cl.1. ([ ]) and cl.10.j/anati-, te- (subjunctivejanat-; nāt- ; A1.nata- ; imperfect tense/ajanat-; parasmE-padaj/anat-), jan/ayati-, te- (in later language only P. ; subjunctiven/ayat-; imperfect tense/ajanayat-; Aorist/ajījanat-; parasmE-padajan/ayat-; infinitive moodj/anayitavai-) , twice cl.3. (subjunctivejaj/anat- [ ] ; confer, compare; properjajanti- ; AoristA1.j/aniṣṭa-; A1./ajani- ; perf.jaj/āna-; 3. pluraljajñ/ur- etc.; once jajan/ur-, ; parasmE-padajñivas-; Vedic or Vedainfinitive moodj/anitos-, ;[ ];Ved. ind.p.nitv/ī-) to generate, beget, produce, create, cause etc. ; to produce (a song of praise, etc.) ; (cl.10. or Causal) to cause to be born ; to assign, procure ; cl.4.j/āyate- (Epic also ti-; imperfect tense/ajāyata-; pr. p.jayamāna-;fut. janiṣyate-;aor. /ajaniṣṭa-;1.[ ] and 3. sg./ajani-; 3. sg.j/ani-, ; j/āni-, ; perf.jajñ/e-,2. sg.jñiṣ/e-3. pluraljñir/e-, parasmE-padajñān/a-) and ([ ]) cl.2. (?) A1. (2. sg.jañiṣ/e-,2. pluraljiñre-, niṣvā-[ ], nidhvam-confer, compare; imperfect tense 3. p. ajñata-[ Aorist ] ) , twice cl.1 A1. (imperfect tense 3. pluralajanatā-; parasmE-padaj/anamāna-, ) to be born or produced, come into existence etc. ; to grow (as plants, teeth) ; to be born as, be by birth or nature (with double Nominal verb) ; to be born or destined for (accusative) (varia lectiojayate-for jāy-) ; to be born again ; to become, be etc. ; to be changed into (dative case) ; to take place, happen ; to be possible or applicable or suitable ; to generate, produce : Passive voicejanyate-, to be born or produced : Desiderativejijaniṣati-, : Intensivejañjanyate- and jājāy-, (confer, compare) ; ([ confer, compareLatin gigno,(g)nascor; Hibernian or Irish genim,"I beget, generate."])
जन् 4 Ā. (जायते, जज्ञे, अजनि-अजनिष्ट, जनितुम्, जात; pass. जन्यते or जायते) 1 To be born or produced (with abl. of source of birth); अजनि ते वै पुत्रः Ait. Br.; Ms.1.9; 3.39,41; प्राणाद्वायुरजायत Rv.1.9.12; Ms.1.8; 3.76;1.75. -2 To rise, spring up, grow (as a plant &c.) -3 To be, become, happen, take place, occur; अनिष्टादिष्टलाभे$पि न गतिर्जायते शुभा H.1.6; रक्तनेत्रो$जनि क्षणात Bk.6.32; Y.3.226; Ms.1.99. -4 To be possible, applicable &c. -5 To be born or destined for anything. -Caus. (जनयति) 1 To give birth, beget, cause, produce. -2 To cause, occasion.
jan generate, create, I. jánati; pf. jajá̄na, i. 160, 4; ii. 12, 3. 7; 35, 2; jajñiré were born, x. 90, 92. 10; iṣ ao. ájaniṣṭa has been born, iii. 59, 4; v. 11, 1; red. ao. ájījanas hast caused to grow, v. 83, 10; cs. janáya generate, ii. 35, 13; x. 135, 5 [Old Lat. gen-ō ‘generate’; Gk. ao. ἐ-γεν-ό-μην]. prá- be prolific, IV. Ā. jāya, ii. 33, 1; 35, 8.
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to be (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be born (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be born again (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be born as (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be by birth or nature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be changed into (dat.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be possible or applicable or suitable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to become (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to come into existence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to generate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to grow (as plants) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to happen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to produce (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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