Jahnavi, Jāhnavī, Jahnāvī: 12 definitions
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Jahnavi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchJahnāvī (जह्नावी):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungJahnāvī (जह्नावी):—f. das Geschlecht des Jahnu.
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Jāhnavi (जाह्नवि):—(metrisch) f. = jāhnava 2).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jahnavi-vaktra, Jahnavisuta, Jahnaviya.
Ends with: Arddhajahnavi, Ardhajahnavi, Siddhantajahnavi.
Full-text (+34): Ardhajahnavi, Arddhajahnavi, Jahnaviya, Jahnutanaya, Jahnukanya, Jahnupraja, Jahnusuta, Jahnavi-vaktra, Siddhantajahnavi, Janhai, Jahnusaptami, Janhavi, Jahnu, Ardhaganga, Ganga, Pragalbha acarya, Canavi, Bhagirathi, Kanakhala, Jahnava.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.128 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 4.18.7-8 < [Chapter 18 - The Names and Worship of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 4.19.114 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 5.24.48 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
5.17. The Female Mendicant (śramaṇikā) < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.5.446 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]
Verse 3.2.68 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 2.1.89 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 10.31 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
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