# जल (jala)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jala

जल (jala) is a Sanskrit word meaning stupid, name of a man, water or any fluid, a kind of Andropogon plant, the fourth astrological mansion, a cow's embryo. Its 76 recorded definitions are grouped into 15 contexts, among them General Water Phenomena, Objects, Actions & States, Quality of Dullness/Stupidity/Frigidity, Aquatic & Water-Related Plants/Products.

- **Roots:** जल् (jal), गल् (gal)
- **Etymology:** E. जल् to hide, to encompass, &c. affix अच्; also ल being changed to its congener ड, जड q. v — E. jal to hide, to encompass, &c. affix ac; also la being changed to its congener ḍa, jaḍa q. v
- **SLP1:** `jala`  **IAST:** jala  **Devanagari:** जल
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jala/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### General Water Phenomena, Objects, Actions & States (16 definitions)
- to become water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 416,1] 2. जल (jala) Nom. ° लति (°lati), to become water, Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya (Title) xiv. [ ID=78261 ]
- wet  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आर्द्र (ārdra) a. wet. (
- wet garment or clothes  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — र्द्रं (rdraṃ) ) wet garment or clothes. (
- a fan wetted with water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — र्द्रा (rdrā) ) a fan wetted with water
- 1. Resting or lying in water. 2. Stupid, dull, or apathetic.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आशय (āśaya) a. 1 resting or lying in water. 2 stupid, dull, apathetic. (
- aquatic  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उद्भव (udbhava) a. aquatic. (
- making or pouring forth water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कर (kara) a. making or pouring forth water. (
- sport, play, pastime  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — केलिः (keliḥ), m. or f
- playing in water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — क्रीडा (krīḍā) playing in water, splashing one another with water
- aquatic  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — चर (cara) a. (also जलेचर (cara) (jalecara) ) aquatic. (
- born or produced in water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ज (ja) a. born or produced in water. (
- biba  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — बिंबः (biṃbaḥ)
- a bubble  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — बं (baṃ) a bubble
- residence in water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वासः (vāsaḥ) residence in water. (
- any change in river waters indicating a bad omen  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वैकृतं (vaikṛtaṃ) any change in the waters of rivers indicating a bad omen
- to become water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0342-c ] 2. jala, nom. P., Ved. jalati, to become water. [ ID=19418 ]

### Quality of Dullness/Stupidity/Frigidity (10 definitions)
- stupid  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 414,2] 1. जल (jala) mfn. = जड (jaḍa) ( cf. √ जल (jala) ् (jal) ), stupid ( cf. ° ला (°lā) द्किप (dkipa), ° ला (°lā) शय (śaya) ), Śārṅgadhara-paddhati (Title) xxi ( v.l. ) [ ID=77761 ]
- A stupid man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जल (jala) m. ( g. ज्वला (jvalā) दि (di) ) a stupid man, Śiśupāla-vadha (Title) v, 37 [ ID=77762 ]
- moral, mental, or physical sluggishness  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (= जड (jaḍa) ) frigidity (moral or mental or physical), W. [ ID=77768 ]
- Dull, cold, or frigid  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 0508-b ] जल (jala) a. [ जल (jala) ् अच् डस्य लो वा (jal ac ḍasya lo vā) ] 1 Dull, cold, frigid = जड (jaḍa) q. v
- Stupid, idiotic  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 0508-b ] जल (jala) a. [ जल (jala) ् अच् डस्य लो वा (jal ac ḍasya lo vā) ] 2 Stupid, idiotic
- stupid, foolish  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) 2. jala, a. (= jaḍa) stupid, foolish. [ ID=7935 ]
- 1. Cold, stupid, or apathetic. 2. Water. 3. A kind of perfume. 4. The uterus of a cow. 5. Frigidity.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (la) (jala) mfn. ( - ल (la) ः - ल (la) ा - ल (la) ं (-laṃ) (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) ) Cold, stupid, apathetic, idiotic, &c. n. ( - ल (la) ं (-laṃ) ) 1 Water. 2 A kind of perfume: see ह्रीवेर (hrīvera). 3 The uterus of a cow. 4 Frigidity, (moral, mental, or physical.) E. जल (la) (jala) to hide, to encompass, &c. affix अच् (ac); also ल (la) being changed to its congener ड, जड (ḍa, jaḍa) q. v. [ ID=15966 ]
- sluggish, cold, or stupid  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 286-09 ] जल (jala) (I) a. (f. ला (lā) ) The same as जड (jaḍa) q.v. [ ID=14356 ]
- 1. Cold, stupid, or apathetic. 2. Water. 3. A kind of perfume. 4. The uterus of a cow. 5. Moral, mental, or physical frigidity. 6. The constellation Purvashada.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (la) (jala) mfn. ( - ल (la) ः - ल (la) ा - ल (la) ं (-laṃ) (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) ) Cold stupid, apathetic, idiotic, &c. n. ( - ल (la) ं (-laṃ) ) 1. Water. 2. A kind of perfume: see ह्रीवेर (hrīvera). 3. The uterus of a cow. 4. Frigidity, (moral, mental, or physical.) 5. The constellation called Purvashada. E. जल (la) (jala) ् (jal) to hide, to encompass, &c. affix अच्; (ac;) also ल (la) being changed to its congener ड, जड (ḍa, jaḍa) q. v. [ ID=15937 ]
- apathetic or sluggish  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 जल (jala) a. = जड (jaḍa). [ ID=11116 ]

