pañcamahāyajña
| Notes | [S.] n. lit. "five great sacrifices", daily observances to be performed by a Brahmin householder conceived as the sacrifices to brahman (by studying the Veda), to the gods (by performing fire sacrifice), to the forefathers (by performing ancestor rituals), to men (by feeding Brahmins and attending to guests), and to the beings (by food offerings) (Kane 1968–1977, II: 696–704). |
| Type | t.t. |