# जनमेजय (janamejaya)

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

जनमेजय (janamejaya) is a Sanskrit word meaning causing men to tremble, name of a celebrated king, name of a son, name of a naga, the name of a king, son and successor of Parikshit, a son of Puru, the king. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Other individuals named Janamejaya, King Janamejaya, son of Parikshit, Etymology or general name designation.

- **Etymology:** E. जन in the second case, the world, एजृ to shine, affix णिच् and खश् — E. jana in the second case, the world, ejṛ to shine, affix ṇic and khaś
- **SLP1:** `janamejaya`  **IAST:** janamejaya  **Devanagari:** जनमेजय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janamejaya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/janamejaya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other individuals named Janamejaya (17 definitions)
- name of a son  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son (of Kuru, i, 3740 Harivaṃśa (Title) 1608; of Pūru, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 3764; Harivaṃśa (Title) 1655; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix; of Puraṃ-jaya, Harivaṃśa (Title) 1671; of Soma-datta, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) iv, 1, 19; of Su-mati, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 2, 36; of Sṛñjaya 23, 2 ) [ ID=76792 ]
- the name of several men, especially princes  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 180 ] जनमेजय (janamejaya) m. N. of sev. men, esp. princes. [ ID=10974 ]
- one or more ancient kings  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 352-2 ] Janamejaya 2, one or more ancient kings. § 5 (Aṇukram.). I, 1 α, 221 bis (in Sañjaya's enumeration of deceased kings).— § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 331 (in the palace of Yama).— § 595 (Ṣoḍaśarāj., v. Māndhātṛ): VII, 62 α, 2281 (van- quished by Māndhātṛ).—§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 124, 4564 (won the world in the course of three nights).—§ 677 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 235, 8598 (attained to heaven by giving his body for the sake of a brahman).—§ 723 (Ānuśāsamk.) XIII, 6, 330 ( Śakrasyodgamya śaraṇaṃ prasthito J°ḥ|dvija- striṇāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ daivena na vāritaḥ ).—§ 767 (do.): XIII, 137, 6253 (attained to heaven by giving a chariot and kine to a brahman; PCR. connects the first pāda Sāvitraḥ kuṇḍalaṃ divyaṃ with the rest, but Sāvitra is = Karṇa; cf. also XII, 8598). The passages quoted here might as well refer to one of the princes mentioned under the headings Janamejaya 4—7. [ ID=4778 ]
- a prince who was a contemporary of the great war  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 3, a prince, contemporary of the great war. § 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2698 (read with B. J°aḥ, among the kings who were incarnations from the Krodhavaśa gaṇa). —§ 554 (Sainyodyogap.): V, 4 γ, 79 (among the princes to whom the Pāṇḍavas ought to send messengers). [ ID=4779 ]
- the fifth son of Kuru and Vahini  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 4, son of Kuru. § 154 (Pūruv.): I, 94 α, 3740 (the fifth son of Kuru and Vāhinī). [ ID=4780 ]
- 1. Son of the elder Parikshit. 2. Father of the elder Dhritarashtra.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 5, son of the elder Parikṣit. § 154 (Pūruv.) I, 94 γ, 3742 ( °ādayaḥ sapta…Parīkṣito'bhavan putrāh ). 3744 (father of the elder Dhṛtarāṣṭra, etc.). [ ID=4781 ]
- son of Puru  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 6, son of Pūru. § 156 (Pūruv.): I, 95, ††3764 (son of Pūru and Kausalyā), ††3765 (husband of Anantā and father of Prācinvat). [ ID=4782 ]
- a king of the Nipas  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 7, a king of the Nīpas. § 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 74 γ, 2729 ( Nīpānāṃ J°ḥ, among the vile kings who annihilated their kinsmen and relatives). [ ID=4783 ]
- a Panchala prince in the army of Yudhishthira  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 8, one or more Pāñcāla princes in the army of Yudhiṣṭhira. § 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23 ο, 998 ( Pāñcālānāṃ naravyāghraḥ, proceeded against Droṇa, descrip- tion of his horses).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavaḍhap.): VII, 158 χ, 7008; 167, 7483 ( Pāñcālyasya ).—§ 601 (Droṇavadhap.): VII, 184 α, 8366.—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 48 ξ, 2253; 49 χ, 2335 ( Pāñcālyaḥ ); 56 ππ, 2756; 73, 3732; 82, †4181 (λ), †4195. Cf. Pāñcālya. [ ID=4784 ]
- king of the mountaineers  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 353-1 ] Janamejaya 9, king of the mountaineers (Pārvatīya). § 604 (Karṇap.); VIII, 6, 169 (in the army of Yudhiṣṭhira, had been slain by Durmukha). [ ID=4785 ]
- the son of Sumati  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-624 ] Janamejaya (II) — the son of Sumati; with him ended the Vaiśāla line. Bhā. IX. 2. 36. [ ID=4955 ]
- a son of Puru and father of Pracinvat  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Janamejaya (III) — a son of Pūru and father of Pra- cīnvat. Bhā. IX. 20. 2; M. 49. 1; Vā. 99. 120. Vi. IV. 19. 1. [ ID=4956 ]
- the son of Srinjaya and father of Mahamanas  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Janamejaya (IV) — the son of Sṛñjaya, and father of Mahāmanas (Mahāśila- B. P. ). Bhā. IX. 23. 2. [ ID=4957 ]
- the son of Somadatta and father of Sumati  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Janamejaya (V) — the son of Somadatta, and father of Sumati (Prumati- Br. P. ). Br. III. 61. 16; Vi. IV. 1. 57-8. [ ID=4958 ]
- 1. A son of Puranjaya, royal sage, and father of Mahashala.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Janamejaya (VI) — a son of Purañjaya and a Rājaṛṣi; 1 father of Mahāśāla. 2 Page1-625+ 38 [ Footnote: 1) M. 48. 12-3; Vā. 99. 15.] [ Footnote: 2) Vi. IV. 18. 5-6.] [ ID=4959 ]
- a son of Brihadratha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-625 ] Janamejaya (VII) — a son of Bṛhadratha, entitled Viś- vajit. M. 48. 102. [ ID=4960 ]
- A son of Bhallata, husband of Dhumini, and father of Yavinara.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Janamejaya (VIII) — a son of Bhallāṭa; served Ugrā- yudha in his tapas; saved Nīpas when they were led by Yama at the behest of Ugrāyudha by fighting Yama, and earned his appreciation and muktijñāna from him as a result. Wife Dhūminī and son Yavīnara. M. 49. 59-70; Vā. 99. 182. [ ID=4961 ]

### King Janamejaya, son of Parikshit (7 definitions)
- causing men to tremble, name of a celebrated king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 410,2] जन (jana) — म् - एजय (—m-ejaya) m. ( Pāṇini (Author) iii, 2, 28 ) ‘causing men to tremble’, N. of a celebrated king to whom Vaiśampāyana recited the MBh. (great-grandson to Arjuna, as being son and successor to Parikṣit who was the son of Arjuna's son Abhimanyu), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xi, xiii; AitBr.; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) xvi; MBh. &c. [ ID=76791 ]
