Jativacana, Jati-vacana, Jātivacana: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Jativacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Jativachana.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Jātivacana (जातिवचन):—[=jāti-vacana] [from jāti > jāta] m. ([scilicet] śabda) = -śabda, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Jātivacana (जातिवचन):—(jāti + va) m. Artbegriff [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 306.]
Jātivacana (जातिवचन):—m. Artbegriff.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
jātivacana (ဇာတိဝစန) [(na) (န)]—
[jāti+vacana]
[ဇာတိ+ဝစန]
[Pali to Burmese]
jātivacana—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဇာတိသဒ္ဒါ၊ ဇာတိပုဒ်။ (၂) အမျိုးဇာတ်ကိုပြောဆိုကြောင်း စကား။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Birth elements, birth phrases. (2) Words that describe gender identity.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vacana, Jati.
Full-text: Vacana.
Relevant text
Search found 1 books and stories containing Jativacana, Jati-vacana, Jāti-vacana, Jātivacana; (plurals include: Jativacanas, vacanas, Jātivacanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 390 < [Volume 10 (1890)]