### Aquatic & Water-Related Plants/Products (9 definitions)
- a kind of Andropogon plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जल (jala) n. a kind of Andropogon, Bhāvaprakāśa (Title) vii, 10, 52 & 78; 28, 18 [ ID=77765 ]
- A kind of fragrant medicinal plant or perfume  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लं (laṃ) 2 A kind of fragrant medicinal plant or perfume ( ह्रीवेर (hrīvera) )
- benzoin  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वा (vā) ) benzoin
- hair  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कुंतलः (kuṃtalaḥ)
- moss  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कोशः (kośaḥ) moss
- moss  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नीलिः (nīliḥ) moss
- to grow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रुह् (ruh)
- a lotus  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — हं (haṃ) a lotus
- fragrant root of the grass Andropogon muricatus  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सं (saṃ) ) = उशीर (uśīra). q. v

### Water, Fluid (9 definitions)
- water or any fluid  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जल (jala) n. (also pl. ) water, any fluid, Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) i, 12; Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 17; MBh. &c. ( ifc. f( आ (ā) ). ) [ ID=77764 ]
- Water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लं (laṃ) 1 Water; तातस्य (tātasya) कूपोयमिति ब्रुवाणाः क्षारं जलं (laṃ) कापुरुषाः (kūpoyamiti bruvāṇāḥ kṣāraṃ jalaṃ kāpuruṣāḥ) पिबंति । (pibaṃti.) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. 322
- Water  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 099-3 ] जल (jala) 1. jal-á, n. ( sts. pl. ) water. [ ID=7934 ]
- 1. Water, a perfume, the uterus of a cow, or frigidity. 2. Cold, stupid, or idiotic.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 301-a ] जल (jala) ( लं ) ((laṃ)) 1. n. Water; a perfume; uterus of a cow; frigidity. a. Cold, stupid, idiotic. [ ID=15427 ]
- 1. Water. 2. A kind of perfume, hrivera. 3. The constellation Purvashadha.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) (II) n. 1. Water, R. ii.6, iii.41; 2. a kind of perfume ( ह्रीवेर (hrīvera) ); 3. the constellation called पूर्वाषाढा (pūrvāṣāḍhā). [ ID=14357 ]
- 1. Water. 2. A fragrant plant. 3. The name of a river.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 0326-b ] जल (jala) jala ( cf. jaḍa ), I. n. 1. Water, Man. 4, 46. 2. A fragrant plant, Suśr. 2, 275, 19. II. f. lā, The name of a river, MBh. 3, 10556. — Comp. Ati-, adj., f. lā, abounding in water, Rām. 4, 44, 64. Gandha-, f. lā, fragrant water, Bhāg. P. 1, 11, 15. Netra-, n. tears, Rām. 5, 25, 55. Rajanī-, n. frost, hoarfrost, dew. Sa-, adj. humid, Megh. 23. [ ID=5311 ]
- water  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 182 ] 1 जल (jala) n. water (also pl. ); abstr. ° ता (°tā) f. [ ID=11115 ]
- water  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 158-a ] jalá, n. water. [see √gal. ] [ ID=1588 ]
- cold, stupid, apathetic, idiotic; water, any fluid; a fragrant medicinal plant; the embryo or uterus of a cow; moral, mental, or physical frigidity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 0341-a ] 1. jala, as, ā, am (said to be fr. the preceding rt.; perhaps connected with gal; cf. jaḍa ), cold, stupid, apathetic, idiotic; ( as ), m., N. of a man with the patronymic Jātukarṇya; ( ā ), f., N. of a river; ( am ), n. water, any fluid; a kind of fragrant medi- cinal plant, = hrīvera; the embryo or uterus of a cow; frigidity (moral, mental, or physical); [cf. Lat. gelu; Goth. kalds; Lith. sẓala, szattas; Russ. cholodnyi; Hib. gil.] —Jala-kaṇṭaka, as, m. a crocodile; ‘water-thorn,’ the plant Trapa Bispinosa. —Jala-kapi, is, m. the Gangetic porpoise, Delphinus Gangeticus (‘water-monkey’). —Jala-kapota, as, m. ‘water-pigeon,’ N. of a particular species of bird. —Jala-kara, as, ī, am, making or pouring forth water; ( as ), m. rent or tax derived from water for fisheries &c. —Jala-karaṅka, as, m. a shell, a conch; a cocoa-nut; a cloud; a wave; a lotus. —Jala-kalka, as, m. ‘water-sediment,’ mud, mire. —Jala-kalmaṣa, as, m. the poison produced at the churning of the ocean. —Jala-kāka, as, m. ‘a water- crow,’ the diver bird. —Jala-kāṅkṣa, as, m. ‘de- sirous of water,’ an elephant; [cf. jalākāṅkṣa. ] —Jala-kāṅkṣin, ī, iṇī, i, desirous of water, fond of water; ( ī ), m. an elephant. —Jala-kānta, as, m. the wind (‘the water-lover’). —Jala-kāntāra, as, m. a N. of Varuṇa (‘whose grove or garden is water’). —Jala-kāmuka, as, m., N. of a plant, = kuṭumbinī. —Jala-kirāṭa, as, m. ( kirāṭa for ki- rāta ? ), a shark or (according to some) a large alligator. —Jala-kukkuṭa, as, m. a water-fowl or other water-bird; ( ī ), f. the black-headed gull; [cf. gaṅgācillī. ] —Jala-kukkubha, as, m. a species of aquatic bird, = koyaṣṭi. —Jala-kuntala, as, m. ‘water-hair,’ N. of an aquatic plant, Blyxa Octandra; [cf. jala-keśa. ] —Jala-kubjaka, as, m., N. of an aquatic plant, Trapa Bispinosa. —Jala-kūpī, f. a spring, well; pond, pool; whirlpool. —Jala-kūrma, as, m. the Gangetic porpoise. —Jala-kṛt, t, t, t, causing rain. —Jala-ketu, us, m., N. of a particular comet. —Jala-keli, is, is, m. f. playing or gambol- ing in water, splashing one another with water. —Jalakeli-varṇana, am, n. title of the third chapter of Hari-nātha's poem Rāma-vilāsa-kāvya. —Jala-keśa, as, m. ‘water-hair,’ the plant Blyxa Octandra; [cf. jala-kuntala. ] —Jala-kriyā, f. a funeral ceremony, offering libations, presenting water to the manes of the deceased. —Jala-krīḍā, f. sport- ing or gamboling in water, bathing for pleasure or amusement; [cf. jala-keli. ] —Jala-khaga, as, m. an aquatic bird. —Jala-gandha, as, ā, am, making the water fragrant (?) or turbid (?). —Jala-gandhe- bha, as, m. ‘a scented elephant frequenting water,’ N. of a species of animal. —Jala-garbha, as, m., Page0341-b+ 81 N. of a son of Jala-vāhana, = Ānanda in a former birth. —Jala-gulma, as, m. a turtle, tortoise; a quadrangular tank, a piece of water; a whirlpool. —Jalaṅ-ga, as, ā, am, aquatic, frequenting water, going in water; ( as ), m. the colocynth ( mahā- kāla). —Jalaṅ-gama, as, m. a Cāṇḍāla, an outcast; (a various reading for janaṅ-gama. ) —Jala-ca- tvara, am, n. a square tank. —Jala-cara, as, ī, am, going in water, aquatic, amphibious; ( as ), m. an aquatic animal. —Jalacara-jīva, as, m. a fisher- man; ( ās ), m. pl. the inhabitants of the east coast. —Jalacarājīva (°ra-āj°), as, m. a fisherman. —Jala-cārin, ī, iṇī, i, living in or near water, frequenting water; ( ī ), m. an aquatic animal, a fish. —Jala-ja, as, ā, am, produced or born in water, living or growing in water; coming from or peculiar to water; ( as ), m. an aquatic animal, a fish; sea-salt, = lonāra, a collective N. for several signs of the zodiac; ( ā ), f. a kind of plant, = klītaka; (as, am), m. n. a shell; the conch-shell used as a trumpet; ( am ), n. a pearl, a shell or other product of the sea; the lotus (Nelumbium); N. of several other plants, = hijjala, śaivala, vānīra, kupīlu. —Jalaja- kusuma, am, n. ‘water-flower,’ the lotus. —Jalaja- kusuma-yoni, is, m. ‘born from a lotus-flower,’ a N. of Brahmā. —Jalaja-dravya, am, n. a pearl, a shell or other product of the sea. —Jala-jantu, us, m. a fish or any marine or aquatic or amphibious animal. —Jala-jantukā, f. a leech. —Jala-janman, a, n. ‘water-born,’ the lotus (Nelumbium). —Jalajā- jīva (°ja-āj°), as, m. a fisherman; ( ās ), m. pl. the inhabitants of the eastern coast; [cf. jalacara-jīva. ] —Jalajāsana (°ja-ās°), as, m. a N. of Brahmā (sitting on the lotus). —Jala-jihva, as, m. a croco- dile (‘having a cold tongue?’). —Jala-jīvin, ī, m. a fisherman. —Jala-ḍimba, as, m. a bivalve shell. —Jala-taraṅga, as, m. a wave; a metal cup filled with water producing harmonic notes like a musical glass. —Jala-tā, f. the state of water. —Jala-tāḍana, am, n. beating water, any fruitless action. —Jala- tāpika, as, m. the Hilsa or sable fish, Clupanodon Ilisha (also called jala-tāpin ); another kind of fish, commonly Caöuchhi, Cyprinus Cachius. —Jala-tāla, as, m. the Ilisha or Hilsa fish. —Jala-tiktikā, f. Boswellia Murifera. —Jala-turaga, as, m. ‘water- horse,’ hippopotamus (?). —Jala-trā, f. ‘water-guard,’ an umbrella. —Jala-trāsa, as, m. hydrophobia. —Ja- la-trāsin, ī, inī, i, having hydrophobia, hydrophobic. —Jala-da, as, ā, am, giving or pouring forth water; ( as ), m. a cloud; a fragrant grass, Cyperus Rotundus [cf. mustaka ]; ( ās ), m. pl., N. of a school of the Atharva-veda; N. of a Varṣa in Śāka-dvīpa. —Jalada-kṣaya, as, m. disappear- ance of the clouds, autumn. —Jalada-paṅkti, is, f. a line or long succession of clouds. —Jala- dardura, as, m. a water-pipe, a kind of musical instrument. —Jalada-saṃhati, is, f. the gathering of clouds, cloudiness. —Jaladāgama (°da-āg°), as, m. the arrival or approach of clouds, the rainy season. —Jala-dāna, am, n. the giving of water. —Jala- dābha (°da-ābha), as, ā, am, cloud-like, dark, black. —Jaladāśana (°da-aś°), as, m. the tree Shorea Robusta, = śāla. —Jala-deva, am, n., scil. bha or nakṣatra, the constellation Aṣāḍhā, having the water as its deity. —Jala-devatā, f. a water-goddess, naiad. —Jala-dravya, am, n. a pearl, a shell or other product of the sea; [cf. jalaja- dravya. ] —Jala-droṇī, f. a bucket. —Jala-dvīpa, as, m., N. of an island. —Jala-dhara, as, ā, am, holding or carrying or having water; ( as ), m. a cloud; the ocean; a kind of grass, Cyperus Ro- tundus; the plant Dalbergia Ougeinensis; N. of a metre containing 4 × 32 syllabic instants. —Jala- dhara-garjita-ghoṣa-susvara-nakṣatra-rāja- saṅkusumitābhijña (°ta-abh°), as, m., N. of a Buddha (having a voice musical as the sound of the thunder of the clouds and conversant with the appearance of the regents of the Nakṣatras). —Ja- ladhara-mālā, f. a row of clouds; a metre con- sisting of four lines of twelve syllables each. —Jala- dhāra, as, m., N. of a mountain; N. of a Varṣa Page0341-c+ 81 in Śāka-dvīpa; ( ā ), f. a stream of water. —Jala- dhi, is, m. the ocean; a large number, 100 billions. —Jaladhi-gā, f. ‘going to the ocean,’ a river. —Jaladhi-jā, f. ‘ocean-born,’ N. of the goddess Lakṣmī (as one of the fourteen precious things re- covered at the churning of the ocean). —Jaladhi- rasana, as, ā, am, ‘ocean-girt,’ an epithet of the earth. —Jaladhi-sambhava, as, ā, am, produced from the ocean, marine. —Jala-nakula, as, m. an otter. —Jala-nara, as, m. ‘water-man,’ merman, N. of a particular animal. —Jala-nāḍī, f. a water-course. —Jala-nidhi, is, m. ‘treasure of water,’ the ocean, sea. —Jala-nirgama, as, m. a drain, a water-course, a pipe along a wall or building for carrying off water, a water-fall, the descent of a spring &c. into a river below. —Jala-nivaha, as, m. a quantity of water. —Jala-nīlikā or jala-nīlī, f. the aquatic plant Blyxa Octandra. —Jalan-dhama, as, m., N. of one of the attendants of Skanda; also of a Dānava; ( ā ), f., N. of a daughter of Kṛṣṇa by Satya-bhāmā. —Jalan-dhara, as, m. ‘water-bearer,’ N. of a man; N. of an Asura fabled to have been produced by the contact of a flash from Śiva's eye with the ocean and adopted by the god of the waters; he is so called as having on a particular occasion caught the water which flowed from Brahmā's eye. —Ja- landhara-pura, am, n., N. of a town. —Jalan- dhara-vadha, as, m. title of a chapter of the Liṅga- Purāṇa. —Jala-pakṣin, ī, m. a water-bird. —Jala- paṭala, am, n. a sheet of water, a cloud. —Jala- pati, is, m. ‘lord of the waters,’ i. e. Varuṇa or the Hindū Neptune; the ocean. —Jala-patha, as, m. a sea voyage. —Jala-paddhati, is, f. a water-course, gutter, drain. —Jala-pātra, am, n. a drinking-vessel. —Jala-pāda, as, m. (for jāla-pāda ? ), N. of a frog-king. —Jala-pāna, am, n. the drinking of water; (in Bengal = refreshment, luncheon.) —Jala- pārāvata, as, m. ‘an aquatic pigeon,’ N. of a particular bird. —Jala-pitta, am, n. fire (‘the bile of water’). —Jala-pippalī, f. an aquatic plant, Commelina Salicifolia, and another species. —Jala- pippikā, f. a fish. —Jala-puṣpa, am, n. an aquatic flower. —Jala-pūra, as, m. the full bed or stream of a river, a full stream. —Jala-pṛṣṭhajā, f. the plant Blyxa Octandra, or Pistia Stratiotes. —Jala-prapāta, as, m. a water-fall. —Jala-pra- laya, as, m. destruction by water. —Jala-prānta, as, m. ‘the water's edge,’ shore, bank of a river. —Jala-prāya, as, ā, am, abounding with water; ( am ), n. a country abounding with water. —Jala- priya as, ā, am, fond of water, frequenting water; ( as ), m. the bird Cātaka, Cuculus Melanoleucus; a fish; ( ā ), f. an epithet of Dākṣāyaṇi. —Jala-plava, as, m. an otter. —Jala-plāvana, am, n. immersion under water, an inundation, a deluge. —Jala-phala, as, m. the water-nut, Trapa Bispinosa. —Jala-ban- dhaka, as, m. ‘water-barrier,’ a dam, a dike, rocks or stones impeding a current. —Jala-bandhu, us, m. a fish (‘friend of water’). —Jala-bālaka or jala- vālaka, as, m. an epithet of the Vindhya mountains; ( ikā ), f. lightning (surrounded by water, i. e. clouds ?). —Jala-bimba, a kind of plant (?). —Jala-budbuda, as, am, m. n. a bubble of water. —Jala-brahmī, f. a