धनंजय

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধনংজয় (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬦᬂᬚᬬ (Balinese script)
• ধনংজয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰡𑰽𑰕𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀁𑀚𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဓနံဇယ (Burmese script)
• ધનંજય (Gujarati script)
• ਧਨਂਜਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦤꦁꦗꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂢𑂁𑂔𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಧನಂಜಯ (Kannada script)
• ធនំជយ (Khmer script)
• ຘນໍຊຍ (Lao script)
• ധനംജയ (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᢀ᠋ᠨᠠᡯᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘡𑘽𑘕𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠ᠋ᢀ᠋ᠨᠠᠽᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧁𑧞𑦵𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐣𑑄𑐖𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଧନଂଜଯ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢥꢀꢙꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆤𑆁𑆘𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖡𑖽𑖕𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ධනංජය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩯𑪖𑩣𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚝𑚫𑚑𑚣 (Takri script)
• த⁴நஂஜய (Tamil script)
• ధనంజయ (Telugu script)
• ธนํชย (Thai script)
• དྷ་ནཾ་ཛ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒢𑓀𑒖𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨝𑨸𑨥𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From धन (dhána, “wealth, treasure”) +‎ जय (jayá, “winning, conquering”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ.nɐɲ.d͡ʑɐ.jɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐˈn̪ɐɲ.d͡ʑɐ.jɐ/

Adjective

धनंजय • (dhanaṃjayá) stem

1. winning or acquiring wealth or booty
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.74.3:

     उ॒त ब्रु॑वन्तु ज॒न्तव॒ उद॒ग्निर्वृ॑त्र॒हाज॑नि।
     ध॒नं॒ज॒यो रणे॑रणे॥

     utá bruvantu jantáva údagnírvṛtrahā́jani.
     dhanaṃjayó ráṇeraṇe.

     Let men praise Agni as soon as soon as genitive rated, the slayer of Vṛtra, and the winner of booty in many a battle.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धनंजय (dhanaṃjayá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनंजयः dhanaṃjayáḥ	धनंजयौ / धनंजया¹ dhanaṃjayaú / dhanaṃjayā́¹	धनंजयाः / धनंजयासः¹ dhanaṃjayā́ḥ / dhanaṃjayā́saḥ¹
Vocative	धनंजय dhánaṃjaya	धनंजयौ / धनंजया¹ dhánaṃjayau / dhánaṃjayā¹	धनंजयाः / धनंजयासः¹ dhánaṃjayāḥ / dhánaṃjayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	धनंजयम् dhanaṃjayám	धनंजयौ / धनंजया¹ dhanaṃjayaú / dhanaṃjayā́¹	धनंजयान् dhanaṃjayā́n
Instrumental	धनंजयेन dhanaṃjayéna	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयैः / धनंजयेभिः¹ dhanaṃjayaíḥ / dhanaṃjayébhiḥ¹
Dative	धनंजयाय dhanaṃjayā́ya	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयेभ्यः dhanaṃjayébhyaḥ
Ablative	धनंजयात् dhanaṃjayā́t	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयेभ्यः dhanaṃjayébhyaḥ
Genitive	धनंजयस्य dhanaṃjayásya	धनंजययोः dhanaṃjayáyoḥ	धनंजयानाम् dhanaṃjayā́nām
Locative	धनंजये dhanaṃjayé	धनंजययोः dhanaṃjayáyoḥ	धनंजयेषु dhanaṃjayéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of धनंजया (dhanaṃjayā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनंजया dhanaṃjayā́	धनंजये dhanaṃjayé	धनंजयाः dhanaṃjayā́ḥ
Vocative	धनंजये dhánaṃjaye	धनंजये dhánaṃjaye	धनंजयाः dhánaṃjayāḥ
Accusative	धनंजयाम् dhanaṃjayā́m	धनंजये dhanaṃjayé	धनंजयाः dhanaṃjayā́ḥ
Instrumental	धनंजयया / धनंजया¹ dhanaṃjayáyā / dhanaṃjayā́¹	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयाभिः dhanaṃjayā́bhiḥ
Dative	धनंजयायै dhanaṃjayā́yai	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयाभ्यः dhanaṃjayā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	धनंजयायाः / धनंजयायै² dhanaṃjayā́yāḥ / dhanaṃjayā́yai²	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयाभ्यः dhanaṃjayā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	धनंजयायाः / धनंजयