Sajja, Sajjā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Sajja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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.
Images (photo gallery)
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
One of the four daughters of Vessavana. (VvA.371). See Lata.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
Sajja in India is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum spicatum (L.) Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Botanical Gazette (1982)
· Botanicheskii Zhurnal SSSR
· Annales Botanicae Systematicae (1861)
· Annali di Botanica (1987)
· Herbário Português (1914)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sajja, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Sajja, (adj.) (grd. formation fr. sajj=sañj Caus.; cp. the exact likeness of Ger. “fertig”) prepared, ready J. I, 98; II, 325; III, 271; Miln. 351; PvA. 156, 256. Of a bow furnished with a bow-string A. III, 75. (Page 668)
— or —
Sajjā, (f.) (orig. grd. of sad) seat, couch Pv. II, 128 (explanation at PvA. 157 doubtful). (Page 668)
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
sajja (सज्ज).—p (S) sajjita p (S) corruptly sajya a Ready; prepared for the occasion that is arisen;--armed, accoutred, equipped, caparisoned, furnished, dressed, decorated. 2 Ready-stretched--a bow.
--- OR ---
sajjā (सज्जा).—m A room or an erection of slight framework on a high terrace or a house-top. 2 A long range or continuous course of cultivated grounds. 3 In the customs. A range of country with reference to transit-duties; as puṇēṃsajjā, nagarasajjā, sātārēsajjā.
sajja (सज्ज).—p Ready, prepared for the occasion-armed, equipped, dressed. Ready-stretched-a bow.
--- OR ---
sajjā (सज्जा).—m An erection of slight frame- work on a high terrace.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sajja (सज्ज).—a.
1) Ready, made or got ready, prepared; सज्जं क्रतुवरं राजन् कालप्राप्तं च भारत (sajjaṃ kratuvaraṃ rājan kālaprāptaṃ ca bhārata) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.256.2; सज्जो रथः (sajjo rathaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.
2) Dressed, clothed.
3) Accoutred, trimmed.
4) Fully equipped, armed.
5) Fortified.
6) Strung, placed on a bow-string.
--- OR ---
Sajjā (सज्जा).—
1) Dress, decoration.
2) Equipment, apparatus.
3) Military accoutrement, armour, mail.
Sajja (सज्ज).—mfn.
(-jjaḥ-jjā-jjaṃ) 1. Armed, accoutred. 2. Fortified. 3. Prepared, got ready. 4. Ornamented, decorated. 5. Covered, clothed. f.
(-jjā) 1. Dress, decoration. 2. Armour, mail. E. ṣasj to go, aff. ac .
Sajja (सज्ज).—[sajj + a] 1., I. adj. 1. Armed. 2. Fortified. 3. Got ready,
Sajja (सज्ज).—[adjective] having the string on, i.e. strung or put on the string (bow and arrow); i.[grammar] ready, prepared ([person and thing]); [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
1) Sajja (सज्ज):—[from sajj] mf(ā)n. fixed, prepared, equipped, ready for ([dative case] [locative case] [infinitive mood], or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] fit for everything (said of hands and feet), [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha]
3) [v.s. ...] dressed in armour, armed, fortified, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] having a bowstring, strung, placed on a bow-string (in these senses often a mere [varia lectio] for sa-jya q.v.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
5) Sajjā (सज्जा):—[from sajja > sajj] f. equipment, armour, mail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] dress, decoration, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sajja (सज्ज):—[(jjaḥ-jjā-jjaṃ) a.] Accoutred, clothed, armed, prepared, decorated. 1. f. Armour, decoration.
