Ganjana, Gañjana, Gamjana: 9 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGañjana (गञ्जन).—a.
1) Contemning, putting to shame, surpassing, excelling; स्थलकमलगञ्जनं मम हृदयरञ्जनम् (sthalakamalagañjanaṃ mama hṛdayarañjanam) (caraṇadvayam) Gītagovinda 1; अलिकुलगञ्जनमञ्जनकम् (alikulagañjanamañjanakam) 12; नेत्रे खञ्जनगञ्जने (netre khañjanagañjane) S. D.; युष्मत्कृते खञ्जनगञ्जनाक्षि शिरो मदीयं यदि याति यातु (yuṣmatkṛte khañjanagañjanākṣi śiro madīyaṃ yadi yāti yātu) Udb.
2) Defeating, conquering; कालियविषधरगञ्जन (kāliyaviṣadharagañjana) Gītagovinda 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGañjana (गञ्जन).—adj. Surpassing, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 10, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGañjana (गञ्जन).—[adjective] contemning, outvying (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gañjana (गञ्जन):—[from gañj] mfn. ifc. ‘contemning’, excelling, [Gīta-govinda i, 19; x, 7; xii, 19; Sāhitya-darpaṇa iii, 59 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] m. for gṛñj.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gañjana (गञ्जन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaṃjaṇa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Gaṃjaṇa (गंजण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gañjana.
2) Gaṃjaṇa (गंजण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gañjana.
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 corpusGaṃjaṇa (ಗಂಜಣ):—[noun] = ಗಂಜಳ [gamjala]1.
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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Ends with: Naganjana, Sohaggamjana, Yoganjana.
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