अवयज्

{ avayaj }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अव-√ यज्    1. P. Ā. -य॑जति (Imper. 2. sg. P. -यज and Ā. -यक्ष्व; Pot. -यजेत) Ved. to offer a sacrifice for satisfying the claims of, to get rid of or remove by means of a sacrifice, [RV. &c.]

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अव √ यज्

अव-यज्  f.  2. Nom. -या॑ ( cf. [Pāṇ. 3-2, 72 and 8-2, 67]) f. share of the sacrificial oblation, [RV. i, 173, 12]; [AV. ii, 35, 1.]

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अव यज्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अवयज् [avayaj]   1 A.
   To expiate (sin), drive away, expel, disperse (enemies &c.) by performing sacrifices.
   Not to worship; to abandon.