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janman

jánman n. birth, production (kṛta-janman mfn. ‘planted’, [Kum. v, 60]), origin (ifc. ‘born from’ e.g. śūdra. q.v.), [RV. iii, 26, 7]; [vii, 33, 10]; [AV.]; [VS.] &c.

existence, life, [Mn.]; [Bhag. iv, 5]; [Yogas. ii, 12] (dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaj°, ‘present and future life’), &c. (°ma acc. ind. through the whole life, [HPariś. iv, 7])

nativity, [VarBṛS. i, 10]

re-birth, [Sarvad. xi]

birthplace, home, [RV. ii, 9, 3]; [viii, 69, 3]; [x, 5, 7]; [AV.]; [VS.]

a progenitor, father, [Śak. vii, 18]

natal star, [VarBṛS. iv, 28]

(in astrol.) N. of the 1st lunar mansion, [civ]

a creature, being, [RV.]; [TBr. ii]; [AitBr. iv, 10]

people, [RV. ii, 26, 3]; [iii, 15, 2]

the people of a household, kind, race, [RV.] (ubháyaj° sg., du. and pl., ‘both races’ i.e. gods and men or [[x, 37, 11]] men and animals)

nature, quality, [i, 70, 2]

custom, manner (pratnéna jánmanā, according to ancient custom), [i, 87, 5]; [ix, 3, 9]; [SV.] (v.l. manm°, [RV.]), [Hariv. 15718] (dūta-janmanā, ‘like a messenger’)

water, [Naigh. i, 12.]