Jataya, Jātaya: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Jataya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesJātaya (जातय) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.67) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Jātaya) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJātaya (जातय).—[, Śikṣāsamuccaya 4.10, 11 (verses), read jātiya = Sanskrit jātya, probably noble: jātiya-buddhakule anujātāḥ, they are (born as) worthy sons (like their parents) in a noble Buddha- family. Bendall and Rouse propose a less plausible em.]
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)
Starts with: Jatayana, Jatayarkuli, Jatayatya.
Ends with: Kautujataya.
Full-text: Tvaksara, Mleccha, Guggulu, Pranaka, Jatiya, Varna, Gulma, Chad.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Jataya, Jātaya; (plurals include: Jatayas, Jātayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.13.4 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (13): Liṅga-samuddeśa (On Gender)]
Verse 3.1.25-26 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
Verse 3.1.78 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 714 < [Chapter 13 - Examination of Sāmānya (the ‘universal’)]
Verse 3293-3295 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.28 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 19 - The Eight Abdominal affections (udara-roga) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]