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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Jaṅga (जङ्ग).—(c) a Janapada of the Ketumāla country.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 44. 14.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)

Jaṅga (जङ्ग, “shanks”) refers to one of the nine “minor limbs” (pratyaṅga), which represents a division of Āṅgikābhinaya (gesture language of the limbs) as used within the classical tradition of Indian dance and performance, also known as Bharatanatyam.—Āṅgika-abhinaya is the gesture language of the limbs. Dance is an art that expresses itself through the medium of body, and therefore, āṅgikābhinaya is essential for any dance and especially for any classical dance of India. Pratyaṅgas or the minor limbs consist of shoulders, shoulder blades, arms, back, thighs and calves [viz., Jaṅga]; at times the wrists, knees and elbows are also counted among minor limbs.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Janga in India is the name of a plant defined with Elaeodendron glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Euonymus grossa Wall. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae (1888)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Janga, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jaṅga (जंग).—m ( P) Rust of iron, sometimes of copper or brass. v caḍha. 2 fig. Loss of readiness, sharpness, brightness, through disuse or inaction; rust Ex. bārā varṣē āvṛtti kēlī nāhīṃ mhaṇūna mājhyā vidyēvara jaṅga caḍhalā. jaṅga dēṇēṃ To remain long; to last well--persons or things in any business, or in any application or use.

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jaṅga (जंग).—m ( P) War or warfare, battling, national fighting. The word is uncommon, but the following phrase, although unknown in its literal sense, is common enough. jaṅga jaṅga pachāḍaṇēṃ with sīṃ or barōbara of o. (To do vehement battle with.) To make strenuous efforts or exceeding exertion.

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jāṅga (जांग).—f (Commonly jāṅgha) The thigh. 2 The pubic region or groin.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jaṅga (जंग).—m Rust of iron. Loss of readiness, sharpness, brightness-through dis- use. jaṅga jaṅga pachāḍaṇēṃ (To do vehement battle with: jaṅga War, battling.) To make strenuous efforts or exceeding exertion.

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jāṅga (जांग).—f The thigh. The public region.

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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 dictionary

Jaṅga (जङ्ग).—Fight; L. D. B.

Derivable forms: jaṅgaḥ (जङ्गः).

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

Jaṅga (जङ्ग).—[masculine] [Name] of a man.

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

Jaṅga (जङ्ग):—Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī viii, 863.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Janga in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jāṃga (ಜಾಂಗ):—

1) [noun] the colour of growing grass; green.

2) [noun] a bright-green, transparent precious stone; green variety of beryl; emerald.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Jaṅga (जङ्ग):—n. war; battle; fight;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

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Ends with (+27): Arabojamga, Banjanga, Bhajanga, Bhaujanga, Bhavadeva vallabhibhujanga, Bhavanibhujanga, Bheshajanga, Bhojanga, Bhujanga, Bojamga, Candabhujanga, Chandabhujanga, Devibhujanga, Eltuvojamga, Ganapatibhujanga, Gandjanga, Ganeshabhujanga, Hanumadbhujanga, Jabarajanga, Kaakajanga.

Full-text: Jangapuga, Jangada, Jangari, Kejattu, Jangela, Janganda, Janganem, Jangama, Jringi, Jangala, Tolejanga, Okas, Jangata, Ganga, Kla, Maidan, Pratyanga, Ketumaladvipa, Samabhyagam, Laganem.

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