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abhivijaṃh

Intensive -j/aṅgahe- (Ved. 3. sg.) to struggle, move in convulsions

ājan

A1. -jāyate- (imperative -jāyatām-[

]; Aorist 2. sg. -janiṣṭhās-;3. sg. -j/aniṣṭa-,or /ājani-; preceding -janiṣīṣṭa-) to be born

etc.: Causal (subjunctive 2. dual number A1. -janayāvahai-) to beget, generate

; (imperative -janayatu-) to cause to be born

; (imperative 2. sg. -janaya-) to render prolific

ājāna

āj/āni- See ā-jan-.

ājānadeva

(āj/āna--) m. a god by birth (as opposed to karma-deva- q.v)

(

)

ājānaja

mfn. (["born in the world of the gods"commentator or commentary ]) id est deva- equals āj/ānadeva- below

apahan

(subjunctive 3. sg. -han-;Imper. 2. sg. -jah/i-,2. dual number -hatam-;2. plural -hat/ā-,or -hata-; perf. -jagh/āna-; pr. p. -ghn/at-; Intensive p. Nominal verb m. -j/aṅghanat-) to beat off, ward off, repel, destroy

gam

Ved. cl.1 P. g/amati- (

; subjunctive gamam-, g/amat-[ gamātas-, gamātha-

], gamāma-, gaman-

; Potential gam/ema-

; infinitive mood g/amadhyai-

) : cl.2 P. g/anti- (

; imperative 3. sg. gantu-,[2. sg. gadhi-See ā--,or gahi-See adhi--, abhy-ā--, ā--, upā--],2. plural g/antā-or gantana-

; imperfect tense 2. and 3. sg. /agan-[

] , 1. plural /aganma-[

; confer, compare

] , 3. plural /agman-

; subjunctive [or Aorist subjunctive confer, compare

]1. plural ganma-,3. plural gm/an-

; Potential 2. sg. gamyās-

; preceding 3. sg. gamy/ās-

; pr. p. gm/at-,

) : cl.3 P. jaganti- (

; Potential jagamyām-, yāt-

; imperfect tense 2. and 3. sg. ajagan-,2. plural ajaganta-or tana-

) : Ved. and Class. cl.1 P. (also A1.

etc.) , with substitution of gacch- ([= ]) for gam-, g/acchati- (confer, compare

; subjunctive gācchāti-

;2. sg. gacchās-[

] or gacchāsi-[

];2. plural gacchāta-

;3. plural g/acchān-

; imperfect tense /agacchat-; Potential gacchet-; pr. p. g/acchat-

etc.; Aorist agamat-

;for A1.with prepositions confer, compare

future gamiṣyati-

etc.; 1st future g/antā-[

]

etc.; perf. 1. sg. jagamā-[

],3. sg. jagāma-,2. dual number jagmathur-,3. plural jagm/ur-

etc.; parasmE-pada jaganv/as-[

etc.] or jagmivas-

f. jagm/uṣī-

etc.;Ved. infinitive mood g/antave-, g/antav/ai-;Class. infinitive mood gantum-:Ved. ind.p. gatvāya-, gatv/ī-;Class. ind.p. gatv/ā-[

etc.] , with prepositions -gamya-or -gatya-

) to go, move, go away, set out, come

etc. ; to go to or towards, approach (with accusative or locative case or dative case [

; confer, compare

] or prati-[

])

etc. ; to go or pass (as time exempli gratia, 'for example' kāle gacchati-,time going on, in the course of time)

; to fall to the share of (accusative)

etc. ; to go against with hostile intentions, attack

; to decease, die

; to approach carnally, have sexual intercourse with (accusative)

etc. ; to go to any state or condition, undergo, partake of, participate in, receive, obtain (exempli gratia, 'for example' mitratāṃ gacchati-,"he goes to friendship" id est he becomes friendly)

etc. ; jānubhyām avanīṃ-gam-,"to go to the earth with the knees", kneel down

; dharaṇīṃ mūrdhnā-gam-,"to go to the earth with the head", make a bow

; m/anasā-gam-, to go with the mind, observe, perceive

; (without m/anasā-) to observe, understand, guess

; (especially Passive voice gamyate-,"to be understood or meant")

and

; doṣeṇa- or doṣato-gam-, to approach with an accusation, ascribe guilt to a person (accusative)