kind of pot-herb, Hingcha Repens. —Jala-bhā- jana, am, n. a vessel for water, water-pot. —Jala- bhīti, is, f. hydrophobia. —Jala-bhū, ūs, ūs, u, aquatic, produced in or by water; ( ūs ), m. a cloud; N. of a plant, = kañcaṭa. —Jala-bhūṣaṇa, as, m. wind (‘decorating the water’). —Jala-bhṛt, t, m. a cloud (‘water-bearing’). —Jala-makṣikā, f. a water-insect. —Jala-magna, as, ā, am, immersed in water. —Jala-madgu, us, m. a kingfisher. —Ja- la-madhūka, as, m., N. of a plant, = kīreṣṭa, kṣaudra-priya, &c. —Jala-mandira, am, n. = jala-yantra-gṛha. —Jala-maya, as, ī, am, formed of water, consisting of water, watery. —Jala-masi, is, m. ‘water-ink,’ a dark cloud. —Jala-mātreṇa, ind. by mere water. —Jala-mārga, as, m. a water- course, a drain or canal leading from a pond &c. —Jala-mārjāra, as, m. ‘water-cat,’ an otter. —Jala-muc, k, k, k, shedding water; ( k ), m. Page0342-a+ 81 a cloud. —Jala-mūrti, is, m. Śiva, of whom one form is water, (implying his presence in all matter.) —Jala-mūrtikā, f. hail (a form of water). —Jala- moda, am, n. ‘delighting in water,’ the fragrant root of Andropogon Muricatus, = uśīra. —Jalam- bala (?), am, n. a stream; collyrium. —Jala-yantra, am, n. a water-engine, a machine for raising water &c., any contrivance connected with that element; a water-clock, a clepsydra. —Jala-yantraka, am, n. a machine for raising water &c. —Jalayantra-gṛha or jalayantra-niketana or jalayantra-mandira, am, n. a house or fabric erected in the midst of water; subterranean apartments constructed in the bank of a river to serve as a retreat in the hot season, a summer-house &c. —Jala-yātrā, f. a voyage. —Ja- la-yāna, am, n. ‘a water vehicle,’ a ship. —Jala- raṅka, as, m. or jala-rañja, as, m. a species of Vaka or crane (Ardea Nivea). —Jala-raṅku, us, m. a kind of gallinule. —Jala-raṇḍa, as, m. a whirlpool; a drop, drizzle, thin sprinkling of water; a snake; [cf. jala-ruṇḍa. ] —Jala-rasa, as, m. sea-salt. —Ja- la-rākṣasī, f. ‘the water Rākṣasī,’ also called Su-rasā, a female demon described in Rāmāyaṇa V. 6. as the mother of the Nāgas; she placed herself in the way of Hanumat in his flight across the straits between the continent and Ceylon, and in order to prevent his crossing attempted to swallow him bodily. He escaped by reducing himself to the size of a thumb, darting through her huge body and coming out at her right ear. —Jala-rāśi, is, m. a sheet of water, a quantity of water; the ocean. —Jala-ruṇḍa, as, m. = jala-raṇḍa. —Jala-ruh, ṭ, m. ‘growing in water,’ a lotus (Nelumbium). —Jala-ruha, as, m. an aquatic animal; ( am ), n. the lotus (Nelumbium). —Jala-rūpa, as, m. the fish of Kāma-deva, = makara. —Jala-latā, f. ‘water-creeper,’ a wave, a billow. —Jala-lava-muc, k, k, k, discharging drops of water. —Jala-lohita, as, m. a Rākṣasa (having water for blood). —Jala-vat, ān, atī, at, abounding in water. —Jala-varaṇṭa, as, m. a watery pustule. —Jala-valkala, am, n., N. of the aquatic plant Pistia Stratiotes. —Jala-vallī, f. the water-nut, Trapa Bispinosa. —Jala-vādita, am, n. water-music, a kind of music in which water is used. —Jala- vādya, am, n. a kind of musical instrument in which water is used. —Jala-vāyasa, as, m. ‘a water-crow,’ the diver bird. —Jala-vālaka, cf. jala-bālaka. —Jala-vāsa, as, m. residence in water; ( as, ā, am ), living or residing in water; ( as ), m. a kind of root, = viṣṇu-kanda; (am), n. the root of Andro- pogon Muricatus, = uśīra. —Jala-vāha, as, ā, am, carrying water; ( as ), m. a water-bearer, a cloud. —Jala-vāhaka, as, m. a water-bearer, or carrier. —Jala-vāhana, as, m. a water-carrier; N. of a physician, = Śākya-muni in a former birth; ( am ), n. flowing of water; ( ī ), f. a water-course, aqueduct. —Jala-viḍāla, as, m. an otter. —Jala-vindu, us, m. a drop of water; N. of a Tīrtha. —Jalavindu- jā, f. a kind of sugar. —Jala-vilva, as, m. the plant Pistia Stratiotes; a tortoise; a crab; a quadrangular pond. —Jala-viṣuva, am, n. the autumnal equinox, the moment of the sun's entering Libra; a kind of circle or cycle. —Jala-vihaṅgama, as, m. a water- fowl. —Jala-vīrya, as, m., N. of a son of Bharata. —Jala-vṛścika, as, m. ‘water-scorpion,’ a prawn or shrimp. —Jala-vetasa, as, m. a kind of cane, = vānīra. —Jala-vyatha or jala-vyadha, as, m. a kind of fish, Esox Cancila. —Jala-vyāla, as, m. a water-snake; a marine monster. —Jala-śaya or ja- la-śayana, as, or jala-śāyin, ī, m. an epithet of Viṣṇu, who is supposed to sleep, reposing on his serpent-couch above the waters, during the four months of the periodical rains; also during the inter- vals of the submersion of the world; [cf. jale-śaya. ] —Jalaśāyi-tīrtha, am, n., N. of a Tīrtha. —Jala- śukti, is, f. a bivalve shell. —Jala-śuci, is, is, i, cleansed by water, bathed, washed. —Jala-śūka, am, n. the plant Blyxa Octandra, a green moss-like sub- stance growing on the surface of stagnant water, duckweed. —Jala-śūkara, as, m. a crocodile (‘water- hog’). —Jala-śoṣa, as, m. drying up of water, drought. Page0342-b+ 81 —Jala-saṃsarga, as, m. mixing with water, dilu- tion. —Jala-sandha, as, m., N. of a prince, a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra. —Jala-samudra, as, m. the sea of fresh water. —Jala-samparka, as, m. mixture or dilution with water. —Jala-sarpiṇī, f. ‘water-glider,’ a leech. —Jala-sāt, ind. to the state of water (e. g. jalasāt kṛ, to reduce to water; jalasāt sampad- yate, it is turned into water). —Jala-sikta, as, ā, am, sprinkled with water, wetted. —Jala-sūci, is, m. the Gangetic porpoise, Delphinus Gangeticus; a crow; a fish, a small sort of pike, Esox Cancila; a leech; a water-nut, Trapa Bispinosa. —Jala-seka, as, m. sprinkling with water. —Jala-stha, as, ā, am, standing or abiding or situated in water; ( ā ), f. a kind of grass, = gaṇḍa-dūrvā. —Jala-sthāna, am, n. or jala-sthāya, as, m. a reservoir, a pond, a lake. —Jala-ha, am, n. a small water (or summer) house; [cf. jalayantra-gṛha. ] —Jala-haraṇa, am, n. a metre consisting of 4 × 32 syllabic instants. —Jala- hastin, ī, m. a water-elephant; hippopotamus (?). —Ja- la-hāra, as, ī, m. f. a water-carrier. —Jala-hāriṇī, f. a water-course, drain, a channel for water. —Jala-hāsa or jala-hāsaka, as, m. cuttle-fish bone, considered as the indurated foam of the sea. —Jala-hrada, as, m., N. of a man. —Jalākara (°la-āk°), as, m. a source of water, a spring, a fountain. —Jalākā, f. = jalaukā, a leech. —Jalākāṅkṣa (°la-āk°), as, m. = jala- kāṅkṣa, an elephant. —Jalākṣī (°la-ak°), f. an aquatic plant, Commelina Salicifolia. —Jalākhu (°la- ākhu), us, m. ‘water-mole,’ an otter. —Jalāñcala (°la-añ°), am, n. a spring, well; natural water-course; the plant Blyxa Octandra. —Jalāñjali (°la-añ°), is, f. a handful of water, or water held in the palms of the hand, as presented to the manes of a dead person &c. —Jalāṭana (°la-aṭ°), as, m. ‘water- goer,’ a heron; ( ī ), f. a leech. —Jalāḍhya (°la- āḍh°), as, ā, am, watery, marshy. —Jalāṇuka (°la-aṇ°), am, n. the fry of fish. —Jalāṇṭaka, as, m. a shark or (according to some) a large alligator &c. —Jalāṇḍaka (°la-aṇ°), am, n. the fry of fish. —Jalātmikā (°la-āt°), f. a leech; a well (in the latter sense a various reading for jalāmbikā ). —Ja- lātyaya (°la-at°), as, m. the passing away of the water (or clouds), autumn. —Jalādarśa (°la-ād°), as, m. a watery mirror, water reflecting any object like a mirror. —Jalādhāra (°la-ādh°), as, m. a pond, a lake, a reservoir, any receptacle of water. —Jalādhidaivata (°la-adh°), am, n., scil. bha or nakṣatra, the constellation Aṣāḍhā (having the water as its deity; cf. jala-deva ); ( as ), m. an epithet of Varuṇa (?). —Jalādhipa (°la-adh°), as, or jalā- dhipati (°la-adh°), is, or jalādhyakṣa (°la-adh°), as, m. an epithet of Varuṇa, lord of the waters. —Jalānusāra (°la-an°), as, m. going or acting like water. —Jalāntaka (°la-an°), as, m., N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa by Satya-bhāmā; ( as, ā, am ), having water in the interior ( anta ); containing water. —Jalāpasparśana (°la-ap°), am, n. touching water, use of water. —Jalābhiṣeka (°la-abh°), as, m. sprinkling with water. —Jalāmbara (°la-am°), as, m., N. of a man, = Rāhala-bhadra in a former birth. —Jalāmbikā (°la-am°), f. a well; [cf. jalāt- mikā. ] —Jalāmbu-garbhā (°la-am°), f., N. of a woman, = Gopā in a former birth. —Jalāyukā (°la- āyu) or 1. jalālukā or jalālokā or jalāvukā or jalāsukā, f. a leech (living in water). —Jalārka (°la-ar°), as, m. the sun reflected in water. —Jalār- ṇava (°la-ar°), as, m. the rainy season; the sea of fresh water. —Jalārthin (°la-ar°), ī, inī, i, desirous of water, thirsty. —Jalārdra (°la-ār°), as, ā, am, wet, charged with aqueous moisture; ( as, ā ), m. f. wet cloth or clothes. —Jalālu (°la-ālu), us, m. a kind of bulbous plant. —Jalāvatāra (°la-av°), as, m. a landing-place at a river's side. —Jalāvarta (°la- āv°), as, m. ‘the turning round of water,’ an eddy, a whirlpool. —Jalāvila (°la-āv°), as, ā, am, stained or soiled with water. —Jalāśaya (°la-āś°), as, ā, am, resting or lying in water; stupid, dull, apathetic, cold; ( as ), m. a pond, a tank, a lake, a reservoir or any piece of water; a fish; the water-nut, Trapa Bispinosa; ( ā ), f. a kind of plant, = guṇḍālā; (am), Page0342-c+ 79 n. the root of Andropogon Muricatus. —Jalāśayān- tara (°ya-an°), am, n. another lake. —Jalāśayot- sarga-tattva (°ya-ut°), am, n. a part of the Smṛti- tattva. —Jalāśayotsarga-vidhi, is, m. title of a work by Kamalākara-bhaṭṭa. —Jalāśāyin (°la-āś°), ī, inī, i, lying or sleeping in water as a penance. —Jalāśraya (°la-āś°), as, m. a piece of water, a pond, a lake; a water-house; ( ā ), f. a kind of crane; a kind of grass. —Jalā-ṣah or jalā-sah, -ṣāṭ, ṭ, ṭ, subduing water. —Jalāṣṭhīlā (°la-aṣ°) or ī, f. a large square pond. —Jalā-sāha, as, ā, am, = jalā-ṣah. —Jalāsukā, f., see jalāyukā. —Jalāhvaya (°la-āh°), am, n. a lotus (Nelumbium). —Jale-cara, as, ī, am, living or going in water; ( as ), m. an aquatic animal; a fish; any kind of water-fowl. —Jalecchayā, f. the plant Heliotropium Indicum; [cf. hasti-śuṇḍā. ] —Jale-jāta, am, n. a lotus (Nelumbium). —Jalen- dra (°la-in°), as, m. ‘chief of waters,’ the sea; the ocean of fresh water; Varuṇa, the regent of the waters; N. of a Jina or Jaina saint. —Jalendhana (°la-in°), am, n. submarine fire. —Jalebha (°la- ibha), as, m. a water-elephant; [cf. jala-hastin. ] —Jale-ruha, as, m., N. of a king of Orissa; ( ā ), f., N. of a plant, = kuṭumbinī. —Jale-vāha, as, m. a diver (by caste or business). —Jaleśa (°la- īśa), as, m. the sea, ocean; lord of the waters, i. e. Varuṇa. —Jale-śaya, as, ā, am, resting or abiding in water; ( as ), m. an epithet of Viṣṇu; a fish. —Jaleśvara (°la-īś°), as, m. ‘lord of waters,’ the sea, the ocean; the deity of the waters, i. e. Varuṇa; N. of a sanctuary. —Jaloka, as, m., N. of a king of Kaśmīra; ( ā ), f. a leech; see jalaukas. —Jalo- kikā, f. a leech; see jalaukas. —Jalocchvāsa (°la- uc°), as, m. a drain or channel made for carrying off an excess of water, or a similar channel made naturally by the overflow of a river &c. —Jalodara (°la-ud°), am, n. ‘water-belly,’ dropsy. —Jalod- dhata-gati (°la-ud°), is, f., N. of a metre consisting of four lines of twelve syllables each. —Jalodbhava (°la-ud°), as, ā, am, born or produced in water, aquatic, marine; ( as ), m. ‘origin of the waters,’ N. of a place; an aquatic animal; N. of a water-demon slain by Kaśyapa; ( ā ), f., N. of a plant, = laghu- brāhmī, benzoin. —Jalodbhūta (°la-ud°), as, ā, am, born in or produced from water; ( ā ), f., N. of a plant, = guṇḍālā. —Jalonnāda (°la-un°), as, m., N. of one of the attendants of Śiva. —Jaloragī (°la-ur°), f. ‘water-snake,’ a leech. —Jalauka, as, m. a leech; ( ā ), f. a leech; [cf. the next.] —Ja- laukas (°la-ok°), ās, ās, as, living in water, an inhabitant of the water, an aquatic animal; ( ās ), m., N. of a king of Kaśmīra; ( ās ), f. a leech (said to be used in plur. only). —Jalaukasa, as, ā, am, m. f. n. a leech. —Jalaugha (°la-ogha), as, m. a quantity of water. 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### Aquatic & Water-Related Animals (7 definitions)
- a snake  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उरगा, - ओकस् (uragā, -okas) m
- a leech  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ओकसः (okasaḥ) a leech
- a water-fowl  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कुक्कुटः (kukkuṭaḥ) a water-fowl. (
- the black-headed gull  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — टी (ṭī) ) ( pb ) the black-headed gull
- 1. An aquatic animal or fish. 2. Any kind of water-fowl.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रः (raḥ) ) 1 an aquatic animal. 2 a fish. 3 any kind of water-fowl. ° आजीवः (°ājīvaḥ), ° जीवः (°jīvaḥ) a fisherman
- 1. An aquatic animal or fish. 2. Sea-salt. 3. A collective name for several zodiac signs. 4. Moss. 5. The moon.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जः (jaḥ) ) 1 an aquatic animal. 2 a fish. 3 sea-salt. 4 a collective name for several signs of the zodiac. 5 moss. 6 the moon. (
- 1. The chataka bird. 2. A fish.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — प्रियः (priyaḥ) 1 the Cātaka bird. 2 a fish. (