- 1. The name of a king, son and successor of Parikshit. 2. A son of Puru.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जन (jana) मेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 339 ] जन (jana) मेजय (janamejaya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) 1 The name of a king, son and successor to PARĪKṢIT. 2 A son of PURU. E. जन (jana) in the second case, the world, एजृ (ejṛ) to shine, affix खश् (khaś). [ ID=15809 ]
- 1. The name of a king, son and successor to Parikshit. 2. A son of Puru.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जन (jana) मेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 280-b ] जन (jana) मेजय (janamejaya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) 1. The name of a king, son and successor to PARIKSHIT. 2. A son of PURU. E. जन (jana) in the second case, the world, एजृ (ejṛ) to shine, affix णिच् (ṇic) and खश् (khaś). [ ID=15780 ]
- son of Parikshit and Madravati, husband of Vapushtama, and father of Shatanika and Shankukarna  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 351-1 ] Janamejaya 1, son of Parikṣit and Mādravatī, and the husband of Vapuṣṭamā; at his snake-sacrifice Vaiśampāyana recited the Mhbhr. for the first time (cf. Janamejaya 10 ). § 1 (Anukram.): I, 1, 9 ( °sya rājarṣeḥ sarpasattre ), 20 ( rājñaḥ ).—§ 4 (do.): I, 1, 97.—§ 10 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 303 ( °sya…sattre ).—§ 12 (Pauṣyap.): I, 3, ††661 ( Pārikṣitaḥ ), ††663, ††665, ††668, ††671 (together with his brothers Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhīmasena, J. is cursed by Saramā).—§ 13 (do.): I, 3, ††673 ( Pārikṣitaḥ ), ††675 (do.), ††677, ††680 (gets Somaśravas as his purohita).— § 16 (Veda): I, 3, ††746 (makes Veda his upādhyāya, C. has by error Janameyaḥ ).—§ 17 (Uttaṅka): I, 3, 833 ( rājānaṃ ), 837 ( rājā ), (†838) (coming to Hāstinapura, Uttaṅka urges J. to burn Takṣaka in a snake-sacrifice, reminding him that Takṣaka had stung Parikṣit dead).—§ 25 (Paulomap., Sahasrapad): I, 11, 1012 ( °sya yajñe 'smin sarpāṇāṃ hiṃsanaṃ purā ), 1014 ( rājā ).—§ 26 (Āstīkap.): I, 13, 1020 ( rājā ); 15, 1058 ( °sya…yajñe, the serpents will be burnt there).— § 29 (Kadrū): I, 20, 1196 ( sarpasattre…J°sya rājarṣeḥ Page351-b+ 63 Pāṇḍaveyasya, do.).—§ 49 (Vāsuki): I, 37, 1596 ( yajñaḥ …J°sya ), 1598; 38, 1623 ( Pāṇḍaveyaḥ ).—§ 52 (cf. Āstīkap.): J., the minor son of Parikṣit, is made king and married to Vapuṣṭamā, the daughter of the Kāśi king Suvarṇavarman: I, 44, 1807 ( Kurupravīraṃ ).—§ 56 (Parikṣit): I, 49, 1933 ( rājā ), (1935), 1937 ( rājānaṃ ), 1945, (†1951); 50, 1977 (the ministers of J. told him how Parikṣit had been stung by Takṣaka, and how Takṣaka had induced the brahman Kāśyapa not to help Parikṣit).— § 57 (cf. Āstīkap.): The menial of a brahman who gathered sacrificial fuel in the banyan-tree, which was burnt by Takṣaka and revived by Kāśyapa, was equally burnt to ashes and revived, and had told to the ministers of J. what had happened between Takṣaka and Kāśyapa. J. resolved to avenge his father and Uttaṅka: I, 50, 1992, 2004, (2007).