Sajja (सज्ज):—(aus sajya durch Assimilation wie sajjate aus sajyate)
1) adj. (f. ā) a) mit der Sehne versehen: ein Bogen (der erst dann, wenn er gebraucht werden soll, mit der Sehne versehen wird; sonst ist die Sehne um ihn gewickelt): iyeṣa kartuṃ sajjaṃ dhanustatsaśaram [Mahābhārata 1, 7033. 4, 1808.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 87, 23. 97, 15. 7, 23, 41.] ein Pfeil so v. a. auf die Sehne gefügt [Mahābhārata 1, 6955.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 76, 5.] dhanuṣaḥ sajjakarma [Mahābhārata 1, 7034.] Die ed. Bomb. des [Mahābhārata] überall (mit Ausnahme von [1, 6955] an der zweiten Stelle) sajya, die des [Rāmāyaṇa] nur [1, 76, 5] sajya (śaraṃ sṛjyaṃ [!] jyāyuktaṃ cakāra Comm). — b) zu einem best. Zweck gehörig vorbereitet, fertig, bereit (von Personen und Sachen), = saṃnaddha [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 33.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 89.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 766.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 77.] [Medinīkoṣa j. 18] (hier fälschlich sañja). = saṃbhṛta [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] (hier fälschlich sabhṛta; [Śabdakalpadruma] aber saṃbhṛta). = kalya [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 24, 161.] = nibhṛta [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] sāṃgrāmikaṃ tataḥ sarvaṃ sajjaṃ cakruḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 513.] nityasajjānimānrathān [3, 14943. 5, 7165. 7180. 7, 2986.] ācakhyuḥ sajjamityeva pārthāya [?14, 1480. 16, 189. Harivaṃśa 4416. Rāmāyaṇa 2, 26, 18. 22. 82, 25. fg. (89, 7. 8 Gorresio). 104, 6. Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 75, 16. 2, 101, 39. 106, 17. 5, 9, 51. 7, 6, 63. 46, 32. Suśruta 1, 123, 16. KĀM. NĪTIS. 16, 15. Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 46. 13, 14. 50, 168. 110, 124. Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 66. 3, 173. 440. 453. 4, 438.] die Ergänzung ein infin.: api sajjo mahātejā bhīṣmaṃ draṣṭuṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ [Mahābhārata 12, 9005.] ein loc.: tatrāpi sajjā vayam [Spr. (II) 4643.] [Pañcatantra ed. Bomb. II, 181.] ein loc. eines nom. act. [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 432.] ein dat. eines nom. act. [Harivaṃśa 4416.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 2, 93.] im comp. vorangehend: yuddha [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 86, 15.] saṃgrāma [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 124, 1.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 471.] utpiñjotpādanā [3, 122.] In dieser übertragenen Bed. niemals sajya geschrieben. Vgl. vāsakasajjā . —
2) sajjā f. = veṣa und saṃnāha [Śabdakalpadruma] und [WILSON] (zur Erklärung von sajjita gebildet).
--- OR ---
Sajja (सज्ज):—vgl. agnisajjā oben.
Sajja (सज्ज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sajja.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Sajjā (सज्जा):—(nf) embellishment, decoration, adorning; dressingup; equipment; lay out.
...
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Sajja (सज्ज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sañj.
2) Sajja (सज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sasj.
3) Sajja (सज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sarja.
4) Sajja (सज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ṣaḍja.
5) Sajja (सज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sajja.
6) Sajja (सज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sadyas.
Sajja has the following synonyms: Sajjaṃ.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Sajja (ಸಜ್ಜ):—
1) [adjective] covered, covered with; veiled.
2) [adjective] made ready; prepared; equipped.
3) [adjective] decorated; embellished.
4) [adjective] secured; fixed.
--- OR ---
Sajja (ಸಜ್ಜ):—
1) [noun] an apparatus, equipment.
2) [noun] a protective metal covering for the body used by soldiers; an armour.
3) [noun] the tree Mallotus philippensis ( = Rottlera tinctoria) of Euphorbiaceae family (?).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Sajjā (ஸஜ்ஜா) noun See ஸஜ்ஜம். [sajjam.] Colloq.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Sajjā (सज्जा):—n. 1. array; decoration; 2. ornamentation; attire; 3. equipment; outfitting;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Cajjai, Cajjaikkayiru, Sajjaatmak, Sajjae, Sajjae hullu, Sajjagida, Sajjaia, Sajjaivatrika, Sajjaka, Sajjakarman, Sajjakhara, Sajjala, Sajjalu, Sajjam, Sajjamamdira, Sajjamana, Sajjambade, Sajjambhava, Sajjan, Sajjana.
Full-text (+91): Vasasajja, Nissaggiya, Vasakasajja, Lipisajja, Sajjam, Avasajjana, Agnisajja, Patinissattha, Patinissajjitva, Ranasajja, Abhisajjana, Patinissagga, Patinissajjati, Ussagga, Sajjata, Patinissajji, Sajjakarman, Abhivissajjati, Abhisajjati, Balikammakaranasajja.
Relevant text
Search found 37 books and stories containing Sajja, Sajjā, Sajjaa; (plurals include: Sajjas, Sajjās, Sajjaas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.6.30 < [Chapter 6 - Seeing Śrī Mathurā]
Verse 1.6.38 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Verse 1.7.52 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIX - Anaṅgaṇa Jātaka < [Volume II]
Chapter XIX - Apparitions (for the edification of men) < [Volume I]
Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
Chapter 2 - Dvitiya-anka (dvitiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 898 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Page 883 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Page 899 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 1]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Division of Time < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Commentaries on Amarakośa < [Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 14 < [Volume 12 (1898)]