: Causal gamayati- (

; imperative 2. sg. Ved. gamayā-or gāmaya-[

] , 3. sg. gamayatāt-

; perf. gamay/āṃ cakāra-

etc.) to cause to go (

) or come, lead or conduct towards, send to (dative case

), bring to a place (accusative [

] or locative case)

etc. ; to cause to go to any condition, cause to become

etc. ; to impart, grant

; to send away

; "to let go", not care about

; to excel

; to spend time

etc. ; to cause to understand, make clear or intelligible, explain

; to convey an idea or meaning, denote

; (causal of the causal) to cause a person (accusative) to go by means of jigamiśati- another

: Desiderative j/igamiṣati- (

jigāṃsate-

; imperfect tense ajigāṃsat-

) to wish to go, be going

; to strive to obtain

; to wish to bring (to light, prak/āśam-)

: Intensive j/aṅganti- (

), jaṅgamīti- or jaṅgamyate- (

), to visit

(parasmE-pada g/anigmat-)

(imperfect tense aganīgan-) ; ([ confer, compare ; Gothic qvam; English come; Latin venioforgvemio.])

han

cl.2 P. (

) hanti- (3. dual number hat/aḥ-,3. plural ghnanti-;rarely A1. hate-,3. plural ghnate-;and cl.1. hanati-, Vedic or Veda also jighnate-, ti-; Potential hanyāt-

also h/anīta-, ghnīta-; imperative jah/i-

handh/i-; imperfect tense /ahan-, Vedic or Veda and Epic also ahanat-, ahanan-, aghnanta-; parasmE-pada jaghnat-, ghnamāna-

; perfect tense jagh/āna-, jaghn/uḥ-

Epic also jaghne-, nire- subjunctive jagh/anat-

; parasmE-pada jaghniv/as-, Vedic or Veda also jaghanvas-; Aorist ahānīt-

[ confer, compare vadh-]; future hantā-

; haṃsyati-

; haniṣy/ati-, te-

etc.; infinitive mood h/antum-,Ved. also h/antave-, tav/ai-, toḥ-; ind.p. hatv/ā-,Ved. also tv/ī-, tvāya-, -hatya-; -hanya-

; -gh/ātam-

etc.) , to strike, beat (also a drum) , pound, hammer (accusative), strike etc. upon (locative case)

etc. ; to smite, slay, hit, kill, mar, destroy

; to put to death, cause to be executed

; to strike off

; to ward off, avert

; to hurt, wound (the heart)

; to hurl (a dart) upon (genitive case)

; (in astronomy) to touch, come into contact

; to obstruct, hinder

; to repress, give up, abandon (anger, sorrow etc.)

; (?) to go, move

: Passive voice hany/ate- (Epic also ti-; Aorist avadhi-or aghāni-), to be struck or killed

etc. etc.: Causal ghātayati-, te- (properly a Nom.fr. ghāta- q.v; Aorist ajīghatat-or ajīghanat-), to cause to be slain or killed, kill, slay, put to death, punish

etc. ; to notify a person's death (kaṃsaṃ ghātayati- equals kaṃsa-vadham ācaṣṭe-)

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; to mar, destroy

(varia lectio): Desiderative j/ighāṃsati-, te- (Potential jighāṃsīyat-

; imperfect tense ajighāṃsīḥ-

), to wish to kill or destroy

etc. etc.: Intensive j/aṅghanti- (

; parasmE-pada jaṅghanat-, j/aṅghnat-or gh/anighnat-), jaṅghanyate- (with pass. sense

), jeghnīyate- (

) , to strike = tread upon (locative case or accusative)

; to slay, kill

; to dispel (darkness) , destroy (evil, harm)

