Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

ja ज – born from; arising from

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

born from; arising from

Derived from

  1. jan जन् verbal root — be born; arise; produce
Cappeller 1891 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

ja ·a. born, produced, caused by, in, or from; made of, living at, belonging to, connected with (--°). f. jā́ race; --° daughter.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · adjective

ja 2 . ja, as, ā, am (fr. rt. jan, and used at the end of comp.), born from, descended from, a son or daughter of, produced or caused by, born in, produced in or at or upon, growing in, living at, being at [cf. atri-dṛg-ja, dhṛtarāṣṭra-ja, ātma- ja, aṇḍa-ja, kula-ja, vana-ja, sarasi-ja, agra-ja, avara-ja, eka-ja, &c.]; prepared from, made of or with; belonging to, connected with, peculiar to [cf. anna-ja and śakra-ja]; (as), m. a father, pro- genitor; birth, production; [cf. jā.]

Original text · English · adjective

ja 3 . ja, as, ā, am (connected with the preceding by some lexicographers, but the meanings appear to be artificial), speedy, swift; victorious, triumphant, conquering; eaten; (as), m. speed; enjoyment; light, lustre; poison; a Piśāca; a N. of Viṣṇu; also of Śiva; (ā), f. a husband's brother's wife.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

ja 1 . ja, the third letter of the second or palatal class of consonants, having the sound of j in jump.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

1. ja (von jan) 1〉 adj. (f. ā) am Ende eines comp. P. 3,2,97. fgg. VOP. 26,33. Accent eines auf ja ausgehenden comp. P. 6,2,82. P. 6,2,83. a〉 geboren von, — aus (subst. Sohn, Tochter H. 6), entstanden aus, hervorgegangen aus, verursacht durch: vaiśyāja M. 9,151. atrija M. 3,196. dhṛtarāṣṭrajā MBH. 14,2285. jarāyuja M. 1,43. aṇḍaja M. 44. svedaja M. 45. udbhijja M. 46. mukhabāhūrupajja M. 87. anyavījaja M. 9,181. manovāgdehajaiḥ — karmadoṣaiḥ M. 1,104. saṃkalpaja M. 2,3. krodhaja M. 7,45. dharmaja und kāmaja M. 9,107. dyūtajaṃ kalim ARJ. 11,9. agnija, vātaja (bhaya) R. 1,1,89. bhayam — nṛpāṇāmamātyajam VARĀH. BṚH. S. 16,42. ārtijaṃ mahāśabdam BRĀHMAṆ. 1,3. śokaja (vāri) N. 4,13. N. 24,15. mama virahajāṃ śucam ŚĀK. 94. tadāgamanaja (bhaya) KATHĀS. 4,59. — b〉 geboren in, entstanden in, — an, — auf, — bei, wohnend an, befindlich an: kulaja M. 8,179. śrotriyānvayaja M. 3,184. magadhavaṃśajā RAGH. 1,31. gṛhaja M. 8,415. kāmbojadeśajairhayaiḥ R. 1,6,21. nagararāṣṭraja (sattva) R. 1,9,21. drumāḥ kānanajāḥ HIḌ. 1,42. yamunātaṭaja VARĀH. BṚH. S. 5,37. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 5,42. vyabhraja (indradhanus) am wolkenlosen Himmel entstanden VARĀH. BṚH. S. 34,4. viṣṇuja (vaikṛta) am Bilde des V. entstanden VARĀH. BṚH. S. 45,11. svabhāvam — prajāpatinisargajam M. 9,16. pṛṣṭhabāhuyugajāḥ (piṭakāḥ) VARĀH. BṚH. S. 52,5. dantaje male TRIK. 2,6,19. H. 631. In urasija und sarasija hat sich der loc. im comp. erhalten. — c〉 geboren, entstanden, in Verbind. mit einem adv. oder einem adv. aufzufassenden Worte: pratilomānulomaja M. 10,25. Vgl. agraja, avaraja, ekaja, dvija, pūrvaja, sahaja, sākaṃja. — d〉 bereitet aus, zubereitet aus, — mit: nālikerajaḥ karaṅkaḥ H. 1022. yavagodhūmajaṃ sarvam M. 5,25. śikhilāvajairyūṣaiḥ SUŚR. 2,441,15. — e〉 gehörig zu, in Verbindung stehend mit, eigenthümlich: sārthajāḥ (gajāḥ) MBH. 3,2538. śakraja (s. d.) = indrayava. yadi jalarahite deśe dṛśyante 'nūpajāni cihnāni VARĀH. BṚH. S. 53,47. — f〉 steht bisweilen tautol.: apakṛṣṭaja von niedrig Stehenden geboren, = apakṛṣṭa und neben utkṛṣṭa stehend M. 8,281. antyaja (s. d.) = antya; śūrasenajān = śūrasenān M. 7,193. — 2〉 m. a〉 Vater. — b〉 Geburt MED. j. 1. — Vgl. jā.

