The Sanskrit term Jaṣa can be transliterated into English as Jasa or Jasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Jaṣa (जष) is the name of some aquatic animal or fish in the Atharvaveda and the Taittirīya Saṃhitā. The commentary on the latter text explains it by makara, probably meaning ‘dolphin’. The word also occurs in the Gopatha Brāhmaṇa.3 Cf. Jhaṣa.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jasa (जस).—n (Vulgar. yaśa S) Success, triumph, prosperous issue.

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jasā (जसा).—a Like as; such as; of the kind, sort, or fashion that. 2 ad decl. As; in the manner or way that; according or conformably unto. It is the antecedent of tasā.

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

jasā (जसा).—a Like as, such as. ad As, in the manner or way that, according or conformably to.

context information

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jaṣa (जष).—[masculine] a cert. aquatic animal.

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

Jaṣa (जष):—m. Name of an aquatic animal (cf. jhaṣa), [Atharva-veda xi, 2, 25; Taittirīya-saṃhitā v, 5; Gopatha-brāhmaṇa ii, 2, 5.]

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

Jaṣa (जष):—jaṣati 1. a. To kill; to hurt.

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

Jāṣa (जाष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jāsa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jasha in German

context information

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

1) Jasa (जस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Yaśas.

2) Jasā (जसा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Yaśā.

3) Jāsa (जास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Jāṣa.

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

Jasa (ಜಸ):—

1) [noun] an accomplishing; completion; accomplishment.

2) [noun] a favourable or satisfactory outcome or result; success.

3) [noun] god reputation; renown; fame.

4) [noun] the quality of being grand; splendour; magnificence.

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Jasa (ಜಸ):—[noun] a cold-blooded vertebrate animal living in water and having permanent gills for breathing, fins, and, usu., scales; a fish.

context information

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: Jashaca Tasa, Jashaca-tasa, Jashadhvaja, Jashaka, Jashas, Jashasa Tasa, Jashasa-tasa.

Ends with: Majjasha.

Full-text (+19): Samanjasam, Jaisa, Mahateja, Ajasra, Yashas, Dharmadrumaparvatateja, Manotsaha, Yasa, Vatya, Mukhada, Camancasam, Jashaca Tasa, Jasala, Asphalanem, Jadabhrama, Suratapaka, Bahurangi, Shikhi, Karapushkara, Dhupatanem.

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