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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जह्नुjahnuN. of an ancient king, son of Suhotra, who adopted the river Gaṅgā as his daughter. [The river Ganges, when…
Name of an ancient king, son of Suhotra, who adopted the river Gaṅgā as his daughter. [The river Ganges, when brought down from heaven by the austerities of Bhagīratha, was forced to flow over earth to follow him to the lower regions. In its course it inundated the sacrificial ground of king Jahnu, who being angry drank up its waters. But the gods and sages, and particularly Bhagīratha, appeased his anger, and he consented to discharge those waters from his ears. The river is therefore regarded as his daughter, and is styled जाह्नवी, जह्नुतनया, -कन्या, -सुता, -नन्दिनी etc.; Compare R.8.95. जह्नोः कन्यां सगरतनयस्वर्गसोपान- पङ्क्तिम् Me.52.
Derived forms and compounds
- -सप्तमी The seventh day of the bright half of Vaiśākha.]
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जह्नुjahnum. N. of an ancient king and sage (son of Aja-mi1d2ha अज-मीढ, of Su-hotra सु-होत्र, of Kuru कुरु, of Hotraka…
1. masculine gender Name of an ancient king and sage (son of Aja-mi1d2ha अज-मीढ, of Su-hotra सु-होत्र, of Kuru कुरु, of Hotraka होत्रक; ancestor of the Kus3ikas कुशिक s; the Ganges, when brought down from heaven by Bhagi1-ratha भगी-रथ 's austerities, was forced to flow over the earth and to follow him to the ocean and thence to the lower regions in order to water the ashes of Sagara सगर 's sons; in its course it inundated the sacrificial ground of Jahnu जह्नु, who drank up its waters but consented at Bhagi1-ratha भगी-रथ 's prayer to discharge them from his ears; hence the river is regarded as his daughter) MBh. i, xii feminine Hariv. R. i, 44, 35 ff. BhP. ix
2. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
3. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि of the 4th Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर Hariv. 426 (varia lectio जन्यु)
4. masculine gender of a Hima7laya हिमा*लय cavern (from which the Gan3ga1 गङ्गा is bursting forth) Ka1d. ii, 473 Hcar. iii
5. masculine gender plural Jahnu जह्नु 's race AitBr. vii, 18 Ta1n2d2yaBr. xxi, 12, 2 Pravar. iv, 12.
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जह्नुकन्याjahnukanyāf. "Jahnu जह्नु 's daughter", Gan3ga1 गङ्गा MBh. xiii, 645 Ragh. Ka1vya7d. Bhartr2.
1. feminine "Jahnu जह्नु 's daughter", Gan3ga1 गङ्गा MBh. xiii, 645 Ragh. Ka1vya7d. Bhartr2.
2. feminine (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedह्नोः क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Megh.)
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जह्नुतनयाjahnutanayāf. id. L.

feminine the same Lexicographers

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जह्नुप्रजाjahnuprajāf. id. Gal.

feminine the same Gal.

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जह्नुसप्तमीjahnusaptamīf. the 7th day in the light half of Vais3a1kha वैशाख W.

feminine the 7th day in the light half of Vais3a1kha वैशाख W.

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जह्नुसुताjahnusutāf. = -कन्या MBh. i, 3913 R. i, 44, 39.

feminine Equivalent to -कन्या MBh. i, 3913 R. i, 44, 39.

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लोहितजह्नुlohitajahnum. N. of a man (pl. his descendants) A1s3vS3r.

masculine gender Name of a man (plural his descendants) A1s3vS3r.

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