# जाबालि (jābāli)

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जाबालि (jābāli) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of an ancient sage, an infidel Brahman, the author of a law-book, name of a sage, a rishi, son of Vishvamitra, visited Parashurama, performing penance. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Jābāli as a Sage, Teacher, or Lawgiver, Other Distinct Puranic Figures named Jābāli, Jābāli as Daśaratha's Priest in the Ramayana (Skeptical Arguments).

- **SLP1:** `jAbAli`  **IAST:** jābāli  **Devanagari:** जाबालि
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabali
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jabali/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Jābāli as a Sage, Teacher, or Lawgiver (4 definitions)
- Name of an ancient sage  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 419,1] जाबालि (jābāli) m. patr. fr. जबाल (jabāla) ( Pāṇini (Author) ii, 4, 58, Vārtt. 1, Patañjali (Author) ), N. of an ancient sage (author of a law-book, Padma-purāṇa (Title); Manu-smṛti (Title) iv, 82/83 ), Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 8265; xiii, 254; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) vlii; Kādambarī (Title) [ ID=78880 ]
- The name of a sage, one of the original teachers of the Vedas.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जाबालि (jābāli) [Printed book page 348 ] जाबालि (jābāli) m. ( - लिः (-liḥ) ) The name of a Muni, one of the original teachers of the Vedas. E. जवल (javala), and इञ् (iñ) patronymic affix; also with अण्, जाबाल (aṇ, jābāla) as before. [ ID=16239 ]
- Name of a sage  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जाबालि (jābāli) [Printed book page 306-a ] जाबा _ लि (jābā_li) ( लिः ) ((liḥ)) 2. m. Name of a muni. [ ID=15706 ]
- The name of a sage, one of the original teachers of the Vedas.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जाबालि (jābāli) [Printed book page 288-b ] जाबालि (jābāli) m. ( - लिः (-liḥ) ) The name of a Muni, one of the original teachers of the Vedas. E. जबल (jabala) and इञ् (iñ) patronymic affix; also with अण् जाबाल (aṇ jābāla) as before. [ ID=16210 ]

### Other Distinct Puranic Figures named Jābāli (2 definitions)
- visited Parashurama, performing penance  
  *The Purana Index*
  > जाबालि (jābāli) [Printed book page 1-647 ] Jābāli (II) — visited Paraśurāma, performing penance. Br. III. 23. 4. [ ID=5141 ]
- an Arsheya pravara of Angiras  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Jābāli (III) — an Arṣeya pravara of Angiras. M. 195. 38. [ ID=5142 ]

### Jābāli as Daśaratha's Priest in the Ramayana (Skeptical Arguments) (1 definition)
- an infidel Brahman  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an infidel Brāhman (priest of Daśa-ratha, who ineffectually tried after his death to shake Rāma's resolution and induce him to take the throne), Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i, 11, 6 and 69, 4; ii, 67, 2. [ ID=78881 ]

### Jābāli as Son of Viśvāmitra (Mahabharata Context) (1 definition)
- a rishi, son of Vishvamitra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > जाबालि (jābāli) [Printed book page 345-2 ] Jābāli, a ṛṣi, son of Viśvāmitra. § 376 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 85, 8265 (among the ṛṣis who expected Yudhiṣṭhira on his tīrthayātrā; C. has Jāv° ).—§ 721 b (Viśvāmitrop.): XIII, 4 β, 254 (enumeration of the sons of Viśvāmitra). [ ID=4681 ]

### Jābāli: Acknowledgment of Multiple Traditional Attributions (1 definition)
- 1. An ancient sage. 2. The author of a law-book. 3. An infidel Brahman who was a priest of king Dasharatha.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > जाबालि (jābāli) [Printed book page 0345-b ] Jābāli, is, m., N. of an ancient sage; also of the author of a law-book; N. of an infidel Brāhman who was one of the priests of king Daśa-ratha and after his death tried ineffectually to shake the resolution of Rāma and induce him to take the throne offered to him by his dutiful younger brother Bharata; (his speech, which is given in Rāmāyaṇa II. 108, con- tains doctrines very similar to those of the Cārvākas or materialists.) [ ID=19560 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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