यज्ञदीक्षा

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   yajñadīkṣā f S engagement in offering or performing sacrifice. As such engagement is signified by some badge, token, or sign, the word comes to be understood as meaning this badge, viz. a bracelet &c. put, at the commencement of the rite, around the arm of the यजमान, and the bracelet &c. afterwards put, by the यजमान, upon the arms of others. v घे.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  f  engagement in performing a sacrifice.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

यज्ञ—दीक्षा  f.  f. initiation into s°, due performance of a s°, [Mn.]; [R.]

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