Anj, Añj: 9 definitions

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Anj means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Añj (अञ्ज्).—7 P. (rarely A.) (anakti or aṅkte, ānañja, añjiṣyati-aṅkṣyati, añjitvā-aṅktvā, añjitum, aṅktum, akta)

1) To anoint, smear with, bedaub.

2) To make clear, show, represent, characterize; मा नाञ्जी राक्षसीर्मायाः (mā nāñjī rākṣasīrmāyāḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 9. 49.

3) To go.

4) To shine, be beautiful.

5) To honour, celebrate.

6) To decorate. -Caus.

1) To smear with, नाञ्जयन्ती स्वके नेत्रे (nāñjayantī svake netre) Manusmṛti 4.44.

2) To speak or shine.

3) To cause to go [cf. Zend anj; L. unctum, ungo.] With

-adhi to fit out, equip, furnish.

-ā 1 to anoint, smear.

2) to smooth, polish, prepare.

3) to honour, respect.

-ni 1 to smear.

2) to conceal or hide oneself.

-prati 1 to smear.

2) to adorn, decorate.

-sam 1 to smear.

2) to fit out, equip, harness.

3) to honour.

4) to join together, to consume, devour; to adorn, decorate, beautify (mostly Ved. in these senses).

5) to unite, to put together, compose.

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

Añj (अञ्ज्).—[añja] r. 7th cl. (dha, ū, ñi) (anakti) 1. To make clear. 2. To anoint. 3. To be beautiful. 4. To go: with abhi, to anoint: with vi, to make manifest, to call into being, to create, to mark or designate.

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

Añj (अञ्ज्).—ii. 7, anaj, añj, [Parasmaipada.] (Ved. also [Ātmanepada.]). To cause to shine by smearing with greasy substances. 1. To anoint, to smear, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 25. 2. To adorn, Chr. 294, 1 = [Rigveda.] 1, 92, 1. 3. To make clear. 4. To be beautiful. 5. † To go. [Causal.] To anoint, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 44. † i. 10. To shine.

— With the prepos. abhi abhi. 1. To anoint, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 44. 2. To pollute, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 108.

— With vi vi. 1. [Ātmanepada.] To dress one’s self, Chr. 290, 4 = [Rigveda.] 1, 64, 4. 2. To make clear, Mahābhārata 2, 2122. vyakta. manifest, clear, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 73, 12. acc. sing. tam, adv. to be sure, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 199, 11.

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

Añj (अञ्ज्).—anakti aṅkte [participle] akta smear, anoint, adorn ([Middle] refl.); glorify, extol; make clear, manifest. [Causative] añjayati smear, anoint.

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Āñj (आञ्ज्).—anoint, smooth, embellish, glorify.

Āñj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and añj (अञ्ज्).

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

1) Añj (अञ्ज्):—[class] 7. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] anakti, aṅkte, ā nañja, añjiṣyati or aṅkṣyati, āñjīt, añjitum or aṅktum, to apply an ointment or pigment, smear with, anoint;

—to decorate, prepare;

—to honour, celebrate;

—to cause to appear, make clear, [Ṛg-veda i, 92, 1];

—to be beautiful, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.];

—to go, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] :—[Causal] añjayat, āñjijat, to smear with;

—to speak;

—to shine;

—to cause to go, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) cf. [Latin] ungo.

3) Āñj (आञ्ज्):—(ā-√añj), ([imperative] 2. sg. [Ātmanepada] ākṣva; [indeclinable participle] ājya; [imperative] -anaktu; [imperfect tense] 3. [plural] ā āñjan)

—to anoint, [Atharva-veda xix, 45, 5; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra];

—to polish, prepare, [Ṛg-veda vii, 44, 5];

—to honour, receive respectfully, [Ṛg-veda vi, 63, 3; vii, 43, 3; viii, 60, 1] (cf. ākta.)

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

Añj (अञ्ज्):—I. (aṃjū-rudhādi-udātta-udāttet) r. 7th cl. par. (anakti- ved. 1st cl. añjati-te-ānañja-añjitā or aṅktā-añjiṣyati or aṅkṣyati-āñjīt, āñjiṣuḥ-añjitvā or aṅktvā or aktvā- p. p. akta. Desid. añjijiṣati. Caus. añjayati-āñjijat).

1) To anoint.

2) To make clear.

3) To glorify, to extol.

4) To go, to approach.

5) To be beautiful. With abhi- To anoint, to embellish.—ā-

1) To anoint.

2) To glorify, to extol. —ni-pra-prati- To anoint, to embellish.—vi-

1) To anoint.

2) To make clear or manifest. Caus. To cause to become clear, to reveal.—abhivi- To make manifest.— sam-

1) To anoint, to embellish.

2) To extol, to glorify.

3) To join, to connect. Ii. (aji-curādi-parasmaipadin) r. 10th cl. (añjayati) To shine. (It seems to occur only in vulgar speech.)

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

Añj (अञ्ज्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṃja.

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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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Item last updated: 31 May, 2022