Jananta, Jānanta, Janānta, Jana-anta, Janamta: 8 definitions
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Jananta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryjānanta : (pr.p. of jānāti) knowing.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJanānta (जनान्त).—
1) a place removed from men, an uninhabited place.
2) a region.
3) an epithet of Yama.
4) personal proximity.
Derivable forms: janāntaḥ (जनान्तः).
Janānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jana and anta (अन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanānta (जनान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) A district, an inhabited country. E. jana man, and anta boundary.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Janānta (जनान्त):—[from jana > jan] m. a number of men, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa vi, 139]
2) [v.s. ...] a region (deśa), [Suśruta i, 46, 2, 38]
3) [v.s. ...] ‘man-destroyer’, Yama, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, 8, 16.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanānta (जनान्त):—[janā+nta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. A district.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJanāṃta (ಜನಾಂತ):—
1) [noun] an uninhabited region.
2) [noun] a region inhabited by people.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Janantara.
Ends with: Ajananta, Parijananta, Patijananta, Prabhanjananta, Sanjananta, Vijananta, Vyamjanamta.
Full-text: Durejanantanilaya, Dangora, Jana, Patera, Nilaya, Mana.
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