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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.

Macdonell

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

    [gấn-u] (masculine) neuter knee.

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

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

  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.

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)
  2. अधिजानुadhijānuind. on the knees S3is3.

    indeclinable on the knees S3is3.

  3. अधोजानुadhojānuind. below the knee S3Br.

    indeclinable below the knee S3Br.

  4. अनुयाजानुमन्त्रणanuyājānumantraṇan. reciting those formulas Ka1tyS3r.

    neuter gender reciting those formulas Ka1tyS3r.

  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.
  6. असितजानुasitajānumfn. having black knees A1pS3r.

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