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jan has 2 results

Root Word (Pāṇini Dhātupāṭha:)	Full Root	Marker	Sense	Class	Sutra
√jan	jana	a	janane	3	34
√jan	janī	ī	prādurbhāve	4	43

jan has 2 results

Root Word	IAST	Meaning	Monier Williams Page	Class
√जन्	jan	begetting / janana	410/3	Cl.3
√जन्	jan	being born, arising, being produced / prādurbhāva	707/1	Cl.4

Amarakosha Search

75 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

abhikhyā	3.3.164	Feminine	Singular	janavādaḥ

abhinītaḥ	3.3.87	Masculine	Singular	pūtaḥ, vijanaḥ

abhrakam	2.9.101	Neuter	Singular	sauvīram, kāpotāñjanam, yāmunam

ānandanam	03.04.2007	Neuter	Singular	sabhājanam, āpracchannam

añjanam	2.9.101	Neuter	Singular	vi‍tunnakam, ‍mayūrakam, tutthāñjanam

apradhānam	3.1.59	Neuter	Singular	aprāgryam, upasarjanam

bāndhavaḥ	2.6.34	Masculine	Singular	svajanaḥ, sagotraḥ, jñātiḥ, bandhuḥ, svaḥ

bhāgyam	3.3.163	Neuter	Singular	niṣkṛtiḥ, karma, pūjanam, ārambhaḥ, cikitsā, upāyaḥ, śikṣā, ceṣṭā, saṃpradhāraṇam

bhāṇḍam	2.9.34	Neuter	Singular	āvapanam, pātram, amatram, ‍bhājanam

bhavaḥ	3.3.214	Masculine	Singular	ātmā, janma, sattā, svabhāvaḥ, abhiprāyaḥ, ceṣṭā

bhāvaḥ	3.3.215	Masculine	Singular	janmahetuḥ, ādyopalabdhisthānam

brahmā	1.1.16-17	Masculine	Singular	prajāpatiḥ, viścasṛṭ, aṇḍajaḥ, kamalodbhavaḥ, satyakaḥ, ātmabhūḥ, pitāmahaḥ, svayaṃbhūḥ, abjayoniḥ, kamalāsanaḥ, vedhāḥ, vidhiḥ, pūrvaḥ, sadānandaḥ, haṃsavāhanaḥ, surajyeṣṭhaḥ, hiraṇyagarbhaḥ, caturāsanaḥ, druhiṇaḥ, sraṣṭā, vidhātā, nābhijanmā, nidhanaḥ, rajomūrtiḥ, parameṣṭhī, lokeśaḥ, dhātā, virañciḥ	bramha

brahma	3.3.121	Neuter	Singular	prayojanam, niḥsaraṇam, vanabhedaḥ

cakṣuṣyā	2.9.103	Feminine	Singular	puṣpakam, ku‍sumāñjanam, puṣpaketu

caṇḍālaḥ	2.10.19	Masculine	Singular	antevāsī, janaṅgamaḥ, plavaḥ, pukkasaḥ, śvapacaḥ, divākīrttiḥ, cāṇḍālaḥ, niṣādaḥ, mātaṅgaḥ

chandaḥ	3.3.95	Masculine	Singular	janavādaḥ

dhamanī		Feminine	Singular	hanuḥ, haṭṭavilāsinī, añjanakeśī

dharmarājaḥ	3.3.37	Masculine	Singular	janaḥ, santatiḥ

dhātrī	3.3.184	Feminine	Singular	yogyaḥ, bhājanaḥ

gālavaḥ		Masculine	Singular	mārjanaḥ, śābaraḥ, lodhraḥ, tirīṭaḥ, tilvaḥ

gundraḥ		Masculine	Singular	tejanakaḥ, śaraḥ

jananī	2.6.29	Feminine	Singular	janayitrī, prasūḥ, mātā

janī		Feminine	Singular	cakravartinī, saṃsparśā, jatūkā, rajanī, jatukṛt

janus		Neuter	Singular	janma, janiḥ, utpattiḥ, udbhavaḥ, jananam	birth

karālaḥ	3.3.213	Masculine	Singular	haraḥ, janma

kārtikeyaḥ		Masculine	Singular	mahāsenaḥ, kumāraḥ, śikhivāhanaḥ, bāhuleyaḥ, senānīḥ, ṣaḍānanaḥ, śaktidharaḥ, viśākhaḥ, guhaḥ, skandaḥ, śarajanmā, krauñcadāruṇaḥ, ṣāṇmāturaḥ, tārakajit, agnibhūḥ, pārvatīnandanaḥ	kaarttik

