# संजय (saṃjaya)

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संजय (saṃjaya) is a Sanskrit word meaning conquering completely, completely victorious, conquest, victory, a kind of military array, an epithet of a chief of the Yakshas, of a son of Dhritarashtra. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Proper Name: Persons/Figures, Adjective: Victorious/Triumphant, Linguistic/Etymological Reference.

- **Root:** जि (ji)
- **SLP1:** `saMjaya`  **IAST:** saṃjaya  **Devanagari:** संजय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjaya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sanjaya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सञ्जय (sañjaya)

## Meanings by context

### Proper Name: Persons/Figures (10 definitions)
- an epithet of a chief of the Yakshas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a chief of the Yakṣas, Buddh. [ ID=229310 ]
- of a Suta, specifically the son of Gavalgana and follower of Dhritarashtra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Sūta (the son of Gavalgaṇa and follower of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra), MBh. [ ID=229311 ]
- of a son of Dhritarashtra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, ib. [ ID=229312 ]
- a son of Suparshva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Su-pārśva, VP. [ ID=229313 ]
- a son of Prati or Pratikshatra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Prati or Pratikṣatra, BhP. [ ID=229314 ]
- a son of Bharmyashva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Bharmyāśva, ib. [ ID=229315 ]
- a son of Ranamjaya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Raṇaṃ-jaya, ib. [ ID=229316 ]
- of a Vyasa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Vyāsa, Cat. [ ID=229317 ]
- of a preceptor  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a preceptor, Buddh. [ ID=229318 ]
- son of Pratikshatra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > संजय (saṃjaya) [Printed book page 3-541 ] Saṃjaya — son of Pratikṣatra. Vi. IV. 9. 26. [ ID=15425 ]

### Adjective: Victorious/Triumphant (3 definitions)
- completely victorious  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1133,1] सं - जय (saṃ-jaya) b mf( आ (ā) )n. completely victorious, triumphant, RV.; AV.; AitBr. [ ID=229307 ]
- 1. Victorious. 2. Victory. 3. A kind of military array. 4. A proper name, especially of Dhritarashtra's charioteer.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संजय (saṃjaya) [Printed book page 330-1 ] संजय (saṃjaya) saṃ-jayá, a. victorious ( V. ); m. victory ( Br. ); kind of military array ( C. ); N., esp. of Dhṛtarāṣṭraʼs charioteer; -jalpa, m. conversation, talk; -javana, n. (?) quadrangle. [ ID=18588 ]
- 1. Victorious. 2. Victory. 3. A kind of military array. 4. A proper name.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संजय (saṃjaya) [Printed book page 578 ] संजय (saṃjaya) a. victorious; m. victory, a kind of military array, a man's name. [ ID=34349 ]

### Linguistic/Etymological Reference (1 definition)
- conquering completely  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1133,1] सं - (saṃ-) जय (saṃ-jaya) a &c. See सं - (saṃ-) √ जि (√ji). [ ID=229297 ]

### Military Array/Formation (1 definition)
- a kind of military array  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of military array, Kām. [ ID=229309 ]

### Noun: Victory/Conquest (1 definition)
- conquest, victory  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सं - जय (saṃ-jaya) m. conquest, victory (with विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) N. of a Catur-aha), PañcavBr. [ ID=229308 ]

### Proper Name: Sāmans (Chants) (1 definition)
- name of various Samans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सं - जय (saṃ-jaya) n. N. of various Sāmans, ĀrṣBr. [ ID=229319 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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