The Sanskrit term Kṣemāñjali can be transliterated into English as Ksemanjali or Kshemanjali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Kṣemāñjali (क्षेमाञ्जलि) is the name of an ancient city, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly: “[...] In the last part of the night Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa set out and, after crossing forests, reached the city Kṣemāñjali in course of time. In a garden outside Rāma consumed food growing wild, fruit, etc., brought by Lakṣmaṇa and prepared by Jānakī’s hands. Having permission from Rāma, Saumitri entered the city from curiosity and heard a loud proclamation: ‘[...]’.”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Full-text: Shatrudamana, Jitapadma.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 7: Winning of Jitapadmā < [Chapter V - The kidnapping of Sītā]

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