khañjarīṭaḥ	2.5.17	Masculine	Singular	khañjanaḥ

kiṃvadantī	1.6.7	Feminine	Singular	janaśrutiḥ	rumour

kṛtam	3.3.83	Neuter	Singular	garhitaḥ, janyaḥ

kṣatriyaḥ	2.8.1	Masculine	Singular	virāṭ, mūrddhābhiṣiktaḥ, rājanyaḥ, bāhujaḥ

kṣavaḥ	2.9.20	Masculine	Singular	kṣudhābhijananaḥ, rājikā, ‍kṛṣṇikā, āsurī

kuberaḥ	1.1.68-69	Masculine	Singular	ekapiṅgaḥ, paulastyaḥ, dhanādhipaḥ, manuṣyadharmā, tryambakasakhaḥ, śrīdaḥ, yakṣaḥ, vaiśravaṇaḥ, rājarājaḥ, guhyakeśvaraḥ, aiḍaviḍaḥ, naravāhanaḥ, kinnareśaḥ, dhanadaḥ, yakṣarāṭ, puṇyajaneśvaraḥ	kuber

kuṅkumam	2.6.124	Neuter	Singular	lohitacandanam, saṅkocam, bāhlīkam, kāśmīrājanma, dhīram, raktam, varam, piśunam, pītanam, agniśikham

lakṣmīḥ	1.1.27	Feminine	Singular	bhārgavī, mā, haripriyā, padmā, kṣīrasāgarakanyakā, ramā, lokamātā, śrīḥ, padmālayā, lokajananī, kṣīrodatanayā, indirā, kamalā	laxmi, goddess of wealth

laśunam		Neuter	Singular	ariṣṭaḥ, mahākandaḥ, rasonakaḥ, mahauṣadham, gṛñjanaḥ

maṇḍapaḥ		Masculine	Singular	janāśrayaḥ

mañjiṣṭhā		Feminine	Singular	bhaṇḍīrī, vikasā, bhaṇḍī, jiṅgī, yojanavallī, samaṅgā, kālameśikā, maṇḍūkaparṇī

mānuṣyakam	2.4.42	Neuter	Singular	bhuvanam, janaḥ

māraṇam	2.8.118	Neuter	Singular	nirbahaṇam, pravāsanam, nihiṃsanam, nirgranthanam, nihānanam, nirvāpaṇam, pratighātanam, krathanam, piñjaḥ, unmāthaḥ, nikāraṇam, parāsanam, nirvāsanam, apāsanam, kṣaṇanam, viśasanam, udvāsanam, ujjāsanam, viśaraḥ, pramāpaṇam, viśāraṇam, niṣūdanam, saṃjñapanam, ni‍starhaṇam, parivarjanam, māraṇam, pramathanam, ālambhaḥ, ghātaḥ

mūrvā		Feminine	Singular	gokarṇī, sruvā, madhurasā, madhuśreṇī, tejanī, devī, pīluparṇī, madhūlikā, moraṭā

nīvṛt		Masculine	Singular	janapadaḥ

pakṣatiḥ	3.3.79	Feminine	Singular	yoṣit, janitātyarthānurāgāyoṣit

piccaṭam	2.9.106	Neuter	Singular	vahniśikham, ‍mahārajanam, ku‍sumbham

pītadruḥ		Masculine	Singular	pacampacā, dāruharidrā, parjanī, kālakeyaḥ, haridraḥ, dārvī

pitarau	2.6.37	Masculine	Dual	prasūjanayitārau, mātāpitarau, mātarapitarau

pradoṣaḥ	1.4.6	Masculine	Singular	rajanīmukham	evening

prāṇī		Masculine	Singular	jantuḥ, janyuḥ, śarīrī, cetanaḥ, janmī	animal

puraskṛtaḥ	3.3.90	Masculine	Singular	abhidheyaḥ, rāḥ, vastu, prayojanam, nivṝttiḥ

