Abhijati, Abhi-ja-na-ti, Abhijāti: 11 definitions
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Abhijati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryabhijāti : (f.) 1. rebirth; descent; 2. species.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAbhijāti, (f.) (abhi + jāti) 1. Species. Only as t. t. in use by certain non-Buddhist teachers. They divided mankind into six species, each named after a colour D.I, 53, 54; A.III, 383 ff. (quoted DA.I, 162) gives details of each species. Two of them, the black and the white, are interpreted in a Buddhist sense at D.III, 250, M.II, 222, and Netti 158. This interpretation (but not the theory of the six species) has been widely adopted by subsequent Hindu writers. — 2. Rebirth, descent, Miln.226. (Page 63)
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 Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabhijāti (अभिजाति).—f S Nobility, gentility, high birth.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabhijāti (अभिजाति).—f Nobility, high birth.
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 dictionaryAbhijāti (अभिजाति).—f. Noble birth. Mb.
Derivable forms: abhijātiḥ (अभिजातिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijāti (अभिजाति).—[feminine] (noble) birth, nobility.
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Ābhijātī (आभिजाती).—[feminine] jātya [neuter] noble birth, generosity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijāti (अभिजाति):—[=abhi-jāti] [from abhi-jan] f. descent, birth [commentator or commentary] on [Nirukta, by Yāska ix, 4]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijāti (अभिजाति):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-tiḥ) Nobility, high birth. E. abhi and jāti.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhijāti (अभिजाति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhijāi, Ahiāi, Ahijāi, Āhiāi, Āhiāī.
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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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Partial matches: Ja, Abhi, Ti, Na, Jati.
Starts with: Abhijatika, Abhijatita, Abhijatiya.
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Full-text: Ahiai, Nilabhijati, Laddhabhijatika, Abhijatiya, Abhijai, Abhijatita, Ahijai, Abhijatya, Abhijatika, Lohita, Apannaka Sutta, Makkhali Gosala, Kanha.
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