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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जानुjānun.The knee; जानुम्यामवनिं गत्वा kneeling (or falling on one's knees) on the ground.

    [जन्-ञुण्]

    The knee; जानुम्यामवनिं गत्वा kneeling (or falling on one's knees) on the ground.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -दध्न Adjective reaching to, as high as the knees, knee-deep.

    • -प्रकृतिकम् A variety of wrestling.

    • -फलकम्, -मण्डलम् the knee-pan.

    • -विजानु n a peculiar position in fighting (contracting and extending the knees).

    • -सन्धिः the knee-joint.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. जानुjānu[gấn-u] (m.) n. knee.

    [gấn-u] (masculine) neuter knee.

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  2. अधिजानुadhijānu[adhi-gânu] ad. upon the knee.

    [adhi-gânu] adverb, -ial, -ially upon the knee.

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  3. अन्तर्जानुantarjānu[antar-gânu] a. holding the hands between the knees; ad. between the knees; -gyotis, a. having its light…

    [antar-gânu] adjective holding the hands between the knees; adverb, -ial, -ially between the knees; -gyotis, adjective having its light turned inwards; neuter internal light.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जानुjānun. (rarely m. MBh. iv, 1115 Ra1jat. iii, 345) the knee RV. x, 15, 6 AV. ixf. VS. &c. (˚नुभ्याम् अवनिं-√गम् "to…
    1. neuter gender (rarely masculine gender MBh. iv, 1115 Ra1jat. iii, 345) the knee fg-veda x, 15, 6 AV. ixf. VS. etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनुभ्याम् अवनिं-√गम् "to fall to the ground on one's knees" MBh., xiii, 935)
    2. neuter gender (as a measure of length) Equivalent to 32 An3gulas अङ्गुल s S3ulbas.
    3. neuter gender ([confer, compare γόνυ Latin genu; Gothic kniu; German Knie .])
    4. (in compound)
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  2. अधिजानुadhijānuind. on the knees S3is3.

    indeclinable on the knees S3is3.

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  3. अधोजानुadhojānuind. below the knee S3Br.

    indeclinable below the knee S3Br.

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  4. अनुयाजानुमन्त्रणanuyājānumantraṇan. reciting those formulas Ka1tyS3r.

    neuter gender reciting those formulas Ka1tyS3r.

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  5. अन्तर्जानुantarjānuind. between the knees
    1. indeclinable between the knees
    2. indeclinable holding the hands between the knees Hcat.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective holding the hands between the knees.
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  6. असितजानुasitajānumfn. having black knees A1pS3r.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having black knees A1pS3r.

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