Janavana: 2 definitions
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Janavana means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
janavana (जनवन).—n (S) The world and the wilderness; the people or social life and life as a hermit. Ex. ahantā ṭākūna sarvasvēṃ || ja0 samāna bhāsē ||.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Jāṇāvaṇa (जाणावण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Jñāpana.
2) Jāṇāvaṇā (जाणावणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Jñāpanī.
2) Jāṇāvaṇā has the following synonyms: Jāṇāvaṇī.
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.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 447 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 656 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 771 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
1. Language and Grammar of the Paumacariyam < [Chapter 11 - Literary Evaluation]