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

2. ja 1〉 adj. a〉 eilend, rasch. — b〉 siegreich ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. — c〉 gegessen WILS. nach ders. Aut. — 2〉 m. a〉 Eile EKĀKṢARAK._im_ŚKDR. — b〉 Genuss. — c〉 Glanz. — d〉 Gift. — e〉 ein Piśāca ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. — f〉 Bein. Viṣṇuʼs. — g〉 Bein. Śivaʼs MED. j. 1. — 3〉 f. jā des Mannes Bruders Frau EKĀKṢARAK._im_ŚKDR. — Lauter von den Lexicographen ausgedachte Bedd.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

1. ja — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) am Ende eines Comp. — a〉 geboren —, erzeugt von, geboren —, entstanden —, hervorgegangen aus, verursacht durch. — b〉 geboren [Page2-246-b] in, entstanden in, an, auf oder bei, wohnend —, befindlich an. — c〉 geboren, entstanden in Verbindung mit einem Adv. oder einem adverbial aufzufassenden Worte. — d〉 bereitet —, zubereitet —, gemacht aus HEMĀDRI 1,413,11. 416,13. 455,16. — e〉 gehörig zu, in Verbindung stehend mit, eigenthümlich. — f〉 in der Bed. geboren bisweilen tautologisch: apakṛṣṭaja = apakṛṣṭa — 2〉 m. — a〉 am Ende eines Comp. Sohn. — b〉 *Vater. — c〉 *Geburt. — 3〉 f. jā́ — a〉 Stamm AV. 5,11,10. — b〉 am Ende eines Comp. Tochter. Vgl. jā.

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

2. *ja — 1〉 Adj. — a〉 eilend, rasch. — b〉 siegreich. — c〉 gegessen. — 2〉 m. — a〉 Eile. — b〉 Genuss. — c〉 Glanz. — d〉 Gift. — e〉 ein Piśāca. — f〉 Bein. — a〉 Viṣṇuʼs. — b〉 Śivaʼs. — 3〉 f. ā des Mannes Bruders Frau.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

ja a. [ji-jan-ju-vā ḍa] 1 (At the end of comp.) Born from or in, produced or caused by, descended from, growing in, living or being at or in &c.; atrinetraja, kulaja, jalaja, kṣatriyaja, aṃḍaja, udbhija &c. 2 Prepared from, made of. 3 Belonging to, connected with, peculiar to. 4 Swift. 5 Victorious, conquering. — jaḥ 1 A father. 2 Production, birth. 3 Poison. 4 An imp or goblin. 5 A conqueror. 6 Lustre. 7 N. of Viṣṇu. 8 N. of Śiva. 9 Enjoyment. 10 Speed, swiftness. 11 (In prosody) One of the eight syllabic feet (gaṇa).

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

ja (—˚) geboren von, entstanden aus o. in, gemacht aus, gehörig zu, verbunden mit. f. jā́ Stamm; —˚ Tochter.

Burnouf 1866 adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · French · adjective

ja ja a. (jan) né, issu de [à la fin des composés].

Original text · French · substantive masculine

ja ja m., dans le langage mystique, désigne Viṣṇu ou Śiva.

Original text · French · Word type unspecified

ja ja, 22ᵉ lettre de l'alphabet sanscrit, la 3ᵉ des consonnes palatales. Elle est ou primitive ou dérivée du ga ga qu'elle remplace dans les redoublements. Elle est représentée dans les langues âryennes par z, y, g, et qqf. par k, qu, v ou j.

Derived words

  • vivekaja विवेकज adjective born of discrimination

Occurrences in source texts (16)

DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 50–53: Obstacles 1 occurrence

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GoS 2 occurrences
GoS 29–33: Four Forms of Breath Retention 1 occurrence

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GoS 50–63: Three Locks 1 occurrence

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HP 5 occurrences
HP 3.49-3.57: Mūlabandha 1 occurrence

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HP 3.87-3.93*7: Sahajolī and Amarolī 1 occurrence

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HP 4.27*1-4.35: Rājayoga and Haṭha 2 occurrences

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HP 4.37-4.46: Listening to Nāda 1 occurrence

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HTK 1 occurrence
HTK 10.11*2–14*1: Bhastrikā: Breath like a bellows 1 occurrence

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PYS 5 occurrences
PYS 1.50–51: Samādhi without Seed 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.52–55: Viveka and Kaivalya 2 occurrences

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PYS 4.1: Five Sources of Siddhi 1 occurrence

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PYS 4.6: Meditation-Born Citta 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.208-5.222: Rājayoga 1 occurrence

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SVU 1 occurrence
SVU 6.7–6.13: Lord of All Lords 1 occurrence

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