Alinjara, Aliñjara, Āliñjara, Alimjara: 12 definitions
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In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर) refers to an “earthen water-jar”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 278, l. 21]—‘Aliñjara’ is an earthen water-jar. The Pāiya (Prakrit) word for it is also ‘aliñjara’, and it occurs in Ṭhāna (VI, 2).
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर).—A water-jar; see अलञ्जर (alañjara) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.
Derivable forms: aliñjaraḥ (अलिञ्जरः).
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Āliñjara (आलिञ्जर).—[aliñjara eva svārthe aṇ] A large earthen waterjar.
Derivable forms: āliñjaraḥ (आलिञ्जरः).
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर).—m.
(-raḥ) An earthen water jar. E. alim strength, acc. of ali and jṝ to waste, ac aff.
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Āliñjara (आलिञ्जर).—m.
(-raḥ) A large clay water jar. E. aliñjara a jar. aṇ aff.
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर).—m. An earthen water jar, [Matsyopākhyāna] 10.
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर).—[masculine] a large water-jar.
1) Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर):—m. a small earthen water-jar, [Mahābhārata iii, 12756] (cf. alañjara.)
2) Āliñjara (आलिञ्जर):—m. a large clay water-jar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. aliñjara.)
1) Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर):—[aliñja+ra] (raḥ) 1. m. Earthen waterjar.
2) Āliñjara (आलिञ्जर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A large clay water-jar.
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर):—m. ein kleiner Wassertopf [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 31.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 135.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1022.] [Hārāvalī 192.] [Matsyopākhyāna 10.]
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Āliñjara (आलिञ्जर):—m. = aliñjara [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 9, 13.]
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर):—m. grosser Wassertopf [Mahābhārata 3,187,11]
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Āliñjara (आलिञ्जर):—m. = aliñjara.
Aliñjara (अलिञ्जर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aliṃjara.
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
Aliṃjara (अलिंजर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Aliñjara.
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
Aliṃjara (ಅಲಿಂಜರ):—[noun] a container made of earthenware, usu. cylindrical, with a large opening for holding water; an earthen water-jar.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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