याज्यyājyaa.To be sacrificed.
- To be sacrificed.
- Sacrificial.
- One for whom a sacrifice is performed.
- One who is allowed by Śāstras to sacrifice.
Derived forms and compounds
-
-ज्यः
- A sacrificer, the institutor of a sacrifice; याज्यात्मजमथो दृष्ट्वा Mb.13. 93.27.
- The performer of a sacrifice for another.
-
-ज्यम् The presents or fee received for officiating at a sacrifice.
-
-ज्या a sacrificial text or verse, Ṛik (recited at the offering of an oblation); याज्यया यजनकर्मिणोऽत्यजन् Śi.1.14.2.
Source: Apte