Jahnu: 18 definitions

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Jahnu means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Jahnu (जह्नु):—m. [Die Uṇādi-Affixe 3, 36.]

1) Nomen proprium eines alten Königs, der die Gaṅgā als Tochter annahm; ein Sohn Ajamīḍha’s, Suhotra's, Kuru's und auch Hotraka's; Stammherr der Kuśika. [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 7.] [Mahābhārata 1, 3722. fgg. 12, 1717. 13, 202. 7680.] [Harivaṃśa 1756. fgg. 1416. fgg.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 44, 35. fgg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 398. 455.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 22, 4. 15, 3.] pl. seine Nachkommen: jahnūnāṃ cādhipatye daive vede ca gāthinām [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 7, 18.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 14.] —

2) Beiname Viṣṇu’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 28.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 216.] [Medinīkoṣa] — Vgl. jāhnava .

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Jahnu (जह्नु):—

1) pl. [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 21, 12, 2.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Jahnu (जह्नु):—m.

1) Nomen proprium — a) verschiedener Männer ([Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa]), unter andern eines Fürsten , der die Gaṅgā als Tochter annahm. Pl. sein Geschlecht. — b) einer Höhle im Himālaya , aus der die Gaṅgā hervorbricht. [Kād. (1872) 46,23.] [Harṣacarita 75,13.] —

2) *Beiname Viṣṇu's.

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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.

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