Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

jap जप् – mutter; recite softly

verbal root · Word type unspecified · verb

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary verbal root

mutter; recite softly

Cappeller 1891 verb

Original text · English · verb

jap jápati jápa°te ·v pp. japita & japta whisper, mutter, esp. prayers, invoke in a low voice. -- ā mutter into (karṇe). upa whisper to i.e. bring over secretly. sam whisper or talk about.

Monier-Williams 1872 verb

Original text · English · verb

jap jap, cl. 1. P. japati, jajāpa, japiṣ- yati, ajapīt and ajāpīt, japitum, to utter in a low voice or under-tone, to mutter, whisper, repeat internally, talk to one's self; to mutter prayers or incantations, whisper magical spells or charms; to pray to any one in a low voice (e. g. Śivo japyate, Śiva is addressed with muttered prayers); to invoke or call upon in a low voice: Caus. jāpayati, -yitum, ajījapat: Desid. jijapiṣati: Intens. jañjapyate, jañjapīti; [cf. jalp.]

Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

jap , jápati DHĀTUP. 11,3. jajāpa; japtvā und japitvā, japta und japita VOP. 26,103. VOP. 26,104. 1〉 halblaut —, flüsternd hersagen, hermurmeln (Gebete): hotṛjapam, upāṃśu AIT. BR. 2,38. agnimīkṣamāṇo japati ŚAT. BR. 1,5,1,26. ŚAT. BR. 2,4,2,22. ṛcam, yajuḥ ŚAT. BR. 1,7,4,20. ŚAT. BR. 1,7,4,21. ŚAT. BR. 13,8,4,7. ŚAT. BR. 9,2,3,1. LĀṬY. 1,7,5. LĀṬY. 1,10,4. KĀTY. ŚR. 2,3,29. KĀTY. ŚR. 2,6,13. KĀTY. ŚR. 3,4,16. KAUŚ. 42. M. 2,78. M. 2,101. M. 2,102. M. 2,181 u. s. w. MBH. 1,2777. MBH. 3,1733. MBH. 3,14450. MBH. 14,2244. R. 1,25,3. R. 1,25,20 SUŚR. 1,111,11. VID. 84. BHĀG. P. 3,14,31. haririti japati sakāmam GĪT. 4,16. japatāṃ varaḥ unter den stillen Betern MBH. 12,9339. med.: japeran ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 3,6,4. japate MBH. 3,10905. MBH. 13,750. japitum MBH. 12,7336. japtvā M. 11,249. M. 11,250. M. 11,256. R. 1,2,10. japitvā M. 11,194. M. 11,251. M. 11,259. VET. 18,6. japta MBH. 5,7047. NAIṢ. 11,26. japita MBH. 12,7248. — 2〉 beflüstern, mit halblauter Stimme besprechen: āpo hi ṣṭhā tisṛbhirhiraṇyavarṇeti ca tasṛbhirjaptam . kārpāsikaṃ vastrayugaṃ bibhṛyātsnāto narādhipatiḥ .. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 47,72. — 3〉 halblaut ein Gebet an Jmd (acc.) richten: japate japyate caiva (śivaḥ) MBH. 13,750. — 4〉 halblaut Jmd anrufen, nennen, mit dem acc.: māmeva te 'bhidhyāyante japante māṃ ca nityaśaḥ BHAV. P._in_Verz. d. Oxf. H. 33,a,19. yadi racitadhiyaṃ māvidyaloko 'paviddhaṃ japati na gaṇaye tat BHĀG. P. 4,7,29. — intens. jañjapyate, jañjapīti P. 7,4,86. VOP. 20,8. śanairitaro jañjapyamāna ivānvāha ŚAT. BR. 11,5,5,10. Nach P. 3,1,24 und VOP. 20,2 einen Tadel einschliessend. — Vgl. jalp. — anu nachher murmelnd hersagen: mantram ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 3,20,17. ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 3,20,18. LĀṬY. 1,10,7. BHĀG. P. 5,18,29. ṛcaḥ LĀṬY. 9,10,7. — abhi beflüstern, besprechen: oṣadhīm — cakāra rakṣāṃ kauśalyā mantrairabhijajāpa ca R. 2,25,36. — ā hineinflüstern: dakṣiṇe karṇe ŚAT. BR. 4,5,8,10. ŚAT. BR. 13,4,2,15. — upa 1〉 Jmd zuraunen: śrotramūle copajepurvadanaiḥ R. 1,9,38. kṣattāraṃ kururājastu śanaiḥ karṇamupājapat MBH. 4,2216. — 2〉 Jmd durch Zuflisterungen auf seine Seite bringen: upajapyānupajapet M. 7,197. MBH. 12,2633. DAŚAK. 193,12. upajapta HARIV. 4221. R. 6,89,10. PRAB. 33,9. — Vgl. upajapya, upajāpa fg. — pari beflüstern, besprechen: haviṣyamannaṃ prathamaṃ parijapitaṃ bhuñjīta GOBH. 2,3,16. GOBH. 4,5,16. ṛgbhiretābhiḥ . parijaptaṃ vaijayikaṃ navaṃ vidadhyādalaṃkāram .. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 47,74. — pra herflüstern: gāyatrīm MBH. 3,13432. RUDRAYĀM._in_Verz. d. Oxf. H. 88,a. — prati erwiedernd flüstern: pratijapatyomityuccaiḥ GOBH. 1,3,21. — sam ausplaudern, weitererzählen: na ca saṃdarśane kiṃñcitpravṛttamapi saṃjapet MBH. 4,111. mittheilen: pratikūlaṃ na saṃjapet MĀRK. P. 34,33.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