; to hurt, injure, wound

[ confer, compare Greek , ; , ; Latin de-fendere,of-fendere; Lit.genu,gi4ti; Slavonic or Slavonian gu8nati.]

jaṃh

Intensive 3. sg. j/aṅgahe-, to move quickly, sprawl, kick

; ([ confer, compare abhi-vi--; jagh/ana-, jaṅgh/ā-; Gothic gagg-an; Lithuanian zeng.ti.])

jan

cl.1. ([

]) and cl.10. j/anati-, te- (subjunctive janat-

; nāt-

; A1. nata-

; imperfect tense /ajanat-

; parasmE-pada j/anat-), jan/ayati-, te- (in later language only P.

; subjunctive n/ayat-; imperfect tense /ajanayat-; Aorist /ajījanat-; parasmE-pada jan/ayat-; infinitive mood j/anayitavai-

) , twice cl.3. (subjunctive jaj/anat-

[

] ; confer, compare

; proper jajanti-

; Aorist A1. j/aniṣṭa-; A1. /ajani-

; perf. jaj/āna-; 3. plural jajñ/ur-

etc.; once jajan/ur-,

; parasmE-pada jñivas-; Vedic or Veda infinitive mood j/anitos-,

;[

];Ved. ind.p. nitv/ī-

) to generate, beget, produce, create, cause

etc. ; to produce (a song of praise, etc.)

; (cl.10. or Causal) to cause to be born

; to assign, procure

; cl.4. j/āyate- (Epic also ti-; imperfect tense /ajāyata-; pr. p. jayamāna-;fut. janiṣyate-;aor. /ajaniṣṭa-;1.[

] and 3. sg. /ajani-; 3. sg. j/ani-,

; j/āni-,

; perf. jajñ/e-,2. sg. jñiṣ/e-3. plural jñir/e-, parasmE-pada jñān/a-) and ([

]) cl.2. (?) A1. (2. sg. jañiṣ/e-,2. plural jiñre-, niṣvā-[

], nidhvam- confer, compare

; imperfect tense 3. p. ajñata-[ Aorist

]

) , twice cl.1 A1. (imperfect tense 3. plural ajanatā-

; parasmE-pada j/anamāna-,

) to be born or produced, come into existence

etc. ; to grow (as plants, teeth)

; to be born as, be by birth or nature (with double Nominal verb)

; to be born or destined for (accusative)

(varia lectio jayate-for jāy-) ; to be born again

; to become, be

etc. ; to be changed into (dative case)

; to take place, happen

; to be possible or applicable or suitable

; to generate, produce

: Passive voice janyate-, to be born or produced

: Desiderative jijaniṣati-,

: Intensive jañjanyate- and jājāy-,

(confer, compare

) ; ([ confer, compare Latin gigno,(g)nascor; Hibernian or Irish genim,"I beget, generate."])

jana

m. (gaRa vṛṣādi-) creature, living being, man, person, race (p/añca j/anās-,"the five races"equals p kṛṣṭ/ayas-

), people, subjects (the sg. used collectively exempli gratia, 'for example' d/aivya-or divy/ā j-,"divine race", the gods collectively

; mahat j-,many people

;often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' denoting one person or a number of persons collectively, exempli gratia, 'for example' preṣya--, bandhu--, sakhī--etc., qq. vv.;with names of peoples

; ayaṃ- janaḥ-,"this person, these persons", I, we

etc.; eṣa j-,id .

