आज्ञा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
आज्ञा • (ājñā) f (Urdu spelling آجنا)
- order, command
- Synonym: हुक्म (hukma)
- उसकी आज्ञा नहीं टल सकती। ― uskī ājñā nahī̃ ṭal saktī. ― His order cannot be reverted.
- अपके पिता की आज्ञा का पालन करो।
- apke pitā kī ājñā kā pālan karo.
- Obey the commands of your father.
- (Hinduism, Sikhism) an order or commandment of a spiritual master or guru to a disciple
Declension edit
Declension of आज्ञा (fem ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- आज्ञा करना (ājñā karnā)
- आज्ञा चक्र (ājñā cakra, “third eye, chakra at the eyebrow junction.”)
- आज्ञाकारी (ājñākārī)
- आज्ञाकारिता (ājñākāritā)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आज्ञा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- আজ্ঞা (Assamese script)
- ᬆᬚ᭄ᬜᬵ (Balinese script)
- আজ্ঞা (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- အာဇ္ဉာ (Burmese script)
- આજ્ઞા (Gujarati script)
- ਆਜ੍ਞਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌆𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦴꦘꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂄𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಆಜ್ಞಾ (Kannada script)
- អាជ្ញា (Khmer script)
- ອາຊ຺ຎາ (Lao script)
- ആജ്ഞാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘁𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᠽᡛᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦡𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଆଜ୍ଞା (Odia script)
- ꢃꢙ꣄ꢛꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ආඥා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩛𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚁𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஆஜ்ஞா (Tamil script)
- ఆజ్ఞా (Telugu script)
- อาชฺญา (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་ཛྙཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨊𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
आज्ञा • (ājñā) stem, f
- order, command (Mn. X, 56, MBh. etc.)
- authority, unlimited power (Bālar.)
- name of the tenth lunar mansion (VarBṛ.)
- permission (Mn. IX, 199)
- अनाज्ञया (an-ā-jñayā) - without permission of (+genitive)
Declension edit
| Feminine ā-stem declension of आज्ञा | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | आज्ञा (ājñā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | आज्ञायाः (ājñāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | आज्ञा (ājñā) | आज्ञे (ājñe) | आज्ञाः (ājñāḥ) |
| Vocative | आज्ञे (ājñe) | आज्ञे (ājñe) | आज्ञाः (ājñāḥ) |
| Accusative | आज्ञाम् (ājñām) | आज्ञे (ājñe) | आज्ञाः (ājñāḥ) |
| Instrumental | आज्ञया (ājñayā) | आज्ञाभ्याम् (ājñābhyām) | आज्ञाभिः (ājñābhiḥ) |
| Dative | आज्ञायै (ājñāyai) | आज्ञाभ्याम् (ājñābhyām) | आज्ञाभ्यः (ājñābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | आज्ञायाः (ājñāyāḥ) | आज्ञाभ्याम् (ājñābhyām) | आज्ञाभ्यः (ājñābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | आज्ञायाः (ājñāyāḥ) | आज्ञयोः (ājñayoḥ) | आज्ञानाम् (ājñānām) |
| Locative | आज्ञायाम् (ājñāyām) | आज्ञयोः (ājñayoḥ) | आज्ञासु (ājñāsu) |
Descendants edit
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀆𑀡𑀸 (āṇā)
- Pali: āṇā
- Punjabi: ਅੱਗਾਯਾ (aggāyā)
- → Assamese: আজ্ঞা (agga)
- → Bengali: আজ্ঞা (ajna), আগ্গাঁ (aggã)
- → Gujarati: આજ્ઞા (ājñā)
- → Hindi: आज्ञा (ājñā)
- → Malayalam: ആജ്ഞ (ājña)
- → Marathi: आज्ञा (ājñā)
- → Nepali: आज्ञा (āgyā), आग्ग्याँ (āggyā̃)
- → Old Javanese: ājñā
- → Odia: ଆଜ୍ଞା (ajña)
- → Sinhalese: ආඥාව (āgnāwa)
- → Tamil: ஆஞ்ஞை (āññai)
- → Telugu: ఆజ్ఞ (ājña)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “आज्ञा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0133/1.