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Entry जन्

जन्jan4 Ā. (जायते, जज्ञे, अजनि-अजनिष्ट, जनितुम्, जात; pass. जन्यते or जायते)
1. 4 Ā. (जायते, जज्ञे, अजनि-अजनिष्ट, जनितुम्, जात; Passive जन्यते or जायते)
2. To be born or produced (with Ablative of source of birth); अजनि ते वै पुत्रः Ait. Br.; Ms.1.9; 3.39,41; प्राणाद्वायुरजायत Rv.1.9.12; Ms.1.8; 3.76;1.75.
3. To rise, spring up, grow (as a plant etc.)
4. To be, become, happen, take place, occur; अनिष्टादिष्टलाभेऽपि न गतिर्जायते शुभा H.1.6; रक्तनेत्रोऽजनि क्षणात Bk.6.32; Y.3.226; Ms.1.99.
5. To be possible, applicable etc.
6. To be born or destined for anything.-Causal (जनयति)
7. To give birth, beget, cause, produce.
8. To cause, occasion.
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वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ।

vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate, — Arjuna said:- Seeing these my own people, O Krishna, my body shakes and my hair stands on end; Gandiva (Arjuna’s bow) slips from my hand, and all my… 1·29
- जायतेjāyatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root jan (to take birth).
- उपजायतेupajāyatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root jan (to take birth, to happen) with the prefix upa.
- अभिजायतेabhijāyatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root jan (to come forth, take birth) with the prefix abhi.
- सञ्जायतेsañjāyatepassive 3rd person singular of the verbal root jan (to generate, beget, produce, cause to produce) with the prefix sam (to arise).
- जनयेत्‌janayetpotential 3rd person singular of the causal form of the verbal root jan (to take birth).
- उपजायन्तेupajāyantepresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root jan (to take birth, to happen) with the prefix upa.
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