Ajita, Ajitā, Ājita: 36 definitions

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In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śāktism

Ajitā (अजिता, “unconquerable, irresistible”):—Name of one of the sixty-four mātṛs to be worshipped during Āvaraṇapūjā (“Worship of the Circuit of Goddesses”, or “Durgā’s Retinue”), according to the Durgāpūjātattva. They should be worshipped with either the five upācāras or perfume and flowers.

Her mantra is as follows:

ॐ अजितायै नमः
oṃ ajitāyai namaḥ.

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Ajitā (अजिता) refers to one of the “eight Goddesses that stand at the doors of the quarters”, 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, “One should worship them [i.e., the Goddesses of the seats] at each door (of the quarters). [...] Worshipped and installed they give extensive accomplishment. One should worship the eight goddesses accompanied by the guardians of the field. Jayā, Vijayā, Ajitā, Aparājitā, Jayantī, Jayalakṣmī, Jayaśrī, and Jayamaṃgalā: these are (their) secret names, revealed in the form of mantras. (These are the goddesses) who reside in the doors (of the quarters) and abide in the places of the primary and secondary doors along with the primary and secondary sacred seats, meeting grounds and fields”.

2) Ajitā (अजिता) refers to one of the thirty-two Bhairavīs (also Dūtis) embodying the syllables of the goddess’s Vidyā, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—The thirty-two Bhairavīs [i.e., Ajitā] are the consorts of the Bhairavas presiding over the sonic energies of the thirty-two syllables of her Vidyā.

3) Ajitā (अजिता) [=Ajitāmbā] refers to one of the consort of Gulmadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Gulmadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is associated with the consorts named Viśvāmbā and Ajita-Ambā (or Kalpaviśvāmbā).

Source: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha

Ājitā (आजिता) refers to one of the various Nṛsiṃha Yoginīs or Śaktis created for the purpose of pacifying the Rudraśaktis.—Accordingly, [...] Rudra meditated on Mahānṛsiṃha. Pleased with Rudra’s prayers, Narasiṃha created four Vyūhaśaktis [Vāgīśvarī, Mahāmāyā, Bhagamālinī and Atibhadrakālī=Śuṣkarevatī]. The Lord created a group of Nṛsiṃha Yoginīs [viz., Ājitā] to accompany the three main Śaktis. All of them, under the command of Śuṣkarēvatī, attacked the Rudraśaktis, subdued them and pacified them to attain benevolence.

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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.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantra

Ajitā (अजिता):—Sanskrit name of one of the thirty-two female deities of the Somamaṇḍala (second maṇḍala of the Khecarīcakra) according to the kubjikāmata-tantra. She is also known as Jayantī according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra. These goddesses are situated on a ring of sixteen petals and represent the thirty-two syllables of the Aghoramantra. Each deity (including Ajitā) is small, plump and large-bellied. They can assume any form at will, have sixteen arms each, and are all mounted on a different animal.

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Ajita (अजित) was a disciple of Kūrmanātha (his consort being Maṅgalājyotī), an incarnation of Siddhanātha in the second yuga, belonging to the Pūrvāmnāya (‘eastern doctrine’) tradition of Kula Śaivism, according to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya. Siddhanātha incarnates as a Kaula master in each of the four yugas.

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

1) Ajita (अजित) refers to one of the disciples of Kūrma or Kūrmanātha: one of the “four Lords (teachers) of the Ages” (Yuganātha), according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—Matsyendranātha is worshipped as the teacher of this Age along with three other teachers and their consorts who brought the Kaula Tantra into the world in the previous three Ages. These four Lords of the Ages (yuganātha) are highly revered in the Kālīkrama and came to be considered to be embodiments of the basic states of consciousness. Disciples of Kūrmanātha: According to the Kulakrīḍāvatāra-tantra: Jaitra and Ajita or Kullāīambā and Ānandamekhalā; According to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya: Ajita and Vijita.

2) Ajita (अजित) also refers to one of the disciples of Meṣa or Meṣanātha: one of the “four Lords (teachers) of the Ages” (Yuganātha), according to the Kulakrīḍāvatāratantra. Disciples of Meṣanātha: According to the Kulakrīḍāvatāra-tantra: Vindhya and Ajita or Kullāīambā and Ajaramekhalā; According to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya: Vicitra and Vidhīndunātha.

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

Ajita (अजित) or Ajitāgama refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The Śaivāgamas are divided into four groups viz. Śaiva, Pāśupata, Soma and Lākula. Śaiva is further divided in to Dakṣiṇa, Vāma and Siddhānta (e.g., ajita).

