Khajja: 6 definitions
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Khajja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Khajja (खज्ज) refers to one of the various shops or “market places” (Sanskrit: Haṭṭa, Prakrit: Cauhaṭṭa) for a medieval town in ancient India, which were vividly depicted in Kathās (narrative poems), for example, by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] In the Kuvalayamālā, some names of shops according to articles displayed in them is given, [i.e., khajja] [...] Thus Uddyotana has in his view a complete form of a medieval market place with the number of lines full of different commodities.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykhajja : (nt.) solid food; sweet meat. (adj.), to be eaten or chewed.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKhajja, (adj. -nt.) (grd. of khajjati) to be eaten or chewed, eatable, solid food, usually in cpd. —bhojja solid and other food, divided into 4 kinds, viz. asita, pīta, khāyita, sāyita Pv. I, 52 (=PvA. 25) J. I, 58; Miln. 2. —bhājaka a distributor of food (an office falling to the lot of a senior bhikkhu) Vin. II, 176 (=V. 204); IV, 38, 155. (Page 231)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKhajja (खज्ज).—(nt.; = Pali id., MIndic for khādya), hard food (as in Pali, hardly in Sanskrit, contrasting with bhojya, or also bhakta, q.v., soft food): Mahāvastu iii.39.4 bhakta-khajjam upaviṣṭo, sat down to soft and hard food; 405.1 -khajja- bhojya-gandha-mālya-vilepanaṃ viśrāṇīyati; ii.462.10, read with mss. khajja-rūpaṃ, thing of the nature of hard food.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Khajja (खज्ज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kharja.
2) Khajja (खज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Khādya.
3) Khajja (खज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kṣayya.
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 corpusKhajjā (ಖಜ್ಜಾ):—[noun] a dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment ; a quarrel or quarreling.
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: Khajjaga, Khajjaka, Khajjakadayaka, Khajjakantara, Khajjakhora, Khajjamana, Khajjamta, Khajjana, Khajjanaka, Khajjaniya Pariyaya, Khajjaniya Sutta, Khajjaniya Vagga, Khajjara, Khajjati, Khajjaya.
Ends with: Akhajja, Anupakhajja, Bahukhajja.
Full-text: Khadya, Bhakta, Bhojya, Kshayya, Yagubhajaka, Kharja, Bhojja, Yagu, Vikati, Gopitaka, Khadyaka, Khajjaniya Sutta, Cauhatta.
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The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of Buddha (Buddha-apadāna-vaṇṇanā) < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]