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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Majjana (मज्जन).—A soldier of Subrahmaṇya. (Śloka 70, Chapter 45, Śalya Parva).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Majjana (मज्जन) refers to “bathing”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.45 (“Śiva’s comely form and the Jubilation of the Citizens”).—Accordingly, after Menā spoke to Śiva: “After saying thus and eulogising the moon-crested lord, Menā, the beloved of the mountain, bowed to Him with palms joined in reverence and stood shy. By that time the ladies of the town left the work they were engaged in, in their eagerness to see Śiva. A certain lady in the midst of her bath (majjana) and toilet was overwhelmed with the desire to see Śiva, the bridegroom of Pārvatī. She came out with the shampoo powder still held in her hands. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Majjana (मज्जन):—[majjanam] Steeping keeping the material immersed in a specified liquid

2) Majjāna (मज्जान):—[majjānaṃ] Resembles bone marrow in colour and appearance

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Majjana (मज्जन) (Cf. Nimajjana) means “to sink”, according to Brahmagupta’s Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta verse 22.41.—Accordingly, “The Ghaṭikā-yantra is a copper vessel of the shape of a hemisphere. At the centre of the bottom is a small perforation so made that the bowl sinks sixty times [i.e., majjana—tajjalamajjanaṣaṣṭyā] in a day and night”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

majjana : (nt.) an intoxicant, negligence. || majjanā (f.) polishing; wiping; stroking.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

majjana (मज्जन).—n S Immersion or dipping: also ablution or bathing. Ex. jōṃ majjanēṃ kariti tyā yamu- nēnta nārī ||.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

majjana (मज्जन).—n Immersion. Bathing, ablution.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Majjana (मज्जन).—[masj-bhāve lyuṭ]

1) Sinking, plunging, sinking under water, immersion.

2) Inundating, deluging.

3) Bathing, ablution; प्रत्यग्रमज्जनविशेषविविक्तकान्तिः (pratyagramajjanaviśeṣaviviktakāntiḥ) Ratn. 1.21; R.16.57.

4) Drowning.

5) The marrow of the bones and flesh (= majjan).

Derivable forms: majjanam (मज्जनम्).

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Majjana (मज्जन).—An elephant in the eighth year; Mātaṅga L.5.9.

Derivable forms: majjanaḥ (मज्जनः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Majjana (मज्जन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Bathing, ablution. 2. Immersion. 3. Drowning. 4. Marrow. E. masj to bathe, &c. aff. lyuṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Majjana (मज्जन).—[majj + ana], n. 1. Immersion. 2. Bathing. 3. Drowning, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 34.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Majjana (मज्जन).—[neuter] sinking, diving, bathing, overflowing.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Majjana (मज्जन):—[from majj] m. Name of a demon causing sickness or fever, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] of one of Śiva’s attendants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] n. sinking ([especially] under water), diving, immersion, bathing, ablution, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] (with niraye), sinking into hell, [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] drowning, overwhelming, [ib.]

6) [v.s. ...] = majjan, marrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Majjāna (मज्जान):—[from majj] See majjala.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Majjana (मज्जन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Bathing; marrow.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Majjana (मज्जन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Majjaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Majjana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Majjana (मज्जन) [Also spelled majjan]:—(nm) dip, dipping; bath, bathing.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Majjaṇa (मज्जण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Majjana.

2) Majjaṇa (मज्जण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mārjaṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Majjaṇa (ಮಜ್ಜಣ):—

1) [noun] = ಮಜ್ಜನ [majjana].

2) [noun] ritual washing of an idol.

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Majjana (ಮಜ್ಜನ):—[noun] a washing or dipping of a thing, esp. the body, in water or other liquid, steam, etc.; a bath.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Majjanagata, Majjanagey, Majjanagolisu, Majjanagriha, Majjanamandapa, Majjanambogisu, Majjanambogu, Majjanambugu, Majjanamgeysu, Majjanartha, Majjanashale, Majjanavadisu, Majjanavala, Majjanavalla, Majjanavalti.

Ends with (+9): Anumajjana, Avabhritamajjana, Avamajjana, Camasonmajjana, Chamasonmajjana, Duppamajjana, Ennemajjana, Jalamajjana, Madhumajjana, Majjanonmajjana, Malamajjana, Mamgalyamajjana, Mogamajjana, Mukhamajjana, Nimajjana, Nimmajjana, Numajjana, Omajjana, Pamajjana, Pankamajjana.

Full-text: Majjala, Nimajjana, Unmajjana, Majjanagata, Majjanonmajjana, Majjanamandapa, Marjana, Maccanam, Upamajjana, Pankamajjana, Majjan, Madhumajjana, Malamajjana, Guru.

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