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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जातिjātif.Birth, production, सङ्कुलं जल- जातिभिः Rām.3.11.6; Pt.1.38; Ms.2.148; also 'the time of birth'; cf. जातौ…

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    1. Birth, production, सङ्कुलं जल- जातिभिः Rām.3.11.6; Pt.1.38; Ms.2.148; also 'the time of birth'; Compare जातौ बाल्ये च कौमारे यौवने चापि मानवाः Mb.12.158.11.
    2. The form of existence fixed by birth.
    3. Race, family, lineage, rank.
    4. A caste, tribe or class (of men); अरे मूढ जात्या चेदवध्योऽहं एषा सा जातिः परित्यक्ता Ve.3; (the primary castes of the Hindus are only four: ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य and शूद्र).
    5. A class, genus, kind, species; पशुजातिः, पुष्पजातिः etc.
    6. The properties which are peculiar to a class and distinguish it from all others, the essential characteristics of a species; as गोत्व, अश्वत्व of cows, horses etc.; see गुण, क्रिया and द्रव्य; जातिक्रियागुणैः Śi.2.47; and Compare K. Parasmaipada2.
    7. A fire-place.
    8. Nutmeg.
    9. The Jasmine plant or its flower; नागपुन्नागजातिभिः Bhāg.8.2.18; पुष्पाणां प्रकरः स्मितेन रचितो नो कुन्दजात्यादिभिः Amaru.4 (written also as जाती in the last two senses).
    10. (In Nyāya) Futile answer.
    11. (In music) The seven primary notes of the Indian gamut; जातिभिः सप्तभिर्युक्तं तन्त्रीलयसमन्वितम् Rām.1.4.8.
    12. Reduction of fractions to a common denominator.
    13. False generalization.
    14. A figure of speech (in rhetoric) which consists in so arranging words that they may read the same in Sanskṛit as well as in Prākṛita (संस्कृतप्राकृतयोः समा जातिः); Compare Vb.1.3.
    15. A class of metres; see App.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्ध Adjective born blind; Bh.1.9.

    • -कोशः, -षः, -षम् nutmeg.

    • -कोशी, -षी the outer skin of the nutmeg.

    • -क्षयः (Equivalent to जन्मोच्छेदः) the end of birth, spiritual release. जातिक्षयस्यासुलभस्य बोद्धा Bu. Ch.1.74.

    • -गृद्धिः Feminine to take birth; जातिगृद्धयाभिपन्नाः Mb.5.6.9.

    • -जानपद Adjective belonging to the castes and to the country; जातिजानपदान् धर्मान् Ms.8.41.

    • -धर्मः

      1. the duties of a caste.
      2. a generic property.

    • -ध्वंसः loss of caste or its privileges.

    • -पत्री the outer skin of the nutmeg.

    • -फलम् (sometimes जातीफलम् also) a nutmeg; जातीफलं मातुलानीमहिफेनं च पत्रकम् Śiva. B.3.15.

    • -ब्राह्मणः a Brāhmaṇa only by birth, but not by knowledge or religious austerities, an ignorant Brāhmaṇa; (तपः श्रुतं च योनिश्च त्रयं ब्राह्मण्यकारणम् । तपःश्रुताभ्यां यो हीनो जातिब्राह्मण एव सः ॥ शब्दार्थचिन्तामणि) -भ्रंशः loss of caste; Ms.11.67.

    • -भ्रष्ट Adjective outcaste.

    • -महः

      1. birth-day festival. मात्रम् 'mere birth', position in life obtained by mere birth.
      2. caste only (but not the performance of duties pertaining to it); Ms.8.2; 12.114.
      3. species, genus.

    • -लक्षणम् generic distinction, a characteristic of a class.

    • -वाचक Adjective expressing a genus, generic (as a word); गौरश्वः पुरुषो हस्ती.

    • -वैरम् instinctive or natural hostility.

    • -वैरिन् Masculine a born enemy.

    • -वैलक्षण्यम् inconsistency, incompatibility in kind.

