Pashuyaga, Paśuyāga, Pashu-yaga: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Paśuyāga can be transliterated into English as Pasuyaga or Pashuyaga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaśuyāga (पशुयाग).—an animal-sacrifice.
Derivable forms: paśuyāgaḥ (पशुयागः).
Paśuyāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paśu and yāga (याग). See also (synonyms): paśuyajña, paśudravya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśuyāga (पशुयाग).—m.
(-gaḥ) Sacrifice of animals. E. paśu, and yāga sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśuyāga (पशुयाग):—[=paśu-yāga] [from paśu > paś] ([Horace H. Wilson]) m. an an° sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśuyāga (पशुयाग):—[paśu-yāga] (gaḥ) 1. m Sacrifice.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Pashu, Yaga, Pacu.
Full-text: Pashuyajna, Pashudravya.
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The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Pakṛti and Vikṛti Yāga < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
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Summary of the Dvādaśāha sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Verse 4.26 < [Section VI - The Harvest-Sacrifice]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Chapter 1(d) - A Discussion on Vedic Rituals
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
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Part 5.8: Sacrifice of sterile cow (anubandhyā-paśuyāga) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
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Mimamsa interpretation of Vedic Injunctions (Vidhi) (by Shreebas Debnath)
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
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