)

etc.

jāna

m. (fr. j/ana-) patronymic of vṛśa- (equals vaijāna-,"son of vijānā-"Scholiast or Commentator)

janadhā

(j/an-) mfn. ( dhā-) nourishing creatures

(-dhāya-

; -dhāyas-

) .

janadhāya

(j/an-) See -dhā-.

janadhāyas

(j/an-) See -dhā-.

janakīya

mfn. fr. j/ana-, g., gahādi-

jāṅghi

metron. fr. j/aṅghā- gaRa bāhv-ādi-.

jāni

mfn. in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' (

) equals j/ani-, a wife

( ananyajāni an-anya--jāni- mfn."having no other wife")

jāni

mfn. a- and dvi-j/āni-.

janikāma

(j/an-) mfn. wishing for a wife

janitṛ

or (along with jaj/āna-4 times)

janivat

(j/an-) mfn. having a wife

janman

n. custom, manner (pratn/ena j/anmanā-,according to ancient custom)

(varia lectio manm-

)

(dūta-janmanā-,"like a messenger")

jantva

mfn. (equals j/anit-) equals tavy/a-

janya

mfn. (fr. j/ana-) belonging to a race or family or to the same country, national

jñu

in compound and in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' (See abhi--and asita-jñ/u-, ūrdhv/a--, pra--, mit/a--, saṃ--) for j/ānu-.

krandya

n. neighing

(see parj/anya-k-.)

parjanyajinvita

(j/an-) mfn. impelled by parjanya-

parjanyakrandya

(j/an-) mfn. muttering like parjanya- or a rain-cloud

parjanyapatnī

(j/an-) f. having parjanya- for husband

parjanyaretas

(j/an-) mfn. sprung from the seed of parjanya- id est nourished by rain (as reed)

parjanyavṛddha

(j/an-) mfn. nourished by parjanya- or the rain-cloud (as soma-)

prajananavat

mfn.(j/anana--), possessing generative power

rājan

(only in locative case rāj/ani-) government, guidance

tuj

cl.6. (3. dual number A1. jete-; parasmE-pada P. j/at-; infinitive mood j/ase-and t/uje-; Passive voice parasmE-pada jy/amāna-), and tuñj- (3. plural P. j/anti- A1. j/ate-; parasmE-pada jān/a-, t/uñjāna-,and t/uñjamāna-), to strike, hit, push

; to press out ("t/uñjati-,to give "

)

; A1. to flow forth,

; to instigate, incite,

; Passive voice to be vexed,

: cl.1. tojati-, to hurt

: Causal (parasmE-pada tuj/ayat-; Aorist Potential tutujy/āt-, parasmE-pada t/ūtujāna- q.v) to promote

; to move quickly.

; tuñjayati-,"to speak"or"to shine"

; tuñj- or tojayati-, to hurt,

; to be strong

; to give or take

; to abide

; see ā-tuj/i-. 3.

tvaṣṭṛ

m. "creator of living beings", the heavenly builder, Name of a god (called su-k/ṛt-, -pāṇ/i-, -g/abhasti-, -j/animan-, sv-/apas-, ap/asām ap/astama-, viśv/a-rūpa-etc.

;maker of divine implements, especially of indra-'s thunderbolt and teacher of the ṛbhu-s

;former of the bodies of men and animals, hence called"firstborn"and invoked for the sake of offspring, especially in the āprī- hymns

etc.

;associated with the similar deities dhātṛ-, savitṛ-, prajā-pati-, pūṣan-, and surrounded by divine females[ gn/ās-, jan/ayas-, dev/ānām p/atnīs-; see tv/aṣṭā-v/arūtrī-]recipients of his generative energy

;supposed author of

with the epithet garbha-pati-

;father of saraṇyū- [ su-reṇu-

; sva-reṇu-

]whose double twin-children by vivasvat- [or vāyu- ?

] are yamayamī- and the aśvin-s

;also father of tri-śiras- or viśvarūpa-

;overpowered by indra- who recovers the soma-[

] concealed by him because indra- had killed his son viśva-rūpa-

;regent of the nakṣatra- citrā-

;of the 5th cycle of Jupiter

;of an eclipse

; tvaṣṭur ātithya-Name of a sāman-

)

ujjan

(ud-jan-), only

: P. (perfect tense -jaj/āna-,

) to beget, produce : A1. (imperfect tense 3. plural ud-/ajāyanta-,

; Aorist -/ajani-,

;precative of the Aorist -janiṣīṣṭa-,

) to be born or produced, originate.

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