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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

rajanīya : (adj.) enticing; apt to rouse excitement.

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

Rajanīya, (adj.) (grd. of rajati) of the nature of rajas, i.e. leading to lust, apt to rouse excitement, enticing, lustful.—1. As Ep. of rūpa (vedanā saññā etc.) S. III, 79; also at D. I, 152 sq. (dibbāni rupāni passāmi piya-rūpāni kām’ûpasaṃhitāni rajanīyāni; & the same with saddāni). In another formula (relating to the 5 kāmaguṇā): rūpā (saddā etc.) iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kām’ûpasaṃhitā rajanīyā D. I, 245; M. I, 85. The explanation of this passage at DA. I, 311 is: r. =rāgajanaka.—The expression rajanīyā dhammā “things (or thoughts) causing excitement” is contrasted with vimocaniyā dh. “that which leads to emancipation” at A. II, 196. The same takes the places of lobhanīyā dhammā in combination with dosanīyā & mohanīyā dh. at S. IV, 307; A. II, 120; III, 169. Another pair is mentioned at Nett 18, viz. r. dhammā and pariyuṭṭhāniyā dh. ‹-› 2. In diff. connections it means simply “delightful, lovely” and is e.g. an Ep. of the night. So at Pv III, 7¹, where the passage runs “yuvā rajanīye kāmaguṇehi sobhasi”: youthful thou shinest with the qualities of enjoyment in the enjoyable (night), which at PvA. 205 is explained in a twofold manner viz. first as “ramaṇīyehi rāguppatti-hetu-bhūtehi” (viz. kāmagunehi), referring to a v. l. rajanīyehi, and then as “rajanī ti vā rattīsu, ye ti nipātamattaṃ” and “virocasi rattiyaṃ. ” Thus rajanī is here taken directly as “night” (cp. Abhp 69).—At Pv IV. 6² the passage runs “pamattā rajaniyesu kām’assād’âbhinandhino” i.e. not heeding the enjoyment of the taste of craving at nights; here as m. & not f.—The meaning “lovely” is applied to sounds at Th. 1, 1233 (sarena rajanīyena); VvA. 37 (r. nigghosa). (Page 561)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Rajanīya (रजनीय).—adj. (= Pali id.; gdve. to raj-? § 22.20), exciting (to the senses), stimulating, charming, seductive: °yās (epithet of kriyāḥ, activities) Kāśyapa Parivarta 105.8.

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Rājanīya (राजनीय).—adj. (compare Sanskrit rañjanīya; § 3.3; replaces usual ramaṇīya, which is commonly bracketed with pre- maṇīya), causing joy: °ya-prabhaḥ premaṇīya-prabhaḥ Sukhāvatīvyūha 29.13.

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

Rajanīya (रजनीय):—[from raj] [wrong reading] for mahanīya, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rajaniya 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.

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Starts with: Rajaniya Sutta, Rajaniyaprabha, Rajaniyasanthita Sutta.

Ends with: Mutravirajaniya, Purishavirajaniya, Samrajaniya.

Full-text: Rajaniyaprabha, Rajani, Madaniya, Lobhaniya, Ranjaniya, Dussaniya, Rajati.

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