n. (sometimesm.; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).) a stage or yojana- (id est a distance traversed in one harnessing or without unyoking; especially a particular measure of distance, sometimes regarded as equal to 4 or 5 English miles, but more correctly = 4 krośa-s or about 9 miles;according to other calculations = 2 1/2 English miles, and according to some = 8 krośa-s) etc.
n. profit, use or need of, necessity for etc. (with instrumental case, taruṇā kim prayojanam-,what is the use of the tree? ; bhavatv etaiḥ kusumaiḥ prayojanam-,let these flowers be used ;with genitive case or dative case on )
योजनम् [युज्-भावादौ ल्युट्] 1 Joining, uniting, yoking. -2 Applying, fixing. -3 Preparation, arrangement. -4 Grammatical construction, construing the sense of a passage. -5 A measure of distance equal to four Krośas or eight or nine miles; स्याद् योजनं क्रोशचतुष्टयेन; प्रथममगमदह्ला योजने योजनेशः Līlā.; न योजनशतं दूरं बाह्यमानस्य तृष्णया H.1.146. -6 Exciting, instigation. -7 Concentration of the mind, abstraction (= योग q. v.). -8 Erecting, constructing (also योजना in this sense). -9 Ved. Effort, exertion. -1 A road, way. -11 The Supreme Spirit of the universe. -12 A finger. -ना 1 Junction, union, connection. -2 Grammatical construction. -3 Use, application. -Comp. -गन्धा 1 musk. -2 N. of Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa. -3 of Sītā.
नियोजनम् 1 Fastening, attaching. -2 Ordering, prescribing. -3 Urging, impelling. -4 Appointing. -5 Ved. That with which anything is tied. -नी A halter.
प्रयोजनम् 1 Use, employment, application. -2 Use, need, necessity (with instr. of that which is needed and gen. of the user); सर्वैरपि राज्ञां प्रयोजनम् Pt.1; बाले किमनेन पृष्टेन प्रयोजनम् K.144. -3 End, aim, object, purpose; प्रयोजनमनुद्दिश्य न मन्दो$पि प्रवर्तते; पुत्रप्रयोजना दाराः पुत्रः पिण्डप्रयोजनः । हितप्रयोजनं मित्रं धनं सर्वप्रयोजनम् ॥ Subhās; गुणवत्तापि परप्रयोजना R.8.31. -4 A means of attaining; एतच्चतुर्विधं विद्यात् पुरुषार्थप्रयोजनम् Ms.7.1. -5 A cause, motive, occasion; दुरधिगमा हि गतिः प्रयोजनानाम् Ki.1.4. -6 Profit, interest. -7 The signification, sense (of a word); नासमवायात् प्रयोजनेन स्यात् MS.4.3.31.
n. yoking; team, vehicle (RV., rare); path (V.); yogana (distance driven at a yoking or stretch), a measure of distance equal to four krosas or about nine English miles; preparation, arrangement (also â, f.); instigation; erection; mental concentration; union, combination, with (in. or --°ree;): â, f. grammatical construction; -gandha, a. whose odour extends for a yoga na: â, f. ep. of Satyavatî (mother of Vyâsa); -bâhu, a. having arms a yogana in length, excessively long-armed; m. ep. of Râvana; -sata, n. a hundred yoganas.
n. tying up; cord; injunction, commission; -yogayitavya, cs. fp. to be punished with (in.); to be urged to (lc.); -yogya, fp. to be fastened; -endowed with; -instructed in (in.); -commissioned; -entrusted; m. servant, dependent; -yodhaka, m. pugilist.
Occurs frequently in the Rigveda and later as a measure of distance but there is no reference defining its real lengtḥ Later it is reckoned at four Krośas or about nine mile.
noun (feminine neuter) a finger (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a stage or Yojana (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a team (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
abstraction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
course (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
directing the thoughts to one point (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
harnessing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
instigation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
joining (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mental concentration (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
path (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stimulation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
that which is yoked or harnessed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Supreme spirit of the Universe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vehicle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
yoking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine neuter) application (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
arrangement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
building (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
combination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
constructing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
erecting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
junction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
preparation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
union (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
use (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) bringing or carrying near (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
collecting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
combination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fetching (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
junction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of particular Mantras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a team (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of harnessing (a horse by the side of another) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
use Frequency rank 47592/72933
noun (neuter) appointing to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
commanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
directing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
enjoining (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impelling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
that with which anything is tied or fastened (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of tying or fastening (as to the sacrificial post) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
urging (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective groundless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
harmless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having no motive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impartial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indifferent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
needless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unnecessary (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) (in phil.) a motive for discussing the point in question (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
aim (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
design (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
end (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
means of attaining (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
motive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
object (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
occasion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
opportunity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
purpose (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) detaching or liberating from (comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
separation from (comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
subtraction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) all that binds to the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cause of re-birth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
copulation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sexual union (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of joining or uniting with (instr. or loc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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