Jananiya, Jānanīya: 3 definitions
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Jananiya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryjānanīya : (adj.) what should be known.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJananīya (जननीय).—(-jananīya), adj. ifc. (compare § 22.20; to Sanskrit janana, f. jananī), productive of…, producing: saṃvega-jananīyā kathā Gaṇḍavyūha 307.24 (prose); compare Pali saṃvega-jananī (desanā) Pv. commentary p. 1 verse 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jananīya (जननीय):—[=jananī-ya] 1. jananī-ya [Nominal verb] yati, to consider as one’s mother, [Hemacandra’s Yoga-śāstra iii, 9.]
2) 2. jananīya mfn. to be produced, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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Ends with: Indrajananiya.
Full-text (+17): Indrajananiya, Janayanta, Janar, Janarloka, Janina, Janayati, Janayishnu, Janishya, Janitodyama, Janayitri, Janipaddhati, Janitvana, Janidha, Janitasvana, Janidivasa, Janida, Janivat, Janitavya, Janitva, Janayitnu.
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