Khajjana: 2 definitions

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Khajjana means something in the history of ancient India. 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.

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Source: Shodhganga: The society and politics in South Kanara 1500 AD to 1800 AD

Khajjana refers to a classification of paddy-field according to inscriptions from South Canara (modern Dakshina Kannada).—In coastal region, a peculiar land formation known a gajani or khajjana was utilized for the cultivation of paddy, vegetables, coconut trees etc, In the first two decades of the sixteenth century, the agriculturists took interest in the formation of paddy fields from the marshy, hilly, rocky and other types of barren areas. In the third decade of the sixteenth century, they began to show interest in arecanut, pepper and other useful garden products.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Khajjana or Khajjaṇa or Khajjāna.—(IE 8-8; EI 33), same as Marāṭhī and Koṅkaṇī khājaṇ; an area near the sea shore, on which a thin layer of sand accumulates after the ebbtide coming through inlets; a rice field created out of such an area near a hillock by erecting embankments on the three other sides; a field created by reclaiming a river bed; cultivable land created from the bed of a river which carries the flood-water from the sea; a salty marsh or meadow; a rice field created near the bed of a nullah on the sea shore by putting embankments. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIII, pp. 53-54. It is sometimes called pukkoli-khajjana, pukkoli probably meaning a similar kind of land. Note: khajjana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

See also (synonyms): Khajjaṇaka.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, 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.

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