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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि).—

1) a handful of water.

2) a libation of water presented to the manes of a deceased person; कुपुत्रमासाद्य कुतो जलाञ्जलिः (kuputramāsādya kuto jalāñjaliḥ) Chāṇ 69; मानस्यापि जलाञ्जलिः सरभसं लोके न दत्तो यथा (mānasyāpi jalāñjaliḥ sarabhasaṃ loke na datto yathā) Amaru. 97 (where, jalāñjaliṃ dā means 'to leave or give up').

Derivable forms: jalāñjaliḥ (जलाञ्जलिः).

Jalāñjali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and añjali (अञ्जलि).

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

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि).—f.

(-liḥ) A handful of water, or water held in the palms of the hand, as presented in oblation, &c. E. jala, and añjali salutation. jalapūrṇaḥ añjaliḥ .

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

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि).—m. 1. two handfuls of water in honour of a deceased relation. 2. farewell, resignation: jalāñjaliṃ dattvā duḥkāya ca sukhāya ca, ‘having completely renounced sorrow and joy,’ [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 284. Brahmāñjali, i. e.

Jalāñjali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and añjali (अञ्जलि).

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

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि).—[masculine] two handfuls of water (for the dead), the last farewell.

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

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि):—[from jala] m. the hollowed palms filled with water offered to ancestors, [Cāṇakya; Amaru-śataka; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī iv, 284; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha] (ifc. lika).

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

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि):—[jalā+ñjali] (liḥ) 2. f. A handful of water; water in the palms of the hand as presented in oblation.

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

Jalāñjali (जलाञ्जलि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jalaṃjali.

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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 dictionary

Jalaṃjali (जलंजलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Jalāñjali.

context information

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 corpus

Jalāṃjali (ಜಲಾಂಜಲಿ):—[noun] an oblation, by way of water and gingelly seeds, given to a dead person usu. by his or her son.

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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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Partial matches: Jala, Anjali.

Full-text: Urdhvadeha, Upanata, Anupa, Anjali.

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