Majjita, Majjitā: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Majjita means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriMajjitā (मज्जिता) (Sanskrit; in Prakrit: Majjiā) refers to a particular food-preparation, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 116, l. 29]—‘Majjitā’ is the Sanskrit equivalent for ‘majjiā’ (Prakrit) which occurs in Pāiyalacchīnāmamālā (p 36, No 772), Rayanāvalī (VII, 2) and Pavayanasārudddhāra (dāra 258). The last work notes ‘rasālu’ as its synonym and explains it as under—[...] “‘Rasālu’ is an article of food meant for a king. It contains two palas of clarified butter, one pala of honey, half an ādhaya of curds, twenty chillis and ten palas of sugar and treacle. Here ‘majjitā’ is said to contain treacle, curds etc.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymajjita : (pp. of majjati) intoxicated; polished; wiped; cleaned.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMajjita, (pp. of majjati2) cleaned, polished VvA. 340 (suṭṭhu m. for sumaṭṭha Vv 8417). See also maṭṭha. (Page 514)
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: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mājjita (माज्जित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Majjavia, Majjāvia, Majjia.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Nimajjita, Parimajjita, Sammajjita, Vimajjita.
Full-text: Majjia, Majjavia, Nimajjita, Vimajjita, Rasalu, Kancanabimba, Majjati.
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