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Yajna and Ṛtú

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Difference between Yajna and Ṛtú

Yajna vs. Ṛtú

Yajna (IAST) literally means "sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering", and refers in Hinduism to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras. Ritu in Vedic Sanskrit refers to a fixed or appointed time, especially the proper time for sacrifice (yajna) or ritual in Vedic Religion, The word is so used in the Rigveda, the Yajurveda and the Atharvaveda.

Similarities between Yajna and Ṛtú

Yajna and Ṛtú have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Historical Vedic religion, Rigveda, Ritual, Vedic priesthood, Yajurveda.

Historical Vedic religion

The historical Vedic religion (also known as Vedism, Brahmanism, Vedic Brahmanism, and ancient Hinduism) was the religion of the Indo-Aryans of northern India during the Vedic period.

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Rigveda

The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, from "praise" and "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns along with associated commentaries on liturgy, ritual and mystical exegesis.

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Ritual

A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence".

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Vedic priesthood

Priests of the Vedic religion are officiants of the yajna service.

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Yajurveda

The Yajurveda (Sanskrit: यजुर्वेद,, from meaning "prose mantra" and veda meaning "knowledge") is the Veda of prose mantras.

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Yajna and Ṛtú Comparison

Yajna has 63 relations, while Ṛtú has 16. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 6.33% = 5 / (63 + 16).

References

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