Vanjha, Vañjha, Vamjha: 5 definitions

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Vanjha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vañjha : (adj.) barren. || vañjhā (f.) a barren woman.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vañjha, (adj.) (cp. Epic & later Sk. bandhya) barren, sterile D. I, 14, 56; M. I, 271; S. II, 29 (a°); IV, 169; V, 202 (a°); Pv III, 45 (a°=anipphala C.); J. II, 406 (°sūkariyo: so read for vajjha°); Miln. 95; Vism. 508 (°bhāva); DhA. I, 45 (°itthi); DA. I, 105; PvA. 31, 82; VvA. 149; Sdhp. 345 (a°). (Page 593)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vāñjha (वांझ).—f ē (vandhyā S) A barren female. Pr. jikaḍē gēlī vāñjha tikaḍē jhālī sāñja. 2 A male lacking power of procreation. 3 An unproductive traffic or business.

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vāñjhā (वांझा).—a (vandhya S) Barren. 2 Wanting the usual pulp, grains, substance;--used of fruits, ears of corn, legume-pods, grain. 3 That does not bear fruit;--used of the male of kinds of fruit-trees. 4 fig. Unproductive or unprofitable--a business, work, labor: barren or bare--a season, a time: void or unfilled--a tārīkha or date in an account having no item entered upon it. Note. This word although strictly an adjective is not applied to a woman in the sense of Barren or childless; and perhaps because another word (vāñjha), is by general consent, appointed to express it.

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vāñjhā (वांझा).—m (Wanjha or Wandza.) vāñjhēṃ n A discrepancy or disagreement in an account betwixt parties; a hitch, catch, or unclear particular: also an unsettled or unclosed business with; an affair or a transaction, esp. as disputable or involved, subsisting with. v paḍa, tuṭa, or, with nāhīṃ, v rāha, ṭhēva, asa. See lāñjhā, laḍathaḍa, laḍhā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vāñjha (वांझ).—f A barren female. A male lacking power of procreation. An unproduc- tive traffic.

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vāñjhā (वांझा).—a Barren; fruitless; unproductive.

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Vaṃjhā (वंझा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vandhyā.

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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.

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