### Deities, Mythological Figures & Proper Names (7 definitions)
- Name of a man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a man (with the patr. Jātūkarṇya), Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) xvi, 29, 6 [ ID=77763 ]
- the name of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 414,2] जला (jalā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of a river, Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 10556. [ ID=77769 ]
- an epithet of Varuna  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अधिदैवतः, - तं (adhidaivataḥ, -taṃ) an epithet of Varuṇa. (
- a lotus  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जं (jaṃ) ) a lotus. ° आजीवः (°ājīvaḥ) a fisherman. ° आसनः (°āsanaḥ) an epithet of Brahmā; वाचस्पतिरुवाचेदं प्रांजलिर्जलजासनं (vācaspatiruvācedaṃ prāṃjalirjalajāsanaṃ) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 2. 30. ° कुसुमं (°kusumaṃ) the lotus. ° द्रव्यं (°dravyaṃ) a pearl, shell or any other thing produced from the sea
- an epithet of Dakshayani  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — या (yā) ) an epithet of Dākṣāyaṇī
- the Vindhya mountain  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वालकः (vālakaḥ) the Vindhya mountain
- Water personified  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 346-2 ] Jala (“water.” personif.). § 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 438 (in the palace of Brahman). [ ID=4719 ]

### Astrological, Cosmological & Numerical Terms (4 definitions)
- the fourth astrological mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 4th mansion (in astrol. ), Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā (Title) iv, 26 [ ID=77766 ]
- The constellation called Purvashadha  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लं (laṃ) 4 The constellation called पूर्वाषाढा (pūrvāṣāḍhā)
- the constellation called Purvashadha  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) ) the constellation called पूर्वाषाढा (pūrvāṣāḍhā)
- the constellation Purvashadha  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — देवः (devaḥ) the constellation पूर्वाषाढा (pūrvāṣāḍhā)

