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Results for अयज्ञिय

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अयज्ञियayajñiyaa.Not fit for sacrifice (as माष).
1. Not fit for sacrifice (as माष).
2. Not fit to perform a sacrifice (as a boy not invested with the sacred thread).
3. Profane, vulgar, common; अयज्ञियो हतवर्चा भवति Av.12.2.37.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अयज्ञियayajñiyamfn. not fit for sacrifice S3Br. (once /अ-यज्ञ्य)
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not fit for sacrifice S3Br. (once /अ-यज्ञ्य)
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective profane, unworthy fg-veda x, 124, 3 and AV. xii, 2, 37.
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