Jagana, Jagaṇa: 3 definitions
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Jagana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureJagaṇa (जगण) refers to one of the eight gaṇas used in Sanskrit metrics (chandas) with which Nañjuṇḍa associated the following:
Gaṇapratīka: Madhyaguru;
Devatā: -;
Svara: -;
Varṇa: -;
Gotra: Ātreya;
Rasa: Vīra;
Phala: Roga;
Nakṣatra: -;
Yoni: Vṛṣa;
Rāśi: Siṃha;
Gaṇa: -;
Kheṭa: -;
Yāma: Rasa (Ṣaṣṭha);
Vāsa: Daṇḍapāṇidiś (Daṇḍapāṇidik);
Kula: Kṣātra;
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Jaganā (जगना):—(v) to wake up, to awaken; to be aroused.
2) Jagānā (जगाना):—(v) to wake up, to awaken; to arouse.
3) Jāganā (जागना):—(v) to rise, to wake up; to be alert; to be on the ascendance (as [nasība]—); to brighten up (as [lau]—); [jāgate ko kauna jagāye] a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJagaṇa (ಜಗಣ):—[noun] (pros.) a syllabic feet consisting of one long syllable between two short ones; Amphibrachys.
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Jagana (ಜಗನ):—[noun] the hip and the loins (of a woman).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jaganada, Jaganamanca, Jaganathavijaya, Jakanam, Jakanata-cittalekiyam, Jakanavarttavatam.
Ends with: Dijagana, Gumjagana, Jagajagana, Jagjagana, Rajagana, Rejagana.
Full-text (+8): Utsaha, Vastuvadana, Alakha, Masan, Alakh, Dhuni, Masana, Shmashana, Indragopa, Karabhaka, Kunda, Avasthitaka, Ragadadhruvaka, Kusuma, Utthakka, Shamshan, Upavadanaka, Bhaag, Takadira, Nashiba.
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Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
6. Poetic Beauty (a): Metre (Vritta) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 328 - The rules of prosody (chandas-sāra)
Chapter 331 - Metres of different kinds
Chapter 332 - The metres of un-equal characteristics in the four quarters (viṣama)
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati in classical form of Mohiniāṭṭam < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Vṛttaratnāvalī of Ilattūr Rāmasvāmiśāstri < [Chapter 1 - Śāstrakāvyas—A Brief Survey]