Ajina, Ājina: 29 definitions
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Ajina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAjina (अजिन).—Genealogy From Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Marīci, Kaśyapa, Vaivasvata, Uttānapāda, Dhruva, Śṛṣṭi, Ripu, Cākṣuṣa, Manu, Uru, Aṃga, Vena, Pṛthu, Antardhāna, Havirdhāna and Ajina. Birth. Pṛthu had two sons, Antardhāna and Vādi. Antardhāna had a son, Havirdhāna, by Śikhaṇḍinī. Dhiṣaṇā, who was born in the Agnikula became Havirdhāna’s wife. Six sons were born to them, Prācīnabarhis, Śukra, Gaya, Kṛṣṇa, Vraja and Ajina. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part I, Chapter 14). (See full article at Story of Ajina from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAjina (अजिन) refers to the “hide” (of an elephant), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Sandal paste is applied on your body, while the ashes of the funeral pyre on that of Śiva. Where your silken garment and where the elephant-hide [i.e., gaja-ajina] of Śiva. Where the divine ornaments and where the serpents of Śiva? Where the deities that move about and where Śiva, fond of goblins and their oblations? Where the pleasing sound of his tabor? Where His peculiar drum called Damaru? Where the set of fine drums and the inauspicious sound of his horn? [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAjina (अजिन).—A son of Havirdhāna.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 37. 24; Vāyu-purāṇa 63. 23; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 14. 2.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Ajina (अजिन) refers to “hide”, which is mentioned in verse 3.13 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Having thereupon bathed according to ritual—with the oil removed by an astringent—,rubbed (one’s body) with musk-charged saffron, (and) fumigated (oneself) with aloe-wood one shall (at last) turn to [...] fresh victuals, lard, (and) sesame-oil; (besides), to tepid water for purification (and) a bed covered with a quilt, hide [viz., ajina], and silk, ramie, or goat’s-hair sheet [...]”.
Note: Ajina (“hide”) denotes “the pleasant-to-touch hairy skin of tigers etc.” (vyāghrādīṇām sukhasparśaṃ romaśaṃ carma Indu). For its counterpart (g)yaṅ-(g)źi or (l)pags-pa (Mahāvyutpatti 6994), the translators have substituted slag-pa “fur-coat”.—peu bslag-pa in X is a corruption.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAjīna (अजीन) refers to an “antelope’s hide”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The teacher (ācārya) in the western house is one who belongs to the sequence of the line (of teachers). (He is) a yogi who, intent on Yoga, observes the Rule. Free of duality and thought constructs, he is intent on the practice of ritual union. He eats what he has begged and, free of aversion, he is pure and intent on the practice of chastity. Established in Bhairavī’s vow, he is born from the womb of a Yoginī. He wears an antelope’s hide and white clothes [i.e., ajīna-śvetavastra]. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsAjina (अजिन) refers to the “antilope-skin” (of one’s Guru) , according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “After this, O Śivā, hear the exposition of the Kula Conduct. After he has joined the tradition of the Siddhas, he should worship his guru as divine. The Yogin who is engaged in the worship of his guru can obtain the highest Power. The guru’s bedstead, his bedding, clothes, ornaments, sandals, parasol, antilope-skin (ajina), bowl or anything else: if he touches any of these with his feet, he should place them on his head and recite [mantras] eight times. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Ajina (अजिन) refers to “(animal) skin” (obtained from hunting), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] If women, with languishing eyes beaming with love, are to be altogether avoided, the birth of a son, who delivers his father from the hell named Put, becomes impossible. If hunting is to be altogether prohibited, how can meat, skin (ajina), horn and other articles prescribed for sacrifices be obtained? [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsAjina (अजिन).—This word denotes generally the skin of an animal—e.g., a gazelle, as well as that of a goat (aja). The use of skins as clothing is shown by the adjective ‘clothed in skins’ (ajina-vāsin) in the Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (iii. 9. 1. 2), and the furrier’s trade is mentioned in the Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā. The Maruts also wear deer-skins, and the wild ascetics (muni) of a late Rigveda hymn6 seem to be clad in skins (mala).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismĀjina (आजिन) is the shorter name of Ājinadvīpa, one of the continents (dvīpa) of the middle-world (madhyaloka) which is encircled by the ocean named Ājinasamudra (or simply Ājina), according to Jain cosmology. The middle-world contains innumerable concentric dvīpas and, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (ūrdhvaloka), is the only world where humans can be born.
Ājina is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAjina (अजिन) refers to “skin”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “In this world, fool, how could the body, which is covered in a mass of skin (ajina-paṭala-gūḍha), a skeleton of bones, excessively filled with the smells of a stinking corpse, sitting in the mouth of Yama, the abode of the serpent-lord of disease, be for the pleasure of men? [Thus ends the reflection on] impurity”.
