# जयन्ती (jayantī) Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jayanti जयन्ती (jayantī) is a Sanskrit word meaning victorious, the moon, name of a Dhruvaka, shiva, a son of Indra, of a Rudra. Its 37 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Names of Deities/Divine Beings, Names of Human/Mythological Figures, Geographical Names/Locations. - **SLP1:** `jayantI` **IAST:** jayantī **Devanagari:** जयन्ती - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayanti_%28Hinduism%29 - **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jayanti/declensions.md - **Other headwords romanised the same way:** जयंती (jayaṃtī), जयन्ति (jayanti) ## Meanings by context ### Names of Deities/Divine Beings (11 definitions) - Shiva *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > Śiva, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); Skanda-purāṇa (Title); Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes (Title) [ ID=77545 ] - a son of Indra *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > [Printed book page 413,3] N. of a son of Indra, Harivaṃśa (Title); Śakuntalā (Title); Raghuvaṃśa (Title); Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) vi, 18, 6; Vāyu-purāṇa (Title) ii, 7, 24 [ ID=77546 ] - of a Rudra *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a Rudra, Mahābhārata (Title) xii, 7586 [ ID=77547 ] - an epithet of Upendra *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a son of Dharma (= उपे (upe) न्द्र (ndra) ), Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) vi, 6, 8 [ ID=77548 ] - of a Gandharva *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a Gandharva (Vikramāditya's father), Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=77550 ] - a subdivision of the Anuttara deities in Jainism *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > pl. a subdivision of the Anuttara deities, Jaina literature (Literary category) [ ID=77557 ] - Durga, Dakshayani *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > Durgā, Dākṣāyaṇī (in Hastinā-pura, Matsya-purāṇa (Title) xiii, 28; tutelary deity of the Vasūdrekas, Brahma-purāṇa (Title) ii, 18, 21 ) [ ID=77565 ] - a daughter of Indra *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > N. of a daughter of Indra, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=77566 ] - of a Yogini *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a Yoginī, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) ii, 1, 741 [ ID=77568 ] - of a Surangana *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a Surāṅganā, Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or Vikramāditya-caritra, Jaina recension (Title) Concl. [ ID=77569 ] - daughter of Indra who became the wife of Shukra and mother of Devayani *The Purana Index* > Jayantī (III) — daughter of Indra, sent by her father for the service of Śukra during his Dhūmravrata for 1000 years; rendered him services; pleased with her Śukra lived with her for ten years, as her husband; 1 the result of this was the birth of Devayānī. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 72. 150, 156; 73. 3; Vā. 97. 149; 98. 3.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 47. 114-88; Br. III. 1. 86.] [ ID=5054 ] ### Names of Human/Mythological Figures (10 definitions) - Name of a Dhruvaka *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > N. of a Dhruvaka [ ID=77544 ] - of Akrura's father *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of A-krūra's father, Matsya-purāṇa (Title) vl, 26 [ ID=77549 ] - of Bhimasena at Virata's court *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of Bhīma-sena at Virāṭa's court, Mahābhārata (Title) iv, 176 [ ID=77551 ] - of a minister of Dasharatha *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a minister of Daśaratha, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i, 7, 3; ii, 68, 5 [ ID=77552 ] - of a Gauda king *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a Gauḍa king, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) iv, 420 and 455 ff. [ ID=77553 ] - a Kashmiri Brahmin *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a Kaśmīr Brāhman, iii, 366 ff. [ ID=77554 ] - of a writer on grammar *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a writer on grammar [ ID=77555 ] - the wife of Rishabha *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of Ṛṣabha's wife (received from Indra), Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) v, 4, 8; Matsya-purāṇa (Title) vl, 26 [ ID=77567 ] - 1. Bestowed by Indra in marriage to Rishabha. 2. Mother of a hundred sons including Bharata. *The Purana Index* > जयन्ती (jayantī) [Printed book page 1-636 ] Jayantī (I) — Bestowed by Indra in marriage to Ṛṣabha. Mother of a hundred sons among whom was Bharata. Bhā. V. 4. 8-9. [ ID=5052 ] - the wife of Vrishabharaga and daughter of Kashi *The Purana Index* > [Printed book page 1-637 ] Jayantī (V) — the wife of Vṛṣabharāga and daughter of Kāśī. M. 45. 26. [ ID=5056 ] ### Geographical Names/Locations (6 definitions) - of a mountain *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a mountain, Harivaṃśa (Title) 9736 [ ID=77556 ] - the name of a town *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > जयन्त (jayanta) n. N. of a town, Vāyu-purāṇa (Title) ii, 27, 2 [ ID=77558 ] - of a river *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a river, Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 5089 [ ID=77570 ] - of a country *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a country, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) viii, 655 [ ID=77571 ] - of a town *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a town, Vīracarita (Title) ix. [ ID=77572 ] - a river *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata* > जयन्ती (jayantī) [Printed book page 363-2 ] Jayantī, a river(?). § 362 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 83, 5089 ( °yāṃ…Somatīrthaṃ samāviśet ). [ ID=4884 ] ### Auspicious Time/Festival (Tithi/Night) (4 definitions) - Krishna's birthnight *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > Kṛṣṇa's birthnight (the 8th of the dark half of Śrāvaṇa, the asterism Rohiṇī rising at midnight, Tithyāditya (Title) ), Harivaṃśa (Title) 3320 [ ID=77562 ] - the 9th night of the Karma-masa *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > the 9th night of the Karma-māsa, Sūryaprajñapti (Title) [ ID=77563 ] - the twelfth night of the month Punarvasu *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > the 12th night of month Punar-vasu, Nirṇayasindhu (Title) i, 391/392 [ ID=77564 ] - the night on which Krishna was born *The Purana Index* > Jayantī (II) — the night on which Kṛṣṇa was born. Br. III. 71. 205; Vā. 96. 201. [ ID=5053 ] ### Plant or Plant Product (2 definitions) - Sesbania aegyptiaca *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > Sesbania aegyptiaca, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=77560 ] - barley planted at the commencement of the Dasha-hara and gathered at its close *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > barley planted at the commencement of the Daśa-harā and gathered at its close, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=77561 ] ### Victorious (Adjective) (2 definitions) - victorious *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H2) [Printed book page 413,2] जयन्त (jayanta) mf( ई (ī) )n. victorious, Śiśupāla-vadha (Title) vi, 69 [ ID=77542 ] - the feminine form of jayanta *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H2) [Printed book page 413,3] जयन्ती (jayantī) b f. of ° त (°ta), q.v. [ ID=77574 ] ### A Flag (as Jayantī) (1 definition) - a flag *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H2B) [Printed book page 413,3] जयन्ती (jayantī) a f. a flag, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=77559 ] ### The Moon (as Jayanta) (1 definition) - the moon *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > जयन्त (jayanta) m. the moon, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=77543 ] ## Sources Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne. The Sanskrit Lexicon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanskrit-lexicon-dictionary/id6746787546