Jita, aka: Jitā; 10 Definition(s)

Introduction

Jita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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)

1a) Jita (जित).—One of the five sons of Yadu.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 94. 2.

1b) A sage of the XII epoch of Manu.^*

• * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 44.

1c) The Jayadevas of the Svāyambhuva epoch;¹ sons of Brahmā.²

• 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 8; Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 8.
• 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 31. 4.

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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)

Jita (जित, “subdued”) refers to one of the sixteen words that together make up the elā musical composition (prabandha), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 67-84. Elā is an important subgenre of song and was regarded as an auspicious and important prabandha (composition) in ancient Indian music (gāndharva). According to nirukta analysis, the etymological meaning of elā can be explained as follows: a represents Viṣṇu, i represents Kāmadeva, la represents Lakṣmī.

Jita is one of the sixteen words of elā and has a presiding deity named sumukhī (the fair-faced one) defined in the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi (“crest-jewel of music”), which is a 15th-century Sanskrit work on Indian musicology (gāndharvaśāstra).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (śāstra) of performing arts, (nāṭya, e.g., 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) and poetic works (kavya).

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

One of the palaces occupied by Narada Buddha before his Renunciation. Bu x.19.

India history and geogprahy

Jita or Jīta.—(EI 28, 29), income or wages; revenue income; derived from Sanskrit jīvita in the same sense. Note: jita is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

jita : (pp. of jināti) conquered; subdued; (nt.), victory.

Jita, (pp. of jayati, conquer) conquered, subdued, mastered: (nt.) victory. jitā me pāpakā dhammā Vin. I, 8; ‹-› Dh. 40, 104 (attā jitaṃ seyyo for attā jito seyyo see DhA. II, 228), 105, 179; Vv 64²⁷ (jitindriya one whose senses are mastered, cp. guttindriya).—Cp. vi°. (Page 284)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

jita (जित).—p (S) Conquered or overcome: excelled or surpassed: gained or won. Used elegantly in comp. as jitakāma, jitakrōdha, jitalōbha, jitamōha In whom lust, anger &c. is subdued; jitaprāṇa Who can retain his breath a long time; jitamanaska Possessing self-command; jitadravya Who has acquired spoils or treasure; jitapaṇa Who has gained the wager or stake. Affixed it forms an opposite class of compounds; as kāmajita, krōdhajita strījita That is under the dominion of lust, anger, woman. This is one of the many Sanskrit words of which the usefulness will be readily discovered by translators from English.

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jitā (जिता).—a ( H) Alive. Pr jityā rōṭī mēkhyā mātī Give me bread whilst I live, earth when I die. Pr. jityācī khōḍa mēlyāsivāī jāta nāhīṃ. 2 fig. Not extinguished or gone out--fire: not reduced to ashes, yet burning;--a coal, a brand, embers: running, quick, not stagnant--water: proceeding from a steady spring (not from the moisture following upon the rains)--water: active, not killed--quicksilver; extant, current, in force or use--a language, writing, custom: in existence, forthcoming, not lost--an article: good, not dead, payable--a debt. 3 Living, emphatically and revilingly. See the terms jitāpiśāca, jitāsambandha &c. 4 Cut whilst green and succulent--riceplants, grass. jitā kīṃ mēlā Still as a mouse! (i. e. let it not be known whether you are alive or dead). Ex. cippa jitā kīṃ mēlā baisa. jityāpanthāsa lāgaṇēṃ To begin to recover from some dangerous sickness.

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jīta (जीत).—f unc (jita S) Victory: also winning or gaining (at play, betting &c.)

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jīta (जीत).—a For jitā and used in all its senses, but less commonly. Ex. jīta nyāvēṃ rāyāpāsiṃ ||. jīta nā mēlā Living or dead. Pr. jīta nā mēlī haraḷī- cī muḷī Used of an estate, a property, or a business which, whether flourishing or declining, brisk or slack, always yields something. See fully under haraḷīcī muḷī. 2 See jitā kīṃ mēlā under jitā. jīta hāḍāṃlā khiḷaṇēṃ To cleave fast to one all through his lifetime.

jita (जित).—p Overcome, conquered; excelled; won.

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jitā (जिता).—a Alive Fig. Not extinguished or gone out-fire; not reduced to ash- es, yet burning-a coal, embers; run- ning, quick, not stagnant-water; extant, current, in force or use-a language, writing, custom. jitā kīṃ mēlā Still as a mouse! Ex. cippa jittā kīṃ mēlā baisa (i. e. let it not be known whe- ther you are alive or dead). jityā panthāsa lāgaṇēṃ Begin to recover from some dangerous sickness.

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jīta (जीत).—f Victory; also winning or gaining (at play, betting.) a See jitā.

Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jita (जित).—p. p. [ji-karmaṇi kta]

1) Conquered, subdued, curbed, restrained, (as enemies, passions &c.).

2) Won, got, obtained (by conquest).

3) Surpassed, excelled.

4) Subject to, enslaved or influenced by; कामजित (kāmajita); स्त्रीजित (strījita) &c.

-tam Victory.

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Jīta (जीत).—a.

1) Oppressed, overpowered.

2) Become old; also जीन (jīna).

Jita (जित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Conquered, subdued, surpassed, overcome. m.

(-taḥ) One of the attendants upon a Jina or Jaina saint. E. ji to conquer, aff. karmaṇi kta.

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