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Ajitā (अजिता) or Ajitādevī refers to one of the Devīs associated with Tumburu, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]—“[...] The Devīs are white, red, yellow, and black, four-faced, four armed, three eyed, and in [their] hands bear golden hatchets, sticks and rosaries. [...] Ajitā [is yellow, like] the calyx of a lotus. Four-faced and four-armed, [she] bears a spear and a bell and rests on a flat hide. [...] [When one] worships and meditates on [the Devīs, as they] stand in the cardinal directions, [the Devīs grant the practitioner] the fruits of siddhi. [...]”.

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ajita (अजित) refers to “one who is unconquered” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.4.—Accordingly, as Umā (Durgā/Satī) spoke to the Gods:—“[...] Hear further, O Viṣṇu, O Brahmā, O sages and O gods, the divine sports of the supreme lord Śiva, that protect the universe. [...] The lord Śiva did this just to show the behaviour of a love-lorn lover. He blabbered like a lover in despair due to separation. But really the supreme lord has no aberrations, is not distressed and remains unconquered [i.e., ajita]. My master Śiva is perfect, lord of all and the controller of illusion. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Ajita (अजित).—A manifestation of Hari during the epoch of Manu Cākṣuṣa. In this period the kṣīroda was churned and nectar was secured.1 Praised by Brahmā.2 Advised gods to befriend Asuras and then get amṛta by churning the ocean, with their co-operation, to be able ultimately to prevail against them;3 began to take part in amṛtamathana when the efforts of others produced no results.4

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 2. 5; VIII. 5. 9-10.
  • 2) Ib. VIII. 5. 25-50.
  • 3) Ib. VIII. 6. 18-25.
  • 4) Ib. VIII. 7. 16; X. 2. 20; X. 51. 48.

1b) A Pṛthuka god.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 74.

1c) The name of Hari born in Svārociṣa epoch from Tuṣitā.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 114.

1d) A group of gods with Āyuṣmanta formed 14 gaṇas whose residence was Maharloka. From there they go to Janaloka.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 4. 27; IV. 1. 122.

1e) A devagaṇa;1 they are Asama, Ugradṛṣṭi, Sunaya, Śuciśravas, Kevala, Viśvarūpa, Sudakṣa, Madhupa, Turiya, Indrayuk.2 Remembered by Brahmā.3

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 21.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 9. 46; 13. 90.
  • 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 31. 4.

1f) Sons of Ajita and Ruci in the Svāyambhuva Manvantara.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 33.

2a) Ajitā (अजिता).—The goddess following Bhavamālinī.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 71.

2b) The mother of devas known as Ajitas.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 33.
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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.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

0. Ajita Thera: He belonged to a poor brahmin family of Savatthi, and was so called because at birth he was wrapped in an antelope skin. He saw the presentation of Jetavana and, impressed by the majesty of the Buddha, joined the Order and later became an arahant. But because of past misdeeds he remained unhonoured and unknown, and on this account was despised by worldly novices (Thag.129-30; ThagA.i.250f). He is evidently to be identified with Ghatamandadayaka Thera of the Apadana (ii.436). In a previous birth he gave butter as medicine to the Pacceka Buddha, Sucintita.

1. Ajita - A monk. He devoted his time to explaining the Patimokkha rules to the monks. At the time of the Second Council he was a monk of ten years standing and was appointed to assign seats to the Theras. Vin.ii.305

2. Ajita - A paribbajaka who visited the Buddha, and at whose instigation the Buddha preached to the Bhikkhus on the difference between dhamma and adhamma. A.v.229ff.

3. Ajita - A brahmin, the Bodhisatta in the time of Sobhita Buddha. J.i.35.

4. Ajita - General of the Licchavis and follower of the Buddha. Immediately after his death he was born in Tavatimsa; he visited the Buddha to refute a statement made about him by the naked ascetic Patikaputta to the effect that he had been born in the Mahaniraya as a result of having followed the teaching of the Buddha. D.iii.15-16; DA.iii.825.

5. Ajita manava

6. Ajita - Thera (Ap.i.335ff), probably to be identified with Ajita (5), but the story of his past differs completely from that of Ajita manava given in the Thag. Commentary. In the time of the Buddha Padumuttara he lit a lamp in front of the Enlightened One. As a result of this he enjoyed happiness in heaven for 60,000 kappas, and when he was born from Tusita in this Buddha age there was a great light on the day of his birth. He is stated to have been a disciple of Bavari (Ap.i.337, 28), but he heard of the Buddha while in Himava. Later he became an arahant.