    • -शब्दः a name conveying the idea of a genus, a generic word, common noun; गौः, अश्वः, पुरुषः, हस्ती etc.

    • -संकरः admixture of castes; mixed blood.

    • -संपन्न Adjective belonging to a noble family.

    • -सारम् nutmeg.

    • -स्मर Adjective remembering one's condition in a former life; जातिस्मरो मुनिरस्मि जात्या K.355.

    • -स्वभावः generic character or nature.

    • -हीन Adjective of low birth, outcaste; रूपद्रव्यविहीनांश्च जातिहीनांश्च नाक्षिपेत् Ms.4.141;1.35.

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  2. अजातिajātia.Having no caste, race &c.

    [न. त.]

    1. Having no caste, race etc.
    2. Eternal, not produced.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तिः Feminine Non-production.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. जातिjāti[gâ-ti] f. birth, origin, rebirth; exist ence, life; state; rank, caste; family, tribe, race; genus (opp.…

    [gâ-ti] feminine; also equal for birth, origin, rebirth; exist ence, life; state; rank, caste; family, tribe, race; genus (opposite species), species (opposite individual), kind, class; disposition; normal character, genuineness: instrumental -tas, ˚--, by birth.

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  2. अजातिajāti[a-gâti] f. spurious or bad ware.

    [a-gâti] feminine; also equal for spurious or bad ware.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जातिjātif. birth, production AitBr. ii, 39 Mn. MBh. (also ˚ती, xiii f.) &c.
    1. feminine birth, production AitBr. ii, 39 Mn. MBh. (also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedती, xiii feminine) etc.
    2. feminine re-birth R. i, 62, 17 Ka1ran2d2. xxiii, 193
    3. feminine the form of existence (as man, animal, etc.) fixed by birth Mn. iv, 148 feminine Yogas. ii, 13
    4. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Katha1s. xviii, 98
    5. feminine position assigned by birth, rank, caste, family, race, lineage Ka1tyS3r. xv Mn. Ya1jn5. etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedती MBh. xiv, 2549)
    6. feminine kind, genus (opposed to species), species (opposed to individual), class La1t2y. Ka1tyS3r. Pa1n2. etc., (once that the rest of a word is to be suppliedती in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' MBh. vi, 456)
    7. feminine the generic properties (opposed to the specific ones) Sarvad.
    8. feminine natural disposition to Car. ii, 1
    9. feminine the character of a species, genuine or true state of anything Ya1jn5. ii, 246 MBh. xii, 5334
    10. feminine reduction of fractions to a common denominator
    11. feminine a self-confuting reply (founded merely on similarity or dissimilarity) Nya1yad. v, 1 ff. Sarvad. xi, 10 and 34 Prab. Scholiast or Commentator
    12. feminine (in rhetoric) a particular figure of speech Sarasv. ii, 1
    13. feminine a class of metres R. i, 4, 6 Ka1vya7d. i, 11
    14. feminine a manner of singing Hariv.
    15. feminine a fire-place Lexicographers
    16. feminine (Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedती) mace, nutmeg Sus3r.
    17. feminine Jasminum grandiflorum Lexicographers
    18. feminine Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedती-फला Lexicographers
    19. feminine Equivalent to कम्पिल्ल Lexicographers confer, compare अन्त्य-, एक-, द्वि- - ([confer, compare Latin gens; Lithuanian pri-gentis])
    20. (in compound)
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  2. अग्रजातिagrajātim. a Brahman ब्रह्मन् L.

    masculine gender a Brahman ब्रह्मन् Lexicographers

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  3. अजातिajātif. sham or bad merchandise, Ya1jn5.

    feminine sham or bad merchandise, Ya1jn5.

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  4. अन्तजातिantajātisee अन्त्यजाति .

    see अन्त्यजाति .

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  5. अन्त्यजातिantyajātimfn. of the lowest caste.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of the lowest caste.

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  6. अन्ध्रजातिandhrajātif. the Andhra अन्ध्र tribe.

    feminine the Andhra अन्ध्र tribe.

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