Tarjana, Tarjanā: 15 definitions
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Tarjana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Tarjan.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Tarjana (तर्जन) refers to “scoffing” or “threats” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (195) In order to uphold the true dharma, with patience we will endure the words of abuse, censure and reviling. (196) Upholding this guiding principle, we will endure all these scoffing, threats (tarjana), decrying, and defaming. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
tarjana (तर्जन).—n S Reviling, abusing, cursing.
tarjana (तर्जन).—n Reviling, cursing.
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
Tarjana (तर्जन) or Tarjanā (तर्जना).—[tarj-bhāve lyuṭ]
1) Threatening, frightening.
2) Censuring; अङ्गुलीकिसलयाग्रतर्जनम् (aṅgulīkisalayāgratarjanam) R.19.17; Ku. 6.45.
3) Pointing at (in ridicule or contempt.)
4) Putting to shame, excelling, surpassing.
5) Anger.
-nī The fore-finger; विलोक्य भ्रामयामास यमाज्ञामिव तर्जनीम् (vilokya bhrāmayāmāsa yamājñāmiva tarjanīm) Kathāsaritsāgara 17.88.
Derivable forms: tarjanam (तर्जनम्).
Tarjana (तर्जन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Blaming, censuring. 2. Pointing at, in ridicule, or contempt. 3. Putting to shame, surpassing. 4. Wrath, anger. f. (-nī) The forefinger. E. tarj to abuse, to injure, affixes bhāve lyuṭ and ṅīp.
Tarjana (तर्जन).—[tarj + ana], I. n. 1. Menacing, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Tarjana (तर्जन).—[neuter] = seq., also = [feminine] ā censure, blame; [feminine] ī the fore-finger.
1) Tarjana (तर्जन):—[from tarj] n. threatening, scolding, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, v; Raghuvaṃśa xix, 17; Kumāra-sambhava vi, 45 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) frightening, [Mahābhārata iii, 12569]
3) [v.s. ...] derision, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] putting to shame, surpassing, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] anger, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) Tarjanā (तर्जना):—[from tarjana > tarj] f. scolding, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Tarjana (तर्जन):—(von tarj)
1) n. das Drohen, Schmähen: aṅguli [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 153, 6.] [Raghuvaṃśa 19, 17.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 45.] [Daśakumāracarita] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 195, 20.] [Sāhityadarpana 42, 14.] tatremāṃ tarjanairghoraiḥ punaḥ sāntvaiśca yokṣyatha [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 62, 33.] rākṣasībhiśca tarjanam [5, 66, 3.] rākṣasānām (obj.) [46, 3.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 30, 22. 5, 5, 30.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 25, 17.] das in-Angst-Setzen: asura [Mahābhārata 3, 12569.] —
2) f. ā das Drohen, Schmähen [Sāhityadarpana 66, 11.] —
3) f. ī Zeigefinger (Drohefinger) [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 32.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 592.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 88.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 4, 9. 4, 1, 10. 7, 3, 10.]
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Tarjana (तर्जन):—
1) tarjanodvejane dyutiḥ [DAŚAR. 1, 42.] —
2) [Sāhityadarpana 232.]
Tarjana (तर्जन):——
1) n. — a) das Drohen. — b) das Schmähen , Schmähung. —
2) f. ā das Schmähen. —
3) f. ī — a) Zeigefinger. — b) wohl eine best. Waffe [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 2,a.127,5.11.16.128,8.13.18.129,1.6.11.]
Tarjana (तर्जन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tajjaṇa, Tajjaṇā.
Tarjanā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 捶打 [chuí dǎ]: “whip and beat”.
2) 罵詈 [mà lì]: “to mock”..
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
Tarjana (तर्जन) [Also spelled tarjan]:—[[~nā]] (nm), ~[na:] (nf) rebuke, reproof, snubbing.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Tarjana (ತರ್ಜನ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of threatening or rebuking using harsh words.
2) [noun] a using abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; revilement.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Tarjana (तर्जन):—n. 1. rebuking; chiding; threatening; 2. pointing at (in ridicule or contempt);
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)
Full-text (+4): Samtarjana, Uttarjana, Vaditarjana, Tarjan, Tajjana, Akroshatarjana, Garjana-tarjana, Maratarjana, Tarjane, Tarjanika, Garjan-tarjan, Uttarjanika, Samtarjita, Uccagghana, Garjan, Garjana, Tarjani, Tarjita, E kou ma, Chui da.
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