7. Ajita - The lay name of Metteya Buddha in his last birth, when he will attain Enlightenment. Anagata Vamsa, pp. 43, 45, 56.

8. Ajita - A Pacceka Buddha who lived ninety one kappas ago. Dasaka Thera, in a previous birth, gave him mangoes to eat (Ajina). ThagA.i.68.

9. Ajita - A brahmin, a previous birth of Citapujaka Thera; he offered flowers to Sikhi Buddha. Ap.i.243.

Ajita Sutta - Preached by the Buddha to Ajita the Paribbajaka on the difference between dhamma and adhamma. A.v.229ff.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

1) Ajita (अजित) refers to one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., Ajita] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet—a tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.

Ajita is associated with the “Crystal Slope of Sage Mountain” in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is also known is known in Tibetan as (1) Ma Phampa [ma pham pa] (2) [mi pham pa]; and in Chinese as 阿氏多尊者 [Pinyin: āshìduō zūnzhě; Romaji: ajita sonja]

2) Ajitā (अजिता) is the name of Dūtī (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrapāṇi) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Ajitā).

Source: Google Books: Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions

Ajita (अजित) (or Maitreya) is the name of an ancient teacher belonging to the “lineage of vast conduct”, according to “the succession of Gurus in the Mahāmudrā lineages” in the Kagyü School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mahāmudrā deals with the nature of the mind).—The graduated path of the three levels of beings, which is an adornment [for the Mahāmudrā], is of three lineages: 1. The lineage of vast conduct; 2. The lineage of the profound view; 3. The lineage of the blessing of practice.—[The lineage of vast conduct]—(1) The Lord of Sages [the Buddha], ... (2) Regent Ajita [Maitreya],... and (14) Atiśa Dīpaṃkara.

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Ajitā (अजिता) refers to one the twenty-four Horā (astronomical) Goddess to be invoked during pūjā (ritual offering) in Tantric Buddhism, according to the 9th-century Vajraḍākatantra chapter 18.61-74. [...] A Yogin, putting a vessel in the left side of him, offers various things together with raw flesh, fish, immortal nectar (pañcāmṛta). Then the Yogin invites Goddesses to please them with nectar—five Ḍākinīs and twenty-four Goddesses [viz., Ajitā] come to the Yogin’s place, forming a maṇḍala.

Source: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki

Ajita refers to one of the Sixteen Arhats who where requested by the Buddha to protect the Dharma for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from the teachings.—At his birth Ajita had all the signs of great virtue. He and the daughter of King Prasenajit fell in love and, even though he was a commoner, Ajita gradually proved his worthiness to the king and they were married. The Buddha explained that in a past life they had made offerings to the Buddha Vipashyin who predicted that in a future life they would marry and then be attracted to the religious life. Ajita and his wife cut-off all worldly attachment and joined the Sangha. Ajita became celebrated as the most meritorious of the Buddha's disciples. He now dwells on Drang-song (the hermit-sage mountain), with 100 arhats. Seeing Ajita with his hands in the meditation mudra gives the ability to enter into meditation with moral perfection, and he grants protection and steadfast devotion to practice.

Ajita is known in Tibetan as Ma Phampa [ma pham pa].

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Ajita (अजित) refers to one of the descendants of king Duppasaha: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. Duppasaha’s son founded Bārāṇasī and reigned. He and his descendants in that city were sixty. The last of these sixty kings was named Ajita. His son founded Kambala. He and his descendants in that city were eighty-four thousand. The last of these eighty-four thousand kings was named Brahmadatta.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Ajita (अजित):—The second Tīrthaṅkara (Janism recognizes 24 such teachers or Siddhas). He is also known as Ajitanātha. His colour is gold (kāñcana), according to Aparājitapṛcchā (221.5-7). His height is 450 dhanuṣa (a single dhanuṣa (or, ‘bow’) equals 6 ft), thus, roughly corresponding to 823 meters. His emblem, or symbol, is an Elephant.

Ajita’s father is Jitaśatru and his mother is Vijayā. It is an ancient Jain practice to worship the Tīrthaṅkara’s parents in various rites, such as the pratiṣṭhāvidhi, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).

Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

1a) Ajita (अजित) is the name of the Yakṣa accompanying Suvidhinātha: the ninth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas.—Suvidhinātha has two names given to him, another being Puṣpadanta. There is a dispute over his emblem. Some say, it is a dolphin (Makara); others declare it is a crab. His Yakṣa and Yakṣiṇī are named Ajita and Sutārī Devī (Digambara: Mahākalī) respectively. The chowri-bearer has the name of Maghavatarāja. The religious tree under which he attained the Kevala knowledge is the Nāga according to some authorities, Malli according to other authorities.

