Sajjana, Sat-jana: 17 definitions
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Sajjana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sajjan.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Sajjana (सज्जन) refers to “wise persons”, according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind state: “Let this mind wander into thoughtless Samādhi or into a pair of voluptuous breasts of [women] whose eyes are [as alluring as those of] the spotted black deer. Let it roam among the thoughts of idiots or the thoughts of the wise (sajjana). The merits and faults produced by thought do not touch me, the king [of Rājayoga]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Sajjana (सज्जन) referes to “good men” (i.e., that place which is in the vicinity of good men and hence suitable for the householder to settle down as a citizen), according to chapter 1.4 of Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly [while describing the life of a citizen]: “He should take a house in a city, or large village, or in the vicinity of good men (sajjana-āśraya), or in a place which is the resort of many persons. [nagare pattane kharvaṭe mahati vā sajjanāśraye sthānam] This abode should be situated near some water, and divided into different compartments for different purposes. It should be surrounded by a garden, and also contain two rooms, an outer and an inner one. [...]”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
India history and geography
Sajjaṇa (सज्जण) is the name of a governor, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “Jayasiṃha killed King Khaṃgāra and in his place appointed the governor by the name of Sajjaṇa”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
1) Sajjana, 2 (sat(=sant)+jana) a good man Miln. 321. (Page 668)
2) Sajjana, 1 (nt.) (fr. sṛj) decking, equipping ThA. 241. (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
sajjana (सज्जन).—m (S) A good and virtuous person. Pr. sa0 tōḍūṃ nayē āṇi ḍōḷā phōḍū nayē.
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sajjanā (सज्जना).—f S Arming, accoutring, equipping, caparisoning, dressing, decorating, furnishing and preparing generally (animal, article, room, or place).
sajjana (सज्जन).—m A good and virtuous person.
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
Sajjana (सज्जन).—1 Fastening, tying on.
2) Dressing.
3) Preparing, arming, equipping.
4) A guard, sentry.
5) A ferry, ghāt. -a. Hanging round; निवीती कण्ठसज्जने (nivītī kaṇṭhasajjane) Manusmṛti 2.63.
-naḥ A good man; see under सत् (sat).
-nā 1 Decoration, accoutrement, equipment.
2) Dressing, ornamenting.
3) Decorating an elephant before riding; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: sajjanam (सज्जनम्).
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Sajjana (सज्जन).—a. (sajjana) good, virtuous, respectable.
-naḥ a good or virtuous man. °गर्हित (garhita) despised by the virtuous; पुक्कस्यां जायते पापः सदा सज्जनगर्हितः (pukkasyāṃ jāyate pāpaḥ sadā sajjanagarhitaḥ) Manusmṛti 1. 38.
Sajjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sat and jana (जन).
Sajjana (सज्जन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Of good family, well-born. 2. Respectable, reputable. 3. Good, virtuous. 4. Arming, putting on armour. 5. Dressing, preparing. n.
(-naṃ) 1. A guard, a sentry, a picquet. 2. A ferry, a Ghat. 3. Fastening. 4. Preparing. 5. Dressing. f.
(-nā) 1. Caparisoning an elephant. 2. Dress, decoration. 3. Arming, accoutring. E. ṣasaj to go, aff. yuc; or sat excellence, jana a person.
Sajjana (सज्जन).—i. e. A. sant (vb. 1. as), -jana, adj. 1. Respectable. 2. Good, virtuous, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 46; 50. B. 1. sajj + ana, I. (m., f. nā), n. 1. Fastening, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 63. 2. Arming. 3. Dressing. 4. Preparing. Ii. n. 1. A guard. 2. A ferry. Iii. f. nā, Caparisoning an elephant, Govardh. Āryā Sapt. 370, [distich]
Sajjana (सज्जन).—1. [adjective] hanging down from (—°).
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Sajjana (सज्जन).—2. [masculine] a good man.
1) Sajjana (सज्जन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a lexicographer. Often quoted by Mallinātha Oxf. 113^b.
