Priyajana, Priya-jana: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPriyajana (प्रियजन).—a beloved or dear person.
Derivable forms: priyajanaḥ (प्रियजनः).
Priyajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms priya and jana (जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPriyajana (प्रियजन).—[masculine] the beloved person.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Priyajana (प्रियजन):—[=priya-jana] [from priya > prī] m. a dear person, the beloved one, [Amaru-śataka]
2) Priyājana (प्रियाजन):—[=priyā-jana] [from priya > prī] m. [plural] mistresses, dear ones etc. (collectively), [Śiśupāla-vadha]
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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.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.108 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.7.126 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 1.5.125 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXII - The story of Sarvaṃdada < [Volume III]