### Bodies of Water, Water Sources & Infrastructure (3 definitions)
- 1. A pond, lake, or reservoir. 2. A fish. 3. The ocean. 4. The fragrant root of the ushira plant.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — यः (yaḥ) ) 1 a pond, lake, reservoir. 2 a fish. 3 the ocean. 4 the fragrant root of a plant ( उशीर (uśīra) )
- 1. A drain or channel for carrying off excess water. 2. The overflow of a river.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उछ्वासः (uchvāsaḥ) 1 a channel made for carrying off excess of water, drain, ( cf. परीवाह (parīvāha) ). 2 overflow of a river
- 1. The ocean. 2. A hundred billion. 3. The number four.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — धिः (dhiḥ) 1 the ocean. 2 a hundred billions. 3 the number ‘four’. ° गा (°gā) a river. ° जः (°jaḥ) the moon. ° जा (°jā) Lakṣmī, the goddess of wealth. ° रशना (°raśanā) the earth

### Atmospheric Water & Weather Phenomena (2 definitions)
- the rainy season  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आगमः (āgamaḥ) the rainy season. ° आभ (°ābha) a. black, dark. ° कालः (°kālaḥ) the rainy season. ° क्षयः (°kṣayaḥ) autumn
- 1. A cloud. 2. A kind of camphor.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मुच् (muc) m. 1 a cloud; Meghadūta (Bombay) 69. 2 a kind of camphor

