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Ja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ja (�).—The consonant ज् (j) with � (a) added to it for facility of pronunciation; cf. T. Pr. I..21. See ज् (j).

Vyakarana book cover
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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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India history and geography

: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems (h)

Ja refers to one of the �Thirteen Districts of Tibet� known in Tibetan as bod kyi khri skor bcu gsum.

India history book cover
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ja (�).�&c. are pronounced as J, as in .

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ja (�).—a S Born, produced, sprung from. Attached to Sanskrit words it forms endless valuable compounds: e. g. aṇḍaja, svēdaja, jaryuja, udaraja, apathyaja, jalaja, ppaja, tapaja, kaphaja, pittaja, vtaja, raktaja, tridōṣaja, kṣataja.

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ja (�).—m or Ჹŧ� n A cant word for dinner. ja being the first letter of ŧṇĸ To dine or to eat a meal.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ja (�).—The 8th consonant. a Born, pro- duced, sprung from. In comp.

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ja (�).—or- m f n Detail, minute and particular relation. �?B ṅgṇĸ-屹ṇĸ-󲹱ṇĸ To start objections; to tell a long story in excuse or explanation.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ja (�).�a. [ji-jan-ju-v ḍa] (At the end of comp.)

1) Born from or in, produced or caused by, descended from, growing in, living or being at or in &c.; अत्रिनेत्र�, कुलज, जल�, क्षत्रिय�, अण्ड�, उद्भिज (atrinetraja, kulaja, jalaja, kṣatriyaja, aṇḍaja, udbhija) &c.

2) Prepared from, made of.

3) Belonging to, connected with, peculiar to.

4) Swift.

5) Victorious, conquering.

-Ჹ� 1 A father.

2) Production, birth.

3) Poison.

4) An imp or goblin.

5) A conqueror.

6) Lustre.

7) Name of Viṣṇu.

8) Name of Śiva.

9) Enjoyment.

1) Speed, swiftness.

11) (In prosody) One of the eight syllabic feet (ṇa); जो जारः जा योनि� (jo ra� yoni�) and जं � जातं रजतमेव � (ja� ca ta� rajatameva ca) | Enm. The Nm. of राघव (岵󲹱) says : जो जय� विजय� मेरौ शब्द� जेतर� मत्सरे (jo jaye vijaye merau śabde jetari matsare) | and जं कटी- भूषण� पत्न्यां तेजस्यम्बुनि जन्मनि (ja� kaṭ�- bhūṣaṇe patny� tejasyambuni janmani) |

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Ja (�).—wife; L. D. B.

Derivable forms: jam (जम�).

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Ja (�).�1 P. (jamati) To eat.

Derivable forms: jam (जम�).

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(जा).�

1) A mother.

2) A husband's brother's wife.

3) A race, tribe. राघव (岵󲹱)'s Nm. says 'जा स्त्रिया� देववाहिन्यां योनिसागरवेलयोः ( striy� devavhiny� yonisgaravelayo�)'.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ja (�).—The third letter of the second class of consonants, corresponding to the letter J in jet.

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Ja (�).—mfn. (Ჹ�--Ჹ�) 1. Speedy, swift. 2. Eaten. 3. Victorious, triumphant, conquering or a conqueror. (Ჹ�) 1. A name of Siva. 2. A name of Vishnu. 3. Birth, production. 4. A parent, a progenitor. 5. Poison. 6. Enjoyment. 7. Light, Iustre. 8. Speed. 9. An impa goblin. E. jan to bear or to born, ji to conquer, or other roots, and ḍa aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ja (�).—[-ja] (vb. jan), latter part of comp. words, m., f. , and n. 1. Born, son, daughter, e. g. ūḍh- (vb. guh), Born secretly. m. A son of concealed birth, [Yjñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 129. dhṛtarṣṭra-, f. A daughter of Dhṛtarṣṭra, Mahbhrata 14, 2285. ٳᲹ, i. e. ٳ-, A son, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] 41, 21. jaghanya-, adj. Youngest, Mahbhrata 1, 804. deha-, m. A son, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 20, 3. ū-, m. pl. Ancestors, [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 185, 7. 2. Produced, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 87; Bhṣp. 62. 3. Caused, [Nala] 4, 13.

� Cf. also dharma-, I. adj. Begotten from a sense of duty, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 9, 107. Ii. m. Son of Dharma, a name of Arjuna, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 3, 16.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ja (�).—[adjective] born, produced, caused by, in, or from; made of, living at, belonging to, connected with (—�). [feminine] race; —� daughter.

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(जा).�(—�) = ja; [masculine] [feminine] ([nominative] s) offspring.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ja (�):�1. ja the 3rd palatal letter (having the sound of j in jump).

2) 2. ja mf()n. (�jan) ifc. born or descended from, produced or caused by, born or produced in or at or upon, growing in, living at, [Manu-smṛti; Mahbhrata] etc.

3) (after an [adverb] or adverbial word) born or produced (e.g. agra-, avara-; eka-,dvi-,ni-,ū-,prathama-,sahaand ska�-ja), [Manu-smṛti x, 25]

4) prepared from, made of or with, [v, 25; Suśruta; Hemdri’s Caturvarga-cintmaṇi]

5) ‘belonging to, connected with, peculiar to� See ū貹, anna, ś-, srtha-.

6) m. a son of (in [compound]), [Manu-smṛti] etc.

7) a father, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) birth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) (जा):—[from ja] a f. a race, tribe, [Atharva-veda v, 11, 10]

10) [v.s. ...] ifc. a daughter, [Mahbhrata etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] cf. .

12) Ja (�):�3. ja mfn. speedy, swift, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) victorious, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) eaten, [Horace H. Wilson]

15) m. speed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

16) enjoyment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) light, lustre, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) poison, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

19) a Piśca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

21) Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

22) a husband’s brother’s wife, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

23) (जा):—b mfn. ([Vedic or Veda] for 2. ja cf. [Pṇini 3-2, 67]) ifc. ‘born, produced� See agra-, adri-, apsu- etc.

24) mf. (s) offspring [plural] descendants, [Ṛg-veda]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ja (�):—The eight consonant, pronounced like j in James.

2) (Ჹ�) 1. m. Shiva; Vishnu; birth; a parent; enjoyment; poison; light; speed; an imp, goblin. a. Speedy; eaten; conquering.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ja (�) [Also spelled j]:�—the third letter of the second pentad (i.e. [cavarga]) of the Devnagri: alphabet; a suffix denoting the sense of born of (as [jalaja, aṃḍaja, vtaja], etc.).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ja (�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Yat.

2) (जा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Jan.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ja (�):�

1) [noun] (gen. pronounced with the vowel 'a') the twenty-second letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the eighth consonant.

2) [noun] a symbol for the number eight.

3) [noun] (pros.) a syllabic feet consisting of one long syllable between two short ones; Amphibrachys.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ja (�) . The compound of ஜ் [j] and �. [a.]

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(ஜா) . The compound of ஜ் [j] and �. [a.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Ja (�):—n. the eighth consonant of the Devanagari syllabary; the sound /j/; the phonetic symbol for � [ja ] in this dictionary is /ʒə/ and /ja/;

2) Ja (�):—pp. comes after nouns to denote 'descendent from'/'produced in' such as अण्ड�, देशज [aṇḍaja, deśaja ] ;

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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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