
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of देवयज्ञ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | देवयज्ञः (devayajñaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | देवयज्ञस्य (devayajñasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | देवयज्ञः (devayajñaḥ) | देवयज्ञौ (devayajñau) | देवयज्ञाः (devayajñāḥ) |
| Vocative | देवयज्ञ (devayajña) | देवयज्ञौ (devayajñau) | देवयज्ञाः (devayajñāḥ) |
| Accusative | देवयज्ञम् (devayajñam) | देवयज्ञौ (devayajñau) | देवयज्ञान् (devayajñān) |
| Instrumental | देवयज्ञेन (devayajñena) | देवयज्ञाभ्याम् (devayajñābhyām) | देवयज्ञैः (devayajñaiḥ) |
| Dative | देवयज्ञाय (devayajñāya) | देवयज्ञाभ्याम् (devayajñābhyām) | देवयज्ञेभ्यः (devayajñebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | देवयज्ञात् (devayajñāt) | देवयज्ञाभ्याम् (devayajñābhyām) | देवयज्ञेभ्यः (devayajñebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | देवयज्ञस्य (devayajñasya) | देवयज्ञयोः (devayajñayoḥ) | देवयज्ञानाम् (devayajñānām) |
| Locative | देवयज्ञे (devayajñe) | देवयज्ञयोः (devayajñayoḥ) | देवयज्ञेषु (devayajñeṣu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “देवयज्ञ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0494.