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jā

Dictionary meanings for jā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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jā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 A mother.

2 A husband's brother's wife.

3 A race, tribe.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (Ved. for 2. ja cf. Pa1n2. 3-2, 67) ifc. born, produced, see agra-, adri-, apsu-j/ā &c 416,3 78408 mf. (/ās) offspring pl. descendants RV. 050962 416,3 78409 mfn. (fr. jāmi ?) customary S3Br. ii, 6, 2, 7. 050963 416,3 78410 mfn. granting offspring RV. viii, 94, 5. 050964 416,3 78411

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