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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ज्या

  1. ज्याjyā9 P. (जिनाति)
    1. 9 Parasmaipada (जिनाति)
    2. To overpower, oppress.
    3. To grow old.
    4. Ā. (जीयते) To be oppressed.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • ज्या jyā

      1. 1 A bow-string; विश्रामं लभतामिदं च शिथिलज्याबन्ध- मस्मद्धनुः Ś.2.6; R.3.59;11.15;12.14.
      2. The chord of an arc.
      3. The earth.
      4. A mother.
      5. Overpowering force or strength.
      6. Excessive demand, importunity.
      7. A kind of wooden stick (शम्या).
      8. The rear of the army; ज्या भूमिमौर्व्योः शम्यायां वाहिन्याः पृष्ठभागके । Nm. Hence denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedघातवारणम् A handguard used by the archers and denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedघोषः The twanging of the bow.

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Headwords under ज

Part 4 of 5 जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठAll parts
  1. ज – जम्व
  2. जय – जानान
  3. जानि – जीवित
  4. जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठ
  5. ज्यैष्ठिनेय – ज्वालिन्