Ajita’s symbol of a tortoise as a vehicle is admitted by both the sects. The attributes vary, however, with them. The Śvetāmbara image will hold in his hands, a citrus, rosary, mongoose anda spear. The image as conceived by the Digambaras will bear vice above a Śakti, Varada-mudrā, fruit and rosary.

1b) Ajita (अजित) is the name of the chowrie-bearer accompanying Munisuvrata: the twentieth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas.—The Jaina texts furnish the emblem of a tortoise which differentiates the image of this Jina from those of all the rest. The Yakṣa husband and wife are called Varuṇa and Naradattā (Digambara Bahurūpiṇī) respectively. The king who plays the part of his Chowri-bearer is named Ajita. The tree made sacred by being associated with the scene of his Kevala knowledge is Campaka.

2) Ajitā (अजिता) or Ajitabalā or Rohiṇī is the name of the Yakṣiṇī accompanying Ajitanātha: the second of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas.—[...] Further, two other iconographic points by which Ajitanātha’s statues may be differentiated from those of others are the figures of his particular Yakṣa called Mahāyakṣa and his Yakṣiṇī named Ajitabalā. Mention of these is made in the Jaina canonical Literature.

Ajitā’s symbolic vehicle varies with different texts even among the same sect. For instance most of the Śvetāmbara books, in agreement with the Digambara books, give her an iron-seat (Lohāsana) but the Śvetāmbara text callef the Ācāradinakara makes her vehicle a bull. The other symbols, which she holds in her hands are constantly among the Śvetāmbara books as follows:—Varada-mudrā, noose, citron and goad. Except the. Yakṣiṇī’s common vehicle, the Digambara books furnish her hands differently with the following attributes:—Abhaya, conch and disc.

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) Ajita (अजित) refers to the second of the twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras praised in the first book (ādīśvara-caritra) [chapter 1] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, “[...] we worship the Arhats, who at all times and all places purify the people of the three worlds by their name, representation, substance, and actual existence. [...] I praise the Arhat Ajita, the sun to the lotus-bed in the form of the universe, in the clear mirror of whose omniscience the world is reflected”.

Ajita is the son of Jitaśatru and Vijayā, according to chapter 1.6, “[...] In Bharata there will be twenty-three other Arhats and eleven other Cakrins. [...] Ajita, the son of Jitaśatru and Vijayā, in Ayodhyā, living for seventy-two lacs of pūrvas, gold-color, four hundred and fifty bows tall, will be an initiate for a lac of pūrvas less a pūrvāṅga. So there will be an interval of fifty lacs of crores of sāgaropamas between my nirvāṇa and that of Ajita”.

2) Ajita (अजित) is the name of a Yakṣa (i.e., Śāsanadevatās, ‘messenger-deities’) associated with Suvidhinātha, according to chapter 3.7 [suvidhinātha-caritra].—Accordingly:—“Originating in that congregation, Ajita, white-bodied, with a tortoise for a vehicle, holding a citron and a rosary in Ms right hands, an ichneumon and spear in her left hands, was the Lord’s messenger-deity always near. Likewise originating, Sutārā, fair-bodied, with a bull for a vehicle, holding a rosary in one right hand and the other in boon-granting position, holding a pitcher and a goad in her left hands, was the Lord’s messenger-deity always in attendance. With them always in his vicinity, the Lord of the World, a great ocean of compassion, wandered over the earth, enlightening the people”.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Ajita (अजित) or Ajitakathā refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the Kathāmahodadhi by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karpūraprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Kathāmahodadhi represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., Ajita-kathā] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ajita in India is the name of a plant defined with Clitoria ternatea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Fl. Senegal (1954)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique (1811)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1826)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5347)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ajita (अजित).—a (S) Unconquered. a0 jāṇēṃ To acknowledge defeat by or inferiority to; to allow the upper hand of. (A use of the word arising from ignorance.) Ex. mī kaśālā kōṇhālā a0 jāūṃ mī kāya tulā a0 jāṇāra kīṃ Always neg. con.

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ajīta (अजीत) [or द जाणें, da jāṇēṃ].—See ajita jāṇēṃ under ajita.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ajita (अजित).—a Unconquered.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ajita (अजित).—a. Invincible, unconquerable, irresistible, °तं पुण्यं (taṃ puṇyaṃ)... महः (mahaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 5.27.

2) Not conquered or won (as a country &c.); not restrained, curbed, controlled, °आत्मन् (ātman); °इन्द्रिय (indriya) of uncontrolled soul or passion.

