Majjan: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Majjan means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMajjan (मज्जन्) refers to “marrow”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[...] By means of the wind (vāta) of deceptive concepts (mṛṣāvikalpa) and wrong thoughts, the father and mother (mātāpitṛ) blow upon the fire (agni) of sexual desire (rāga); blood (rudhira), marrow (majjan) and fat (vasā) escape, get hot and are changed into sperm. The seed-consciousness (vijñānabīja) conditioned by previous actions (pūrvakarman) settles in the blood (śoṇita) and whitish sperm (śukra). That is what is called the seed of the body (kāyabīja). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMajjan (मज्जन्).—m. [masj-kanin Uṇādi-sūtra 1.156]
1) The marrow of the bones and flesh; अस्थि यत् स्वाग्निना पक्वं तस्य सारं द्रवो घनः । यः स्वेदवत् पृथग्भूतः स मज्जेत्यभिधीयते (asthi yat svāgninā pakvaṃ tasya sāraṃ dravo ghanaḥ | yaḥ svedavat pṛthagbhūtaḥ sa majjetyabhidhīyate) Bhāva. P.
2) The pith of plants.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMajjan (मज्जन्).—m.
(-jjā) 1. The marrow of the bone and flesh. 2. The pith or sap of trees, &c. E. sasj to be immersed, (in the centre of the bones, &c.) and kanin Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMajjan (मज्जन्).— (perhaps for original marjan; cf. [Old High German.] marag; [Anglo-Saxon.] mearh, mearg, merg), m. 1. The marrow of the bones and flesh. 2. The pith or sap of trees.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMajjan (मज्जन्).—[masculine] marrow; poss. majjanvant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Majjan (मज्जन्):—[from majj] m. (lit, ‘sunk or seated within’) the marrow of bones (also applied to the pith of plants), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (according to, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. one of the 5 elements or essential ingredients of the body ; in the later medical system that element which is produced from the bones and itself produces semen, [Suśruta]); scurf, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti v, 135.]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. [Zend] mazga; [Slavonic or Slavonian] mozgū; [German] marg, marag, Mark; [Anglo-Saxon] mearg; [English] marrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMajjan (मज्जन्):—(jjā) 5. m. The marrow of the bones and flesh; the sap of trees.
[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 dictionaryMajjan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) dip, dipping; bath, bathing..—majjan (मज्जन) is alternatively transliterated as Majjana.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+3): Majjakrit, Majjana, Majjanagata, Majjanagey, Majjanagolisu, Majjanagriha, Majjanamandapa, Majjanambogisu, Majjanambogu, Majjanambugu, Majjanamgeysu, Majjanartha, Majjanashale, Majjanavadisu, Majjanavala, Majjanavalla, Majjanavalti, Majjanika, Majjanonmajjana, Majjanta.
Ends with: Asthimajjan, Madhumajjan, Nimajjan, Svadumajjan.
Full-text (+7): Majjakrit, Svadumajjan, Majjasamudbhava, Majjana, Majjas, Majja, Minja, Majjaka, Majjavat, Amajjaka, Majjanvant, Vimajjantra, Anukya, Matumancam, Madhumajjan, Mrishavikalpa, Matapitri, Vikalpa, Purvakarma, Rudhira.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.28-29 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 21 - Conclusion of the exposition on the Paścimāmnāya < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXV - Symptoms of diseases of the head < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter LXV - The Technical terms used in the treatise < [Canto V - Tantra-bhusana-adhyaya (embellishing chapters)]
Chapter XVIII - Preparations and medicinal measures for ocular affections in general < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.9 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III. Although non-existent, the Bodhisattva merits special praises < [Part 1 - Winning the praises of the Buddhas]
E.1: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (smṛtyupasthāna) < [Abhidharma auxiliaries (E): Detailed study of the auxiliaries]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)