Jahallakshana, Jahallakṣaṇā, Jahat-lakshana: 6 definitions
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Jahallakshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Jahallakṣaṇā can be transliterated into English as Jahallaksana or Jahallakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjahallakṣaṇā (जहल्लक्षणा).—f -ṇa n S (jahat Abandoning or casting away, and lakṣaṇā) Definition or description conveying a sense which, to be apprehended, de- mands the rejection of the proper or literal sense; as pāṇyāvara gāṃva, literally, a village upon the water, but, in implication, a village upon the banks of water: āpalyā pātrāvara baisa Sit (not upon your dish but) near your dish. Opp. to ajahallakṣaṇā q. v. Ex. jahallakṣaṇa bōlijē tyāga || ajahallakṣaṇa tō atyāga ||. jahadajahallakṣaṇa tyāgātyāga ||. Also śabaḷāṃśa sāṇḍijē || śuddhāṃśa māṇḍijē || hēṃ jahallakṣaṇa bōlijē || vēdāntaśāstrī ||.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJahallakṣaṇā (जहल्लक्षणा).—a kind of लक्षणा (lakṣaṇā) (also called lakṣaṇalakṣaṇā) in which a word loses its primary sense, but is used in one which is in some way connected with the primary sense; e. g. in the familiar instance गङ्गायां घोषः (gaṅgāyāṃ ghoṣaḥ) 'a hamlet on the Ganges', गङ्गा (gaṅgā) loses its primary sense and means गङ्गातट (gaṅgātaṭa); cf. अजहत्स्वार्था (ajahatsvārthā) also.
2) irony.
Jahallakṣaṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jahat and lakṣaṇā (लक्षणा). See also (synonyms): jahatsvārthā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJahallakṣaṇā (जहल्लक्षणा).—[feminine] a rhet. figure in which a word loses its original meaning.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJahallakṣaṇā (जहल्लक्षणा):—[=jahal-lakṣaṇā] [from jahat > jaha] f. a [particular] figure of speech (the word used losing its original meaning), [Pratāparudrīya; Vedāntasāra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lakshana, Jahat.
Ends with: Ajahallakshana, Jahadajahallakshana.
Full-text: Jahatsvartha, Jahat-ajahallakshanai, Jahatsvarthalakshana, Ajahakshana, Lakshanalakshana, Ajahatsvarthalakshana, Jahadajahallakshana, Lakshana.
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