Ajana, Ājāna, Ājana, Ajaṅa: 15 definitions
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Ajana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ajaan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Ajana (अजन).—The parent of Buddha. (Añjana-Burnouf).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 3. 24.
1b) A name of Kṛṣṇa-Hari.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 3. 1 & 5; 6. 23.
2) Ājana (आजन).—A nephew of Hiraṇyakaśipu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 6. 27.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀjāna, (adj.) (ā + jāna from jñā) understandable, only in cpd. durājāna hard to understand S.IV, 127; Sn.762; J.I, 295, 300. (Page 96)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryajāṇa (अजाण).—a (a & jāṇaṇēṃ To know.) Ignorant of; unpractised in; unacquainted with. 2 Not acknowledging favors, ungrateful. 3 Irrational, not endued with reason.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishajāṇa (अजाण).—a Ignorant of. Irrational.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAjana (अजन).—[aj bhāve lyuṭ] Moving, driving.
-naḥ Brahmā °योनिजः (yonijaḥ) born from Brahmā; i. e. Dakṣ.
Derivable forms: ajanam (अजनम्).
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Ajana (अजन).—a. [na. ba.] Destitute of men, tenantless, desert.
-naḥ [kutsitārthe nañ] A bad or insignificant person.
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Ājāna (आजान).—[ā-jan-ghañ]
1) Birth, origin.
2) Generating cause (said to be n. also in these two senses).
-nam 1 Birth-place.
2) Birth, descent, species (Ved.). ind. From the time of the creation.
Derivable forms: ājānaḥ (आजानः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjana (अजन).—adj. deserted, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 92, 10.
Ajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and jana (जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjana (अजन).—unpeopled; [neuter] solitude.
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Ājāna (आजान).—[neuter] ājāni [feminine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ajana (अजन):—[from aj] a etc. See sub voce
2) 1. ajana m. (√aj), ‘the instigator’, Brahmā
3) n. act of instigating or moving,
4) [=a-jana] 2. a-jana mfn. destitute of men
5) [v.s. ...] desert
6) [v.s. ...] m. an insignificant person.
7) Ājāna (आजान):—[=ā-jāna] [from ā-jan] a n. birth, descent, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii]
8) [v.s. ...] birth-place [commentator or commentary] on [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxxiii, 72]
9) Ājānā (आजाना):—[=ā-jānā] [from ā-jāna > ā-jan] f. place of conception (as a mother), [Aitareya-āraṇyaka]
10) Ājāna (आजान):—b ājāni See ā-√jan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjana (अजन):—I. 1. n.
(-nam) Instigating, moving. 2. m.
(-naḥ) A name of Brahmā. See aja. E. aj, kṛt aff. lyuṭ. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-naḥ-nā-nam) Devoid of men, solitary. E. a priv. and jana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjana (अजन):—[a-jana] (naḥ) 1. m. An inferior or insignificant person.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Ajāna (अजान) [Also spelled ajaan]:—(a) ignorant, innocent; —[meṃ] unknowingly, unwittingly.
2) Ajāna (अजान) [Also spelled ajaan]:—(nf) prayer-call (by a muazzin) in a mosque.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAjāṇa (अजाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ajñāna.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAjana (ಅಜನ):—[adjective] deprived of human inhabitation; desolate.
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Ajana (ಅಜನ):—
1) [noun] a vast expanse of tract deprived of human inhabitation as a desert.
2) [noun] a person of no worth.
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Ajana (ಅಜನ):—[noun] Brahma.
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Ajāṇa (ಅಜಾಣ):—[noun] an unwise, foolish man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+5): Ajanaa, Ajanabahu, Ajanabha, Ajanabi, Ajanabipana, Ajanadeva, Ajanaja, Ajanajanman, Ajanaka, Ajanamaka, Ajanamana, Ajanana, Ajananaka, Ajanani, Ajanant, Ajananta, Ajanashana, Ajanat, Ajanata, Ajanati.
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