Ajeya, Ajeye: 16 definitions
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Ajeya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ajey.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ajeya (अजेय).—He was a King in ancient Bhārata. Ajeya’s name is found among the names of the Kings mentioned by Sañjaya to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. All these Kings were mighty and generous rulers who were the recipients of divine arrows. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 234).
Ajeya (अजेय) refers to “one who is invincible”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.27 (“The birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa”).—Accordingly, [as as Dambha eulogized Viṣṇu]: “O lord of gods, Obeisance be to you, O Lotus-eyed one, O lord of Lakṣmī, O lord of the three worlds, please take pity on me. Please give me a powerful and valorous son who will be your devotee, who will be invincible (ajeya) to the gods [vīramajeyaṃ ca divaukasām] and who will conquer the three worlds”;
Ajeya (अजेय).—A Pārāvata god; also a Vaikuṇṭha god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 14 and 57.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Ajeya (अजेय) refers to “(that which is) invincible”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 39).—Accordingly, “[The knowledge of the retribution of actions (karmavipāka-jñānabala)].—[...] Those are the various retributions of sinful and meritorious actions as well as their functioning (pravṛtti). The Śrāvakas know only that bad action is punished and good action rewarded, but they are unable to analyze the problem with such clarity. The Buddha himself understands fully and completely both action and the retribution of action. The power of his knowledge (jñānaprabhāva) is without obstacle (avyāhata), is indestructible (akṣaya) and invincible (ajeya): this is why it is described as the second ‘power’”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
ajēya (अजेय).—a S Invincible.
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
Ajeya (अजेय).—a. [na. ta.] Not fit to be conquered.
-yam A sort of medicinal preparation of ghee said to serve as an antidote; पिबेत् घृतमजेयाख्यम् (pibet ghṛtamajeyākhyam) Suś.
Ajeya (अजेय).—m., name of a samādhi: Mahāvyutpatti 548 (not in Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā).
Ajeya (अजेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Invincible, insuperable, not to be overcome or surpassed. E. a neg. jeya to be conquered.
Ajeya (अजेय).—[adjective] unconquerable.
1) Ajeya (अजेय):—[=a-jeya] [from a-jetavya] mfn. invincible
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a kind of antidote.
Ajeya (अजेय):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-yaḥ-yā-yam) Invincible, insu-perable, not to be overcome or surpassed. Ii. n.
(-yam) The name of an antidote. E. a neg. and jeya.
Ajeya (अजेय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Invincible.
Ajeya (अजेय):—(3. a + jeya)
1) adj. f. ā unbesieglich [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 10, 32. 5, 8, 18.] —
2) n. ein besonderes Gegengift: pibedghṛtamajeyākhyamamṛtākhyaṃ ca [Suśruta 2, 250, 17. 256, 11]; vgl. ajita 2,a.
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Ajeya (अजेय):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Mahābhārata 1, 228.]
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Ājeya (आजेय):—(von ajaya) m. patron. des Nandivardhana [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 1, 6.]
Ajeya (अजेय):——
1) Adj. unbesieglich. —
2) m. — a) *Terminalia Arjuna [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa (roth) ] — b) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten. —
3) n. ein best. Gegengift.
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Ājeya (आजेय):—m. Patron. des nandivardhana.
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
Ajeya (अजेय) [Also spelled ajey]:—(a) invincible, unconquerable.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ajēya (ಅಜೇಯ):—[adjective] not conquerable; not over-come; not over-powered; invincible.
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Ajēya (ಅಜೇಯ):—
1) [noun] that which cannot be conquered.
2) [noun] an invincible man; an unbeaten man.
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Ajēye (ಅಜೇಯೆ):—[noun] an invincible, unconquerable woman.
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: Ajeyashataka, Ajeyatva.
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