√jap mit upa 2〉 KATHĀS. 60,115.

Böhtlingk 1879 verbal root

Original text · German · verbal root

√jap , jápati, japate (seltener); Partic. japita und japta. — 1〉 halblaut —, flüsternd hersagen, hermurmeln (Gebete). japatām varaḥ der Beste unter den stillen Betern Chr. 73,15. — 2〉 beflüstern, mit halblauter Stimme besprechen. — 3〉 halblaut ein Gebet an Jmd richten, halblaut Jmd anrufen. — Intens. jañjapyáte, *jañjapīti beständig flüstern. Nach den Grammatikern soll ein Tadel darin liegen. — Mit anu [Page2-253-b] nachher murmelnd hersagen. — Mit abhi beflüstern, besprechen. — Mit ā hineinflüstern. kárne inʼs Ohr. — Mit upa — 1〉 zuflüstern, mit Loc. oder Acc. des Ohres. — 2〉 Jmd durch Zuflüsterungen auf seine Seite bringen. — Mit pari beflüstern, besprechen GOBH. 2,3,18. 4,5,19. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 48,74. — Mit pra herflüstern. — Mit prati erwiedernd flüstern. — Mit sam ausplaudern, weitererzählen, mittheilen.

Whitney Roots 1885 verbal root

Original text · English · verbal root

jap — whisper

Apte 1890 verbal root

Original text · English · verbal root

jap 1 P. (japati, japita or japta) 1 To utter in a low voice, repeat internally, mutter; japannapi tavaivālāpamaṃtrāvaliṃ Gīt. 5; haririti haririti japati sakāmaṃ Gīt. 4; N. 11. 26. 2 To mutter prayers or spells; Ms. 11. 194, Ms. 11. 251, Ms. 11. 260. 3 To pray to one or invoke in a low voice.

Cappeller 1887 verb

Original text · German · verb

jap jápati (˚te) flüstern, vor sich hinmurmeln, beten.

Burnouf 1866 verbal root

Original text · French · verbal root

*jap jap. japāmi, jape 1; p. jajāpa; a1. ajapiṣam et ajāpiṣam; gér. japitvā et japtvā. Parler, dire; réciter à voix basse, murmurer: ṛcam un hymne du Veda.

Derived words

  • japa जप substantive masculine recitation

Occurrences in source texts (22)

DYS 2 occurrences
DYS 12–14: Mantra Yoga 1 occurrence

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DYS 87–88: Oṃ 1 occurrence

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HP 1 occurrence
HP 1.15-1.16*2: Factors of Practice 1 occurrence

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PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.27–29: Praṇava 1 occurrence

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SiSa 11 occurrences
SiSa 3.41-3.48: Atemkraft und Hindernisse 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.90-5.93: Mūlādhāra-Wirkungen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.234-5.252: Tripurā-Mantra 9 occurrences

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SS 1 occurrence
SS 3.25–3.27: Sacred Action 1 occurrence

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  • SS 3.27 Segment 2

    Through: japa Attested form: japaḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

VBT 6 occurrences
VBT 86–92: Light and Darkness 1 occurrence

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VBT 139–145: Fruit of the Ways 4 occurrences

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VBT 156–162: Secret and Closure 1 occurrence

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