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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for जन

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जनjanaA creature, living being, man.

    [जन्-अच्]

    1. A creature, living being, man.
    2. An individual or person (whether male or female); क्व वयं क्व परोक्षमन्मथो मृगशावैः सममेधितो जनः Ś.2.18; तत्तस्य किमपि द्रव्यं यो हि यस्य प्रियो जनः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.19; so सखीजनः a female friend; दासजनः a slave, अबलाजनः etc. (In this sense जनः or अयं जनः is often used by the speakerwhether male or female, in the Singular or Plural instead of the first personal pronoun to speak of himself in the third person); अयं जनः प्रष्टुमनास्तपोधने Ku.5.4 (male); भगवन् परवानयं जनः प्रतिकूलाचरितं क्षमख मे R.8.81 (female); पश्यानङ्गशरातुरं जनमिमं त्रातापि नो रक्षसि Nag.1.1. (female and Plural).
    3. Men collectively, the people, the world (in Singular or Plural); एवं जनो गृह्णाति M.1; सतीमपि ज्ञातिकुलैक- संश्रयां जनोऽन्यथा भर्तृमतीं विशङ्कते Ś.5.17.
    4. Race, nation, tribe.
    5. The world beyond Maharloka, the heaven of deified mortals.
    6. A low man, the mob; Latin D. B.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ना Birth, production.

    • -अतिग

      1. Adjective extraordinary, uncommon, superhuman. अधिपः, अधिनाथः a king
      2. Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -अन्तः

      1. a place removed from men, an uninhabited place.
      2. a region.
      3. an epithet of Yama.
      4. personal proximity.

    • -अन्तिकम् secret communication, whispering or speaking aside (to another). (-Indeclinable) aside to another (in dramas); the S. D. thus defines this stage direction: त्रिपताककरेणान्यानप- वार्यान्तरा कथाम् । अन्योन्यामन्त्रणं यत् स्याज्जनान्ते तज्जनान्तिकम् ॥ 425.

    • -अर्णवः a large concourse of people, caravan.

    • -अर्थशब्दः a family appellation.

    • -अर्दनः an epithet of Visnu or Krisna.

    • -अशनः Adjective wolf.

    • -आकीर्ण Adjective thronged or crowded with people; Ś.5.1.

    • -आचारः

      1. a popular usage or custom.
      2. propriety, decorum.

    • -आश्रमः an asylum for people, an inn, caravansary.

    • -आश्रयः a pavilion.

    • -इन्द्रः, -ईशः, -ईश्वरः a king.

    • -इष्ट Adjective desired or liked by the people. (-ष्टः) a kind of jasmine. (-ष्टा) turmeric.

    • -उदाहरणम् glory, fame.

    • -ओघः a concourse of people, crowd, mob.

    • -कारिन् Masculine lac.

    • -चक्षुस् Neuter 'the people's eye', the sun.

    • -जन्मादिः the the Supreme Being.

    • -जल्पः A rumour.

    • -त्रा an umbrella, a parasol.

    • -देवः a king.

    • -पदः

      1. a community, race, nation; Y.1.361 Vartious reading
      2. A kingdom, an empire, an inhabited country; जनपदे न गदः पदभादधौ R.9.4; दाक्षि- णात्ये जनपदे Pt.1; Me.48.
      3. the country (Opposite of the town पुर, नगर); जनपदवधूलोचनैः पीयमानः Me.16.
      4. the people, subjects (Opposite of the sovereign); जनपदहितकर्ता त्यज्यते पार्थिवेन Pt.1.131.
      5. mankind.
      6. Adjective considering his subjects as authority; आपौरप्रकृतिजनपदो राजा Bhāg.5.4.5.

    • -पदिन् Masculine the ruler of a country or community.

    • -प्रवादः

      1. rumour, report.
      2. scandal, calumny.

    • -प्रिय

      1. Adjective
      2. philanthropic.
      3. liked by the people, popular.
      4. (यः) an epithet of Śiva.
      5. coriander-seed.

    • -मरकः an epidemic disease.

    • -मर्यादा established custom or usage, popular custom.

    • -मारः an epidemic; Av. Pariś.72.84.

    • -योपन Adjective perplexing or vexing men; कमगञ्जनयोपनः Rv.1.86.22.

    • -रञ्जनम् gratifying the people, courting popular favour.

    • -रवः

      1. rumour.
      2. calumny, scandal.

    • -लोकः one (id est, that is the fifth) of the seven divisions of the universe situated above Maharloka; यो ब्रह्मवादः पूर्वेषां जनलोकनिवासिनाम् Bhāg.1.87.8.

    • -वादः

      1. (also जनेवादः)
      2. news, rumour.
      3. a scandal; द्यूतं च जनवादं च Ms.2.179.

    • -व्यवहारः popular usage.

    • -श्चुत Adjective well-known among people, famous -श्रुतिः Feminine a rumour, report; अभिचारं चकारास्येत्य- विगाना जनश्रुतिः Rāj. T.7.133. (-नं) सह Adjective subduing men; सत्रासाहो जनभक्षो जनंसहः Rv.2.21.3.

    • -संबाध Adjective densely crowded with people.

    • -स्थानम् Name of a part of the Daṇḍakā forest; R.12.42;13.22; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.28;2.17.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जनjanamf(ई)n. "generating" see पुरं-
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender "generating" see पुरं-
    2. masculine gender (gaRa वृषा*दि) creature, living being, man, person, race (प्/अञ्च ज्/अनास्, "the five races" Equivalent to प् कृष्ट्/अयस् fg-veda iii, viii ff. MBh. iii, 14160), people, subjects (the sg. used collectively exempli gratia, 'for example' द्/ऐव्य or दिव्य्/आ ज्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "divine race", the gods collectively fg-veda; महत् ज्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, many people R. vi, 101, 2; often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' denoting one person or a number of persons collectively, exempli gratia, 'for example' प्रेष्य-, बन्धु-, सखी- etc., qq. vv. Page410,2; with names of peoples VarBr2S. iv, 22 and v, 74; अयं जनः, "this person, these persons", I, we MBh. viii, 709 Hariv. 7110 R. ii, 41, 2 S3ak. etc.; एष ज्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, id . Ka1vya7d. ii, 75) fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender the person nearest to the speaker (also with अयम् or असौ, "this my lover" Ka1vya7d. ii, 271 Ratna7v. i, 24/25) Nal. x, 10 S3ak. Ma1lav.
    4. masculine gender a common person, one of the people Kir. ii, 42 and 47
    5. masculine gender the world beyond the Mahar-loka महर्-लोक BhP. iii, 11, 29 SkandaP.
    6. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/अ) masculine gender (gaRa अश्वा*दि) Name of a man (with the patronymic S3a1rkara7kshya शार्करा*क्ष्य) S3Br. x ChUp.
    7. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. जनjana[gán-a] m. creature; man; person; race, tribe; people, subjects; folks, -kind (often --˚ with coll. mg.); low…

    [gán-a] masculine creature; man; person; race, tribe; people, subjects; folks, -kind (often --˚ with collective, -l meaning); low person; this person; ayam --, esha --, or asau --,Equivalent towe, I, my lover here.

    Source: Macdonell

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