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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
janiजनिjáni, °nī, f. a woman, wife (gen. °nyur, [RV. x, 10, 3]), [RV.] (pl. also fig. ‘the fingers’), [VS.]
birth, production, [Sarvad.]; [KapS. i, 97], Sch.
a kind of fragrant plant, [L.]
a mother, [L.]
birth, i.e. life, [AgP. xxxviii, 1]
birthplace, [Hariv. 11979]
the root jan, [Bādar. iii, 1, 24], Sch.
cf. gnā́.
janidhāजनिधाjani—dhā́ ? [RV. x, 29, 5.]
janidāजनिदाjani—dā́ mfn. giving a wife, [iv, 17, 16].
janikāजनिकाf. (as in Pāli) a mother, [Divyāv. xviii, 137]
a daughter-in-law, [W.]
f. a mother, [Divyāv.]
janikaजनिकmfn. generating, producing, [W.]
janitaजनितmfn. born, [Hariv. 9238]
engendered, begotten, [W.]
produced, occasioned, [MBh. iv, 1236]; [Pañcat.]; [Megh.] &c.
occurring, [W.]
janitṛजनितृjanitṛ́ janitṛ́ or (along with jajā́na 4 times) ján°itṛ, m. ([Pāṇ. vi, 4, 53]) a progenitor, father, γενετήρ, (Lat.) genitor, [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.]; [ChUp.]; [ŚvetUp.]; [Pañcat.]
janiyaजनियNom. (3. pl. °yánti) to wish for a wife, [AV. iv, 2, 72.]
janimanजनिमन्jániman n. generation, birth, origin, [RV. ii, 35, 6]; [iii, 1, 4]
[iv]; [x, 142, 2]
offspring, [v, 3, 3]; [ix, 68, 5]; [x, 63, 1]
a creature, being, [RV.]; [AV. v, 11, 5]
genus, kind, race, [RV.]; [AV. i, 8, 4]; [ii, 31, 5]
[vi];
[cf. Hib. geineamhuin, ‘birth, conception’.]
janimatजनिमत्jani—mat mfn. having a wife or wives (Soma), [ŚāṅkhGṛ. i, 9, 9]
having an origin, produced, [Bādar. iii f.], Sch.
creature, man, [Mcar. vii, 32.]
janitrīजनित्रीján°itrī f. a mother, γενέτειρα, genitrix, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS. iv]; [Gobh.]; [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.]
janitraजनित्रjanítra n. a birthplace, place of origin, home, origin, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr. ii]; [MBh. v, 2580]; [Hariv. 14730]
pl. parents, relatives, [AitBr. ii, 6] sg. generative or procreative matter, [VS. xix, 84]; [xxi, 55]
N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]
(du. with vasiṣṭhasya) another Sāman (consisting of the janitrādya and °trottara), [ix, 12, 8]
sg. with uttara = °trottara, [vii, 2, 1.]
with paramá, accord. to some, ‘origin on high’, [AV. i, 25, i].
janitvāजनित्वाjánitvā (ā), f. mother, [ib.]
janitvaजनित्वjani—tvá n. the state of a wife, [RV. x, 18, 8.]
jánitva mfn. = °tavyà, [RV. i, 66, 8] and [89, 10]; [iv, 18, 4]; [x, 45, 10]; [AV. ii, 28, 3]
jánitva m. father, [Uṇ., Sch.]
jánitva m. du. parents, [ib.]
janivatजनिवत्jáni—vat (ján°), mfn. having a wife, [RV.]
janividजनिविद्jani-vid m. knowing or winning women, [ĀpGṛ.]
janiṣṭhaजनिष्ठjániṣṭha mfn. (superl. of janitṛ́) most generative, [RV. v, 77, 4.]
janiṣyaजनिष्यmfn. = °nitavyà, [MBh. xii]; [R. iii], [vii.]
janikāmaजनिकामjáni—kāma (ján°), mfn. wishing for a wife, [AV. ii, 30, 5.]
janikartṛजनिकर्तृjani—kartṛ mfn. coming into existence, [Pāṇ. i, 4, 30]
producing, effecting, [Naiṣ. v, 63] (f. °trI).
janitavyaजनितव्यjanitavyà mfn. to be born or produced, [AV. iv, 23, 7.]
janitvanaजनित्वनjani—tvaná n. id., [viii, 2, 42.]
janidivasaजनिदिवसjani—divasa m. birthday, [Mcar. vi, 28.]
janinīlikāजनिनीलिकाjani—nīlikā f. the plant Mahā-nīlī, [L.]
janipaddhatiजनिपद्धतिjani—paddhati f. N. of a work.
janitasvanaजनितस्वनjanita—svana mfn. making a noise, sounding, [W.]
janitodyamaजनितोद्यमmfn. making exertion, energetic, [W.]