puruṣaḥ	2.6.1	Masculine	Singular	pañcajanaḥ, pūruṣaḥ, naraḥ, pumān

rākṣasaḥ		Masculine	Singular	rakṣaḥ, puṇyajanaḥ, karvuraḥ, āśaraḥ, kravyāt, yātu, yātudhānaḥ, rātricaraḥ, asrapaḥ, kauṇapaḥ, nairṛtaḥ, nikaṣātmajaḥ, rātriñcaraḥ, kravyādaḥ	giant

sādhīyaḥ	3.3.243	Neuter	Singular	ādānam, mūlam, śāpaḥ, patnī, parijanaḥ

sagdhiḥ	2.9.56	Feminine	Singular	sahabhojanam

santatiḥ	2.7.1	Feminine	Singular	vaṃśaḥ, gotram, anvavāyaḥ, jananam, santānaḥ, kulam, abhijanaḥ, anvayaḥ

śarvarī		Feminine	Singular	rajanī, kṣapā, rātriḥ, tamī, tamasvinī, kṣaṇadā, niśīthinī, yāminī, vibhāvarī, triyāmā, niśā	the star spangled night

śikharin	3.3.113	Masculine	Singular	janmabhūmiḥ, kulam

snuṣā	2.6.9	Feminine	Singular	janī, vadhūḥ

stambhaḥ	3.3.142	Masculine	Singular	karakaḥ, mahārajanam

sūtimāsaḥ	2.6.39	Masculine	Singular	vaijananaḥ

svaḥ	3.3.219	Masculine	Singular	dravyam, asavaḥ, vyavasāyaḥ, jantuḥ

śvasanaḥ		Masculine	Singular	vāyuḥ, pṛṣadaśvaḥ, anilaḥ, mārutaḥ, samīraṇaḥ, pavanaḥ, mātariśvā, gandhavahaḥ, āśugaḥ, marut, nabhasvān, pavamānaḥ, sparśanaḥ, sadāgatiḥ, gandhavāhaḥ, samīraḥ, jagatprāṇaḥ, vātaḥ, prabhañjanaḥ	air or wind

tamonud	3.3.96	Masculine	Singular	vyañjanam

tātaḥ	2.6.28	Masculine	Singular	janakaḥ, pitā

tilaparṇī	1.2.133	Feminine	Singular	rañjanam, raktacandanam, kucandanam, patrāṅgam

tyāgaḥ	2.7.31	Masculine	Singular	aṃhatiḥ, prādeśanam, vitaraṇam, utsarjanam, apavarjanam, pratipādanam, viśrāṇanam, dānam, nirvapaṇam, sparśanam, visarjanam, vihāyitam

udumbaraḥ		Masculine	Singular	jantuphalaḥ, yajñāṅgaḥ, hemadugdhaḥ

vaṃśaḥ		Masculine	Singular	tejanaḥ, yavaphalaḥ, tvacisāraḥ, maskaraḥ, śataparvā, karmāraḥ, veṇuḥ, tṛṇadhvajaḥ, tvaksāraḥ

vanitā	3.3.80	Feminine	Singular	vṛttiḥ, janaśrutiḥ

veśaḥ		Masculine	Singular	veśyājanasamāśrayaḥ

vilambhaḥ	2.4.28	Masculine	Singular	atisarjanam

vipraḥ	2.7.4	Masculine	Singular	vāḍavaḥ, brāhmaṇaḥ, dvijātiḥ, agrajanmā, bhūdevaḥ

viṣṇuḥ	1.1.18-21	Masculine	Singular	adhokṣajaḥ, vidhuḥ, yajñapuruṣaḥ, viśvarūpaḥ, vaikuṇṭhaḥ, hṛṣīkeśaḥ, svabhūḥ, govindaḥ, acyutaḥ, janārdanaḥ, cakrapāṇiḥ, madhuripuḥ, devakīnandanaḥ, puruṣottamaḥ, kaṃsārātiḥ, kaiṭabhajit, purāṇapuruṣaḥ, jalaśāyī, muramardanaḥ, kṛṣṇaḥ, dāmodaraḥ, mādhavaḥ, puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ, pītāmbaraḥ, viśvaksenaḥ, indrāvarajaḥ, padmanābhaḥ, trivikramaḥ, śrīpatiḥ, balidhvaṃsī, viśvambharaḥ, śrīvatsalāñchanaḥ, narakāntakaḥ, mukundaḥ, nārāyaṇaḥ, viṣṭaraśravāḥ, keśavaḥ, daityāriḥ, garuḍadhvajaḥ, śārṅgī, upendraḥ, caturbhujaḥ, vāsudevaḥ, śauriḥ, vanamālī(45)	vishnu, the god