-taḥ 1 Name of Viṣṇu or Śiva or Buddha.

2) Name of a powerful antidote, or a poisonous sort of rat. -(pl.) A class of deities in the first Manvantara of. परमात्मन्यात्मनि च त्रिषु स्यादस्फुटेऽजितः । अपराजितविष्ण्वीशपरमात्मसु कथ्यते (paramātmanyātmani ca triṣu syādasphuṭe'jitaḥ | aparājitaviṣṇvīśaparamātmasu kathyate) || Nm.

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Ajīta (अजीत).—a. [na. ta.] Not faded or withered, not faint.

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

Ajita (अजित).—(1) (= Pali id.) epithet of Maitreya; mostly voc. in direct address, the name Maitreya being otherwise used in same context; but other forms occur (ajitasya Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 40.1): Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 18.4; 308.1, 2; 309.2 ff.; 327.3; 332.6 ff.; 345.7 ff., etc.; Mahāvastu i.51.6; Śikṣāsamuccaya 97.8; (an unidentified Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya) Sukhāvatīvyūha 64.7 ff.; 92.10; (2) name of a future Buddha, but seemingly distinguished from Maitreya: Mahāvastu iii.330.8; (3) name of an attendant on the Bodhisattva (Śākyamuni) in a previous birth: Jātakamālā 3.4 (query: to be identified with Maitreya?).

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Ajitā (अजिता).—name of one of the four Kumārī, q.v., or Bhaginī: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 537.8; 539.25; 543.9 et alibi; probably the same, a yakṣiṇī, 573.14.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajita (अजित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Unconquered. 2. Unexcelled, unsurpassed. m.

(-taḥ) 1. The second of the twenty-four principal Jaina Tirthakaras or deified sages. 2. A name of Vishnu. 3. A name of Bud'Dha. 4. A name of Siva. E. a neg. and jita, participle of ji to conquer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajita (अजित).—[adjective] unconquered, unsubdued.

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Ajīta (अजीत).—[adjective] unfaded, fresh; [abstract] ajīti [feminine]

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

1) Ajita (अजित):—[=a-jita] mfn. not conquered, unsubdued, unsurpassed, invincible, irresistible

2) [v.s. ...] m. a particular antidote

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of venomous rat

4) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu

5) [v.s. ...] Śiva

6) [v.s. ...] one of the Saptarṣis of the fourteenth Manvantara

7) [v.s. ...] Maitreya or a future Buddha

8) [v.s. ...] the second of the Arhats or saints of the present (Jaina) Avasarpiṇī, a descendant of Ikṣvāku

9) [v.s. ...] the attendant of Suvidhi (who is the ninth of those Arhats)

10) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] a class of deified beings in the first Manvantara.

11) Ajīta (अजीत):—[=a-jīta] mfn. (√jyā, usually jina), not faded, not faint, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajita (अजित):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) 1) Unconquered.

2) Un-excelled, unsurpassed. Ii. m.

(-taḥ) 1) The proper name of several gods and persons, viz. [a.]) Viṣṇu. [b.]) Śiva. [c.]) One of the seven Ṛṣis who preside during the reign of the fourteenth Manu. [d.]) A name of Maitreya or a future Buddha. [e.]) The second of the Arhats or Jaina saints of the present Avasarpiṇī, a descendant of Ikṣvāku and a son of Jitaśatru by Vijayā. [f.]) The attendant of Suvidhi or the ninth Jaina Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī.

2) The name of a powerful antidote.

3) A kind of poisonous rat. Iii. m. pl.

(-tāḥ) A particular class of gods in the reign of the first Manu, the same as the jayāḥ in a former life. E. a neg. and jita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajita (अजित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Unconquered, unsurpassed. 1. m. A sage; Vishnu, Buddha, Shiva.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ajita (अजित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ajia, Ajiyā.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ajita (अजित) [Also spelled ajit]:—(a) unconquered, undefeated.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ajita (ಅಜಿತ):—

1) [adjective] not surpassed; not over-powered.

2) [adjective] invincible; unconquerable.

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Ajita (ಅಜಿತ):—

1) [noun] an epithet of Viṣṇu, and Śiva.

2) [noun] Ajitanātha, the second Jina.

3) [noun] an invincible man.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Ajita (अजित):—n. 1. unconquerable; irresistible; 2. not conquered/won; not restrained;

2) Ajita (अजित):—n. Mythol. 1. Vishnu; 2. Shiva;

3) Ājita (आजित):—adj. 1. helpless; exhausted; harassed; tired; 2. baffled; frustrated; 3. despairing; 4. submissive; humble;

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