Devanagari: यजमान ISO15919: yajamāna also written as yajman
The sponsor of a yajna (fire ceremony).
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If there is even a slight error in the injunctions, this is the person who bears the penalty for those errors. The example of Vritrasura illustrates this perfectly: a subtle, intentional error in the mantra recitation by the priests resulted in the exact opposite of the desired outcome, with the full penalty (death) falling upon the yajamana.
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