vivarṇaḥ	2.10.16	Masculine	Singular	jālmaḥ, ‍‍pṛthagjanaḥ, ‍pāmaraḥ, itaraḥ, apasadaḥ, ‍prākṛtaḥ, ‍kṣullakaḥ, nihīnaḥ, nīcaḥ

vratatiḥ	3.3.73	Feminine	Singular	janma, sāmānyam

yādaḥ		Masculine	Singular	jalajantuḥ	aquatic animals

yuddham	2.8.107	Neuter	Singular	āyodhanam, pravidāraṇam, saṃkhyam, ‍samaraḥ, kalahaḥ, abhisaṃpātaḥ, saṃyogaḥ, saṃgrāmaḥ, ‍saṃyat, samit, janyam, mṛdham, samīkam, a‍nīkaḥ, ‍vigrahaḥ, kaṃliḥ, abhyāmardaḥ, āhavaḥ, ‍samitiḥ, yut, pradhanam, āskandanam, ‍sāṃparāthikam, raṇaḥ, saṃprahāraḥ, saṃsphoṭaḥ, ‍samāghātaḥ, samudāyaḥ, ājiḥ

Monier-Williams Search

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jan

cl.1. ([

]) and cl.10. j/anati-, te- (subjunctive janat-

; nāt-

; A1. nata-

; imperfect tense /ajanat-

; parasmE-pada j/anat-), jan/ayati-, te- (in later language only P.

; subjunctive n/ayat-; imperfect tense /ajanayat-; Aorist /ajījanat-; parasmE-pada jan/ayat-; infinitive mood j/anayitavai-

) , twice cl.3. (subjunctive jaj/anat-

[

] ; confer, compare

; proper jajanti-

; Aorist A1. j/aniṣṭa-; A1. /ajani-

; perf. jaj/āna-; 3. plural jajñ/ur-

etc.; once jajan/ur-,

; parasmE-pada jñivas-; Vedic or Veda infinitive mood j/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. plural jñir/e-, parasmE-pada jñān/a-) and ([

]) cl.2. (?) A1. (2. sg. jañiṣ/e-,2. plural jiñre-, niṣvā-[

], nidhvam- confer, compare

; imperfect tense 3. p. ajñata-[ Aorist

]

) , twice cl.1 A1. (imperfect tense 3. plural ajanatā-

; parasmE-pada j/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 lectio jayate-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 voice janyate-, to be born or produced

: Desiderative jijaniṣati-,

: Intensive jañjanyate- and jājāy-,

(confer, compare

) ; ([ confer, compare Latin gigno,(g)nascor; Hibernian or Irish genim,"I beget, generate."])

Apte Search

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jan

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.

Macdonell Vedic Search

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jan	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.

DCS with thanks

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jan	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)) Frequency rank 60/72933

jan	noun (masculine) [gramm.] root jan Frequency rank 35097/72933

Wordnet Search

"jan"" has 3 results.


jan	ruh, anuruh, edh, puṣ, vṛdh, upacīya, jan, sañjan utpannānukūlaḥ vyāpāraḥ। asmin varṣe kṣetreṣu atyadhikaṃ dhānyaṃ rohati।
jan	jan, upajan, ājan, sampad, sañjan, saṃjan, abhijan, samprasūya, sambhū saśarīraṃ prādurbhāvānukūlaḥ vyāpāraḥ। bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ madhyarātrau ajāyata।
jan	prādurbhū, abhyudi, jan, āvirbhū, utthā, utpat, utpad, udyā, upajan, pravṛt, prasū, vyutpad ajātasya jananānukūlaḥ vyāpāraḥ। varīvardhyamānayā janasaṅkhyayā naikavidhāni praśnāni prādurbhavanti।

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