### Cow's Embryo or Uterus (2 definitions)
- a cow's embryo  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a cow's embryo ( गो - कलक (go-kalaka) or ° लन (°lana) ), L. [ ID=77767 ]
- The embryo or uterus of a cow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लं (laṃ) 3 The embryo or uterus of a cow

### Verbal Root Meanings (Non-Water Specific) (2 definitions)
- 1. To be sharp. 2. To be wealthy. 3. To cover, hide, veil, or encompass.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 342 ] जल (jala) r. 1st cl. ( जल (jala) ति (jalati) ) 1 To be sharp. 2 To be wealthy. r. 1st and 10th cls. ( जल (jala) ति (jalati) जालयति (jalati jālayati) ) To cover, to hide or veil; to cover also as with a net, to encompass. [ ID=15965 ]
- 1. To be sharp. 2. To be wealthy. 3. To cover, hide, or encompass.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जल (jala) [Printed book page 283-b ] जल (jala) r. 1st cl. ( जल (jala) ति (jalati) ) 1. To be sharp. 2. To be wealthy. r. 1st and 10th cls. ( जल (jala) ति (jalati) जालयति - ते (jalati jālayati-te) ) To cover, to hide or veil; to cover also as with a net, to encompass. भ्वा० अक० पर० सेट् । आच्छादने चुरा० उभ० (bhvā0 aka0 para0 seṭ. ācchādane curā0 ubha0) सक० सेट् । (saka0 seṭ.) [ ID=15936 ]

### Water-Related Human Roles, Conditions & Concepts (2 definitions)
- tax for water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रः (raḥ) ) tax for water
- hydrophobia  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भीतिः (bhītiḥ) f. hydrophobia

### Specific Water-Associated Materials & Substances (1 definition)
- 1. A shell. 2. The conch-shell.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जः, - जं (jaḥ, -jaṃ) ) 1 a shell. 2 the conch-shell; अधरोष्ठे निवेश्य (adharoṣṭhe niveśya) दध्मौ जलजं कुमारः (dadhmau jalajaṃ kumāraḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 7. 63, 10. 60. (

### Water-Based Musical Instruments (1 definition)
- a kind of musical instrument  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मंडूकं (maṃḍūkaṃ) a kind of musical instrument; (= जलदर्दुर (jaladardura) )

### Other (1 definition)
- boy  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — बालकः (bālakaḥ)

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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