Jalana: 6 definitions

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Jalana means something in 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 Jalan.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

jalana : (nt.) shining; burning.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Jalana, (n. -adj.) (Sk. jvalana) burning Pgdp 16. (Page 280)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jaḷaṇa (जळण).—n (jaḷaṇēṃ) Firewood or fuel. 2 fig. (As fit only for fuel.) A worthless fellow.

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jāḷaṇa (जाळण).—n f C (jaḷaṇēṃ) Burning material gen., fuel.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jaḷaṇa (जळण).—n Firewood or fuel. Fig. A worthless fellow.

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jāḷaṇa (जाळण).—

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Jalana (जलन) [Also spelled jalan]:—(nf) a burning sensation; jealousy.

2) Jalanā (जलना) [Also spelled jalna]:—(v) to burn; to be inflamed/kindled; to be scorched; to feel jealous, to envy; —[kara] out of jealousy, inspired by jealousy; -[bhunakara kabāba/koyalā/khāka/rākha honā] to burn with rage or envy; —[maranā] to burn oneself out of jealousy; to immolate oneself; ~[tī āga meṃ kūdanā] to knowingly burn one’s fingers; ~[tī āga meṃ ghī/tela ḍālanā] to add fuel to the fire, to fan the flame; [jalā kara rākha kara denā] to lay to the ashes; [jalā-jalākara māranā] to inflict a slow painful death, to tease to death; [jalā-bhunā] fretting and fuming; [jalī-kaṭī sunānā] to make caustic and stinging remarks; [jale ko jalānā] to insult the already afflicted; [jale para namaka chiḍakanā] to add insult to injury; [jale phaphole] [phoḍanā] to give vent to one’s accumulated rage; to burst forth with invectives.

3) Jalānā (जलाना):—(v) to light, to kindle; to burn, to scorch; to excite envy, to provoke jealousy.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Jalaṇa (जलण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Jvalana.

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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.

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