Synonyms: Carman.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryajina : (m.) a cheetah, i.e. a long limbed beast of cat family with tawny fur and black spots. (ptsd) gives the meaning "black antilope" but the Sinhalese term "andum diviyā" shows that it is a kind of leopard. nt. its hide.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAjina, (nt.) (Vedic ajina, to aja, orig. goats’skin) the hide of the black antelope, worn as a garment by ascetics D.I, 167; Sn.1027; J.I, 12, 53; IV, 387; V, 407. kharājina a rough skin (as garment) M.I, 343; S.IV, 118; A.II, 207; Sn.249 (= kharāni a°-cammāni SnA 291). dantājina? ivory (q. v.).
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)ajina—
(Burmese text): (၁) သားရေ၊ သစ်နက်ရေ၊ (လောကီကျမ်းတို့၌ ＇သမင်,ဒရယ်စသည်တို့၏အရေ＇ဟု ဆိုကြသည်)။ (ပု) (၂) အဇိနအမည်ရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Skin of animals, sap of trees (in worldly scriptures referred to as 'the skin of deer, etc.'). (2) There is a person known as Azina.
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 Dictionaryajina (अजिन).—n S A hide (esp. of an antelope) used as a bed or seat by the religious student.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishajina (अजिन) [-kṛṣṇājina, -कृष्णाजिन].—n A hide of an antelope used as a bed or seat.
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 dictionaryAjina (अजिन).—[ajati kṣipati raja ādi āvaraṇena; aj-inac, ajeraja ca Uṇādi-sūtra 2.48, vībhāvabādhanārtham]
1) the (hairy) skin of a tiger, lion, elephant &c. especially of a black antelope (used as a seat, garment &c.); अथाजिनाषाढधरः (athājināṣāḍhadharaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.3, गजाजिनं शोणितबिन्दुवर्षि च (gajājinaṃ śoṇitabinduvarṣi ca) 67, Kirātārjunīya 11.15; ऐणेयेनाजिनेन ब्राह्मणं रौरवेण क्षत्रियम् अजिनेन वैश्यम् (aiṇeyenājinena brāhmaṇaṃ rauraveṇa kṣatriyam ajinena vaiśyam) Āśval.
2) A sort of leather bag or bellows.
Derivable forms: ajinam (अजिनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjina (अजिन).—n.
(-naṃ) A hide used as a seat, bed, &c. by the religious student; generally the hide of an antelope. E. aja to go, and the Unadi aff. inac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjina (अजिन).— (perhaps derived from 2 aja), n. The hide of any animal, particularly of the black antelope, used as a covering, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 64, as purse, [Daśakumāracarita] 191, 16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjina (अजिन).—[neuter] hide, [especially] of a goat or antelope.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ajina (अजिन):—n. (probably at first the skin of a goat, aja)
2) the hairy skin of an antelope, especially a black antelope (which serves the religious student for a couch seat, covering etc.)
3) the hairy skin of a tiger, etc.
4) m. Name of a descendant of Pṛthu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjina (अजिन):—I. n.
(-nam) The hide of a tiger, lion &c., but more especially of the antilope or the black species of it (see ajinayoni and kṛṣṇājina) and particularly appropriated to the religious student as a garment, seat, bed &c. Ii. m.
(-naḥ) The name of a descendant of Pṛthu, the son of Havirdhāna by Dhiṣaṇā. E. aj, uṇ. aff. inac; but it would seem that I. is derived from aja, with taddh. aff. inac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjina (अजिन):—(naṃ) 1. n. A hide used to sit upon by ascetics.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ajina (अजिन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aiṇa, Ajiṇa, Āīṇa, Āīṇaga, Jīṇa.
[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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAjiṇa (अजिण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ajina.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAjina (ಅಜಿನ):—
1) [noun] the hairy skin of an antelope or a tiger.
2) [noun] the skin, in general.
3) [noun] the tree Terminalia tomentosa of Combretaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAjina (अजिन):—n. the skin of an antelope; panther;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+16): Ajinacamma, Ajinacammadhara, Ajinacammaka, Ajinacammaparikkhata, Ajinacammasadda, Ajinacammasatika, Ajinacammavasana, Ajinacammavattha, Ajinadayaka, Ajinadhari, Ajinadvipa, Ajinajatavakaciradhara, Ajinaka, Ajinakkhipa, Ajinapatala, Ajinapatra, Ajinapatri, Ajinapatrika, Ajinapatta, Ajinapattra.
Full-text (+73): Krishnajina, Kanha, Ajinayoni, Ajinavasin, Ajinaphala, Dandajina, Mrigajina, Ajinapatra, Kalajina, Enajina, Ajinasandha, Nirajina, Ajinapattra, Ajinapatri, Ajinapatrika, Udajina, Ajinapattrika, Jatajina, Rankavajina, Ajinasati.
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Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 27.27 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Verse 27.14 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Verse 27.31 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1. Materials for Garments (d): Skin clothes from Animals < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 4.10 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 3.32 < [Chapter 3 - One’s Own Form of the Drekkāṇas]
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