—§ 58 (do.): As there was a snake-sacrifice read of in the Purāṇa, J. caused the preparations for such a sacrifice to be made. When the sacrificial platform was being constructed, the Sūta Lohitākṣa, versed in the rules of building, announced that both the soil and the time of the sacrifice foreboded that a brahman would come to prevent the completion of the sacrifice. J. therefore gave orders not to admit anybody with- out his knowledge (I, 51 ).—§ 59 (Sarpasattra): I, 53, 2041 ( Pāṇḍaveyasya, description of his snake-sacrifice).—§ 60 (do.): I, 53, 2054; 54, 2073, 2086, 2093 ( °sya taṃ yajñaṃ, Āstīka came to the sacrifice).—§ 61 (do.): I, 55, †2113 ( rājā, Āstīka gratified J.).—§ 62 (do.): I, 56, (†2114), (†2117), (2125), 2126, (†2131), 2135 ( J. granted Āstīka a boon, and Āstīka asked that the sacrifice should be stopped). —§ 68 (do.): I, 58, 2167 ( rājā ), 2175 ( Bhārataḥ, thus the sacrifice ceased), 2190 ( °sya yajñānte ).—§ 70 (Ādivaṃśā- vatāraṇap.): I, 59, 2203; 60, 2208 ( sarpasattrāya dīkṣitaṃ ), 2214 ( rājarṣeḥ ), 2215, 2217 ( rājarṣiḥ ), 2221, 2223, (2224) (requested by J. at the snake-sacrifice, Vyāsa causes Vaiśampā- yana to tell the history of the dissension between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas).—§ 72 (do.): I, 62, (2283) ( J. wishes to hear the Mhbhr. in full, Vaiśampāyana begins his narrative), —§ 84 (do.): I, 64, (2456).—§ 85 (Sambhavap., Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, (2515).—§ 130 (do., do.): I, 67, (2637), (2727).— § 133 (do., Duṣyanta): I, 68, (2799); 69, (2814).— § 134 (do., Śakuntalop.): I, 74, 2989.—§ 137 (do., Dakṣa Prācetasa): I, 75, 3133.—§ 145 (do., Kaca): I, 76, (3183), 3186.—§ 149 (do., Yayāti): I, 86, (3540).—§ 150 (do., Pūruv.): I, 94, (3691), 3708.—§ 156 (do., do.): I, 95, (3754).—§ 160 (do., do.): I, 95, ††3837 (son of Parikṣit and Mādravatī, husband of Vapuṣṭamā, and father of Śatānīka and Śaṅkukarṇa).—§ 167 (do., Vicitravīryop.): I, 102, 4096.—§ 172 (do., Aṇīmāṇḍavyop.): I, 107, (4305).— § 181 (do., Duḥśalotpatti): I, 116, (4523).—§ 182 (do., Dhṛtarāṣṭraputranāmak.): I, 117, (4540).—§ 183 (do., Pāṇḍu): I, 118, (4558).—§ 190 (do., Pāṇḍavotpatti): I, 123, 4759.—§ 198 (do., Śaradvat): I, 130, (5071).—§ 200 (do., Droṇa): I, 130, (5100).—§ 213 (Jatugṛhap.): I, 141, (5651).—§ 215 (Bakavadhap.): I, 157, (6103).—§ 216 (Caitrarathap.): I, 165, (6316).—§ 231 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 185, 6945, 6953.—§ 245 (Rājyalābhap.): I, 208, (7596). —§ 248 (Arjunavanavāsap.): I, 214, 7782.—§ 251 (do.): I, 218, 7897, 7900.—§ 252 (Subhadrāharaṇap.): I, 220, 7931.—§ 253 (Haraṇāharaṇap.): I, 221, 7986.—§ 255 (Khāṇḍavadah., Agniparābhava): I, 223, (8094).—§ 259 (do., Śārṅgakop.): I, 229, (8331); 232, 8428.—§ 271 (Lokapālasabhākhyānap.): II, 12, 512.—§ 277 (Jarāsandha- vadhap.): II, 21, 830.—§ 279 (Digvijayap., Arjuna): II, Page352-a+ 63 26, (994).—§ 280 (do., Bhīmasena): II, 29, 1069.—§ 282 (do., Sahadeva): II, 31, 1128, (1129).—§ 284 (do., do.): II, 31, 1182.—§ 294 (Dyūtap.): II, 50, (1786).—§ 302 (Anudyūtap.): II, 74, (2452).—§ 308 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 1, (1).—§ 310 (do.) III, 3, (143).—§ 331 (Kairātap.): III, 38, (1516).—§ 340 (Indralokābhigamanap.): III, 48, (1914).—§ 341 (do.): III, 50, (1955).—§ 343 (Nalopā- khyānap.): III, 52, (2013).—§ 356 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 80, (3090), 3096.—§ 378 (do.): III, 93, 8486.—§ 392 (do., Mahendrācalagamana): III, 114, 10095.—§ 401 (do., Batarāma): III, 119, (10237).—§ 447 (Nivātakavaca- yuddhap.): III, 175, 12300.—§ 448 (Ājagarap.): III, 176, (†12316).—§ 450 (do.): III, 178, (12363).—§ 451 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 182, 12554.—§ 461 (do., Vāmadeva- carita): III, 192, (13142) (wanting in B.).—§ 512 (Ghoṣa- yātrāp.): III, 236, (†14741); 237, 14795; 239, 14820; 247, (15037).—§ 515 (do., Karṇadigvijaya): III, 253, (15208).—§ 518 (Mṛgasvapnodbhavap.): III, 258, (15353). —§ 521 (Draupadīharaṇap.): III, 262, (15492).—§ 525 (Rāmopākhyānap.): III, 273, (15859).—§ 546 (Kuṇḍalā- haranap.): III, 300, (16919).—§ 547 (Karṇa): III, 303, (16998); 310, (†17218).—§ 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 311, (17221).—§ 549 (Pāṇḍavapraveśap.): IV, 1, (1); 9, †279. —§ 550 (Samayapālanap.): IV, 13, (325).—§ 551 (Kīcaka- vadhap.): IV, 14, 374.—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 84, (†2995).—§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 106, (3714).—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 153, (5188); 157, (5314); 159, (5391).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 1, (2).—§ 589 (Droṇa- vadhap.): VII, 1, (2).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 1, (18); 4, 87; 8, (218).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 1, (1), 24.—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 35, (1969).—§ 615 (Baladevatīrtha- yātrā): IX, 35, (2006), (2011), 2063; 36, (2068); 37, 2133, (2157), 2172; 38, (2186); 39, (2254); 40, (2285); 41, 2336; 42, (2358); 43, (2432), 2443; 44, (2450), 2453; 45, 2580, 2581; 47, (2728), (2744); 48, (2825); 49, 2843; 50, 2862, 2872; 51, (2928); 52, (2979); 54, 3035.—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 55, 3077; 56, 3129; 63, (3503).—§ 617 (Aiṣīkap.): X, 11, 574.—§ 618 (Jala- pradānikap.): XI, 9, (246).—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 45, (1532); 47, (1588).—§ 640 (do.): XII, 54, (1925).—§ 658 (Āpaddh.): XII, 173, 6456.—§ 695 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 285, (10272).—§ 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340, 12998, 13003; 341, 13011, 13012, (13013); 342, (13129); 344, (13316); 348, (13459); 349, (13547), (13614), (13627); 350, (13637), (13642); 351, (13713).—§ 776 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 167, (7689).—§ 781 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 15, (372).—§ 782 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 16, (407).—§ 784 b (Uttaṅka): XIV, 55, 1596; 56, (1625), 1626, 1628, 1655; 57, 1681; 58, 1725, 1740, 1748, 1749.—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 59, (1751); 63, (1871); 66, 1943 (birth of J.'s father Parikṣit).—§ 786 (do.): XIV, 90, (2689); 91, (2810); 92, (2846), 2882, (2885).—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 1, (1); 13, 409.—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 29, (766), 800; 32, 873.—§ 790 (do.): XV, 34, 920, 922; 35, (942), 945, 947, 955 (at the request of J., Vyāsa showed him his father Parikṣit, etc.).—§ 791 (do.): XV, 36, (957).—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 1, (12), (14); 7, 239.— § 794 (Mahāprasthānikap.): XVII, 1, (1).—§ 795 (Svargā- rohaṇap.): XVIII, 1, (1); 5, (148), 172.—§ 795 b (do.): Sauti said: Hearing this, at the intervals of the sacrificial rites, king J. became filled with wonder. The sacrificial priests finished the rites. Āstīka, having rescued the snakes, became filled with joy. J. gratified all the brahmans with Page352-b+ 61 copious presents, then they returned home. J. came back from Takṣaśilā to Hāstinapura: XVIII, 5, 178. 181— § 795 (do.): XVIII, 6, (212). Cf. also the following synonyms:— Bhārata, Bharataśārdūla, Bharataśreṣtha, Bhāratāgrya, Bharatarṣabha, Bharatasat- tama, q.v. Kaurava, Kauravaśārdūla, Kauravanandana, Kauravendra, Kauravya, q.v. Kuruśārdūla, Kuruśreṣṭha, Kurūdvaha, Kurukulaśreṣṭha, Kurukulodvaha, Kuru- nandana, Kurupravīra, Kurupuṅgavāgraja, Kurusattama, q.v. Pāṇḍava, Pāṇḍavanandana, Pāṇḍaveya, q.v. Pārikṣita (“the son of Parikṣit”): I, 10, 366 ( sarpasattreṇa rājñaḥ P°sya ), ††661 ( J° ), ††673 ( J° ), ††675 ( J° ), 2016 ( rājā ), 2050 ( sattre P°sya ), 2063 ( °sya yajñaḥ ), †2097, †2098, †2099, †2100, †2101, †2102, †2103, 2136, 2139 ( rājā ), 2166 ( rājñā ), 2175 ( Pāṇḍaveyasya rājñaḥ ), 2331; III, †10215; XII, 13311 ( rājñaḥ ), 13457 (do.). Paurava, q.v. [ ID=4777 ]
- A king, son of Parikshit, who performed a horse-sacrifice to cleanse himself from the sin of slaying a brahman.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya 10, Pārikṣit. § 652 b (Indrota-Pārīkṣitīya): XII, 150, 5595, 5596 ( Pārīkṣit, B. has Pāri° ), 5600; 151, 5613, (5627), (5634); 152, 5638, 5642, 5673 ( J. had slain a brahman, but was instructed by Indrota Śaunaka about the means of cleansing himself; Indrota then assisted J. in his horse-sacrifice. J. here belongs to the past (cf. also Harivaṃśa, vv. 1608 ff.), but seems originally to be identical with Janamejaya 1 (Pārikṣita)). [ ID=4786 ]
- A righteous Kaurava king, son of Parikshit and Iravati, known for performing a snake sacrifice to destroy all snakes and later performing horse sacrifices before retiring to the woods for penance.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 1-623 ] Janamejaya (I) — the first of the four sons of Parīkṣit and Irāvatī. 1 Father of Śatānīka. 2 Finding that the death of his father was predicted to be by the snake Takṣaka, he per- formed a sarpa yāga to destroy all snakes. All except Tak- Page1-624+ 32 ṣaka came, the latter being sheltered by Indra. At this Tak- ṣaka and Indra were invoked together. Advised by Bṛhas- pati to refrain from the cruel yāga, Janamejaya agreed; with the aid of Tura, the priest, he performed Aśvamedha and other sacrifices; 3 cursed by Vaiśampāyana he made Yājña- valkya his Brahmā in a sacrifice. 4 Introduced Vājasane- yaka and became known as Trikharvi. 5 Put to trouble Loha- gandha, the son of Gārgya out for mischief and was cursed by Gārgya. 6 King of Sudeśa and a Kaurava; highly righte- ous. After anointing his son on the throne he went into the woods for penance. 7 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 16. 2; Br. III. 68. 20.] [ Footnote: 2) Vi. IV. 20. 1; 21. 2-3.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. IX. 22. 35-38; XII. 6. 16-28; M. 6. 42.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 50. 57-60.] [ Footnote: 5) Vā. 99. 229, 250-4.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. 93. 21.] [ Footnote: 7) M. 50. 61-5.] [ ID=4954 ]
- The name of a Kuru king and famous performer of the horse sacrifice.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 1-273 ] 1. Janam-ejaya (‘man-impelling’) is the name of a king, a Pārikṣita, 1 famous towards the end of the Brāhmaṇa period. He is mentioned in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 2 as owning horses which when wearied were refreshed with sweet drinks, and as a performer of the Aśvamedha, or horse sacrifice. 3 His capital, according to a Gāthā quoted in the Śatapatha 4 and the Aitareya Brāhmaṇas, 5 was Āsandīvant. His brothers Ugrasena, Bhīmasena, and Śrutasena are mentioned as having Page1-274+ 49 by the horse sacrifice purified themselves from sin. The priest who performed the sacrifice for him was Indrota Daivāpi Śaunaka. 6 On the other hand the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, 7 which also mentions his Aśvamedha, names Tura Kāvaṣeya as his priest. It also contains an obscure tale stating that at one sacrifice of his he did not employ the Kaśyapas, but the Bhūtavīras, being, however, induced by the Asitamṛgas to have recourse to the Kaśyapas again. 8 He was a Kuru prince; see Parikṣit. The Gopatha Brāhmaṇa 9 tells an absurd tale about him, evidently as of an ancient hero. [ Footnote: 1) Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, xiii. 5, 4, 1 et seq.; Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, vii. 34; viii. 11. 21; Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra, xvi. 8, 27, etc.] [ Footnote: 2) xi. 5, 5, 13.] [ Footnote: 3) xiii. 5, 4, 1-3.] [ Footnote: 4) xiii. 5, 4, 2.] [ Footnote: 5) viii. 21.] [ Footnote: 6) Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, xiii. 5, 4, 1; Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra, loe. cit. ] [ Footnote: 7) viii. 21. Cf. iv. 27; vii. 34.] [ Footnote: 8) vii. 27. Cf. Weber, Indische Studien, 1, 204; Muir, Sanskrit Texts, 12, 438, n. 229; Eggeling, Sacred Books of the East, 43, 345, n.] [ Footnote: 9)i. 2, 5. Cf. Weber, Indian Literature, 123- 125; 134-136; Oldenberg, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 37, 65 et seq.; 42, 239; Pargiter, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1910, 28 et seq. ] [ ID=1009 ]

### Etymology or general name designation (2 definitions)
- A proper name  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 098-3 ] जनमेजय (janamejaya) janam-ejayá, m. N. (terrifying men). [ ID=7852 ]
- The king  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 298-a ] जनमे - जय (janame-jaya) ( यः ) ((yaḥ)) 1. m. The king. [ ID=15272 ]

### Multiple Janamejayas (as a group) (2 definitions)
- 1. eighty in the palace of Yama  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Janamejaya, pl. ( °āḥ ). § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 334 (eighty J.'s in the palace of Yama). [ ID=4787 ]
- 1. One hundred in number. 2. Eighty in number according to certain texts.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Janamejayas — 100 in number; according to the M. P. and Vā. P. 80 in number. Br. III. 68. 20-26; 74. 267; M. 273. 71-3; Vā. 99. 454. [ ID=4962 ]

### A Nāga or Serpent named Janamejaya (1 definition)
- name of a naga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Nāga, Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa (Title) xxv; Mahābhārata (Title) ii, 362. [ ID=76793 ]

### Cross-reference (1 definition)
- See jana.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > जनमेजय (janamejaya) [Printed book page 0338-b ] जनमेजय (janamejaya) janam-ejaya. See jana, p. 337. [ ID=19301 ]

### Janamejaya as a priest (1 definition)
- the name of a priest who officiated at the snake sacrifice  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > [Printed book page 1-274 ] 2. Janam-ejaya is in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa 1 the name of a priest who officiated at the snake sacrifice. [ Footnote: 1) xxv. 15, 3. Cf. Weber, Indische Studien, 1, 35.] [ ID=1010 ]

## Sources

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

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