2) Sajjana (सज्जन):—Sūktāmṛtapunaruktopadaṃśanadaśana med.
3) Sajjana (सज्जन):—father of Kīkarāja (Saṃgītasāroddhāra).
1) Sajjana (सज्जन):—[from sajj] a mfn. (for saj-jana See p. 1135, col. 1) hanging round (e.g. kaṇṭha-s, ‘h° r° the neck’), [Manu-smṛti ii, 63]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a flight of steps or Ghāt leading down to the water, ferry, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] equipment, preparation etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. caparisoning an elephant (also f(ā). )
5) [v.s. ...] n. a guard, sentry, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [=saj-jana] b See under sat, p. 1135, col. 1.
7) [=saj-jana] [from saj > sat] c mfn. (for sajjana See p. 1131, col. 2) well-born, respectable, virtuous, [Harivaṃśa]
8) [v.s. ...] m. a good or virtuous or wise man, [Manu-smṛti] etc. etc.
9) [v.s. ...] Name of various men, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Buddhist literature; Catalogue(s)]
Sajjana (सज्जन):—[sa-jjana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) n. A guard; a ferry, a ghāt. 1. f. Caparisoning an elephant; dress, accoutring. a. Of good family, respectable.
Sajjana (सज्जन):—1. (von sañj)
1) adj. hängend an: kaṇṭha [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 63.] —
2) n. eine Treppe, die zu einem Wasser hinunterführt, Landungsplatz [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 431.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 148.]
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Sajjana (सज्जन):—2. (von sajjay)
1) n. Ausrüstung —, Ausschmückung eines Elephanten [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 267] (sañjana gedr.). f. ā dass. [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 431. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 148. fg.] [GOVARDH. ĀRYĀS. 370, d] (nach [BENFEY]). —
2) n. Piquet, Soldatenposten [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 1.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 749.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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Sajjana (सज्जन):—3. (sant + jana) m.
1) ein guter, edler, wohlwollender Mensch (Gegens. khala, pāmara) [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 2.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 267] (sañjana gedr.). [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 432.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 148. fg.] [Halāyudha 2, 217.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 38.] [Mahābhārata 1, 591. 6155.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 6. 2, 47, 15. 64, 12. 4, 56, 18. 5, 81, 14] (a). [88, 4.] [Suśruta 1, 271, 3.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 69, 1.] [Śiśupālavadha 16, 22.] [Spr. (II) 1004. 2215. 2318,] [v. l. 2928. 3138. 3644. 3986. 4434] (a). [?4652. 4859. 5103 (so v. a.] ein kluger Mensch; vgl. sant). [?5253. 6434. 6444. 6636. 6684. 7012. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 28 (26), 7. Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 194. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 9, 45. Vopadeva’s Grammatik 25, 28. Oxforder Handschriften 123], a, [40.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 1, 11.] loka zu [Spr. (II) 2089.] wie ein adj. mit pati verbunden [Harivaṃśa 10000.] nach [Medinīkoṣa] stets adj. —
2) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Oxforder Handschriften 113,b,9.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī.8,1418.] [TĀRAN. 241. 329.]
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
Sajjana (सज्जन) [Also spelled sajjan]:—(nm and a) a gentleman; noble, gentle; ~[tā] gentility, nobility.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sajjana (ಸಜ್ಜನ):—[adjective] born to a high, dignified family; of noble birth.
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Sajjana (ಸಜ್ಜನ):—
1) [noun] a man of noble birth.
2) [noun] a man of noble conduct.
3) [noun] a woman as related to her husband; a wife.
4) [noun] good, noble conduct, deportment.
5) [noun] any article of clothing; a garment.
6) [noun] the act or process of preparing; preparation.
7) [noun] a protective metal covering for the body used by soldiers; an armour.
8) [noun] the act of protecting, guarding; protection.
9) [noun] a kind of leather waist-belt.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sajjana (सज्जन):—n. 1. a good/virtuous man; 2. a gentleman; a nobleman; adj. good-natured; virtuous; gentle; respectable; honest;
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.
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Partial matches: Saj, Jana, Sat.
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