Ajan, Ajaan, Ājan, Aja�: 6 definitions
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Ajan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀjan (आजन्).�4 A.
1) To be born or come into existence, to be produced or born from; सस्यमि� मर्त्य� पच्यते सस्यमि� आजायते पुनः (sasyamiva martya� pacyate sasyamiva jyate puna�) ṻ.1.1.6.
2) To beget, cause to be born, render prolific; � नः प्रजां जनयत� प्रजापति� ( na� praj� janayatu prajpati�) ṻ岹 1.85.43.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀjan (आजन्).—be born. [Causative] beget; cause to be born for ([dative]), make prolific.
Ājan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and jan (जन�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀjan (आजन्):—[=-√jan] [Ātmanepada] -jyate ([imperative] -jyatm [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit; Atharva-veda; Āśvalyana-gṛhya-sūtra]; [Aorist] 2. sg. -janiṣṭhs; 3. sg. -ᲹԾṣṭ, or jani; Prec. -ᲹԾṣīṣṭa)
—to be born, [Ṛg-veda] etc.:
—[Causal] ([subjunctive] 2. [dual number] [Ātmanepada] -janayvahai) to beget, generate, [Atharva-veda xiv, 2, 71];
� ([imperative] -janayatu) to cause to be born, [Ṛg-veda x, 85, 43];
� ([imperative] 2. sg. -janaya) to render prolific, [Ṛg-veda i, 113, 19.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAjaan in Hindi refers in English to:�(a) ignorant, innocent; —[mem] unknowingly, unwittingly..—ajaan (अजान) is alternatively transliterated as Ajna.
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAja� (அஜன்) noun < a-ja. God, as free from births; [பிறப்பில்லாதவன்] கடவுள். அஜராயுள்� தங்களுக்கு [[pirappillathavan] kadavul. ajarayulla thangalukku] (தென். இந�. க்ஷேத். பக�. [then. in. ksheth. pag.] 298).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAjaan is another spelling for अजान [ajna].—adj. ignorant; unknown; simple; n. call to prayer;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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A Fistful of Sand (by Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco)
A Heart Released (by Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera)
A Single Mind (by Ajaan Fuang Jotiko)
A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering (by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
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