जपjapa

जप (japa) is a Sanskrit word meaning muttering or whispering, muttering prayers or sacred formulas, to speak, say, or tell, to meditate or speak internally, muttering prayers or repeating sacred passages inaudibly, the China rose plant or flower. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them The Religious Practice of Muttering Sacred Texts, Adjective: Muttering or Whispering, Associated Items, Rituals, and Concepts of Japa.

Etymology: E. जप to repeat inaudibly, affix अप्; the flower is a sacred object
Definitions: 19

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Meanings by context

The Religious Practice of Muttering Sacred Texts

12 definitions

muttering prayers or sacred formulas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Muttering prayers or repeating passages and names of deities in an undertone.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering or repeating prayers in an undertone. 2. A muttered prayer.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering prayers in an undertone. 2. Counting the beads of a rosary silently.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Whispering. 2. Muttering prayers or murmured prayer.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering prayers or repeating sacred passages inaudibly. 2. The China rose plant or flower.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering prayers. 2. The China rose.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Repeating prayers or Vedic passages in a murmuring tone. 2. A muttered prayer.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering prayers or sacred passages inaudibly. 2. The China rose plant or flower.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering prayers. 2. A prayer.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Whispering or muttering. 2. The muttering of prayers or spells.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muttering, whispering, or repeating prayers and sacred formulas in a low voice.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Adjective: Muttering or Whispering

2 definitions

muttering or whispering

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Muttering or whispering

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Associated Items, Rituals, and Concepts of Japa

2 definitions

sacrifice

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

muttering prayers as a sacrifice

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Verbal Root: To speak, meditate

2 definitions

1. To speak, say, or tell. 2. To meditate or speak internally.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To speak, say, or tell. 2. To meditate, speak internally, or say to oneself.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mythological: A Group of Deities

1 definition

a group of gods of Uttama epoch

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.