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| yajna [ yújnə, yújnyə ] (plural yajnas) or yagna [ yúgnə, yúgnyə ] (plural yagnas) |
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Hindu sacrifice with particular purpose: a sacrifice, often a substantial one, offered to a Hindu deity or deities in the hope of attaining some goal
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| [Early 19th century. < Sanskrit yajña 'worship, sacrifice'] |
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