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Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Japana is an Assamese term referring to “A traditional Entrance gate made of bamboo lath”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Japana in Common names is the name of a plant defined with Ayapana triplinervis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eupatorium triplinerve M. Vahl ex Blume (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Phytologia (1970)
· Biochemical Systematics and Ecology (2008)
· Symbolae Botanicae (1794)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1987)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Japana, for example health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

japana : (nt.) mumbling; whispering.

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

Japana, (sic. DA. I, 97, otherwise jappana) whispering, mumbling (see japati), in kaṇṇa°. See also pari°. (Page 279)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

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

japaṇa (जपण) [-ṇī-ṇūka, -णी-णूक].—f Lurking or lying in wait, patient looking out after, waiting and watching (to catch &c.) v kara. japaṇīsa basaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ Attempting to, minding, regarding.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Japana (जपन).—[jap-bhāve lyuṭ] The muttering of prayers; संन्यास एव वेदान्ते वर्तते जपनं प्रति । वेदवादाश्च निर्वृत्ताः शान्ता ब्रह्मण्य- वस्थिताः (saṃnyāsa eva vedānte vartate japanaṃ prati | vedavādāśca nirvṛttāḥ śāntā brahmaṇya- vasthitāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.196.7.

Derivable forms: japanam (जपनम्).

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Jāpana (जापन).—

1) Declining, rejection.

2) Dismissing, sending away.

3) Completing, finishing.

Derivable forms: jāpanam (जापनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Jāpanā (जापना).—(Prakrit for Sanskrit yāp°, compare next; = AMg. jāvaṇa, nt., and [Jaina Māhārāṣṭrī] °ṇā, [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo]), sustenance, maintenance: kāya- jāpanārthaṃ Śikṣāsamuccaya 131.8; (mahābhūtānāṃ) sthitaye jāpa- nāyai 137.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Japana (जपन).—n.

(-naṃ) Inaudible repetition of prayers, &c.: see the last. E. jap as before, affix bhāve lyuṭ .

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Jāpana (जापन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Declining, rejection, dissent. 2. Dismissing, completing, finishing. E. jap to speak, causal form bhāve lyuṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Japana (जपन).—[jap + ana], n. Muttering prayers, Mahābhārata 12, 7157.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Japana (जपन).—[neuter] = [preceding] [masculine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Japana (जपन):—[from jap] n. muttering prayers, [Mahābhārata xii, 7157.]

2) Jāpana (जापन):—n. for yāp, rejection, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) dismissing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) completing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Japana (जपन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Inaudible repetition of prayers, charms, &c.

2) Jāpana (जापन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Declining, dissent; dismissing, finishing.

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

Japana (जपन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Javaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Japana in German

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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 dictionary

Japanā (जपना):—(v) to murmur or to utter quiet prayers; to repeat reverentially (God's name as a sacred formula); ~[nīya] worth repeating by way of adoration.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Japana (ಜಪನ):—[noun] = ಜಪ - [japa -] 1.

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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: Japana-branca, Japana-tapana.

Ends with: Gajapana, Lajjapana, Majjapana, Najaranajapana, Parijapana, Rudrajapana.

Full-text: Javana, Japana-branca, Rudrajapana, Japani, Japati, Ulati, Ulti, Mala, Ram, Nama, Naam.

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Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)

Architecture (d): Entrance Gate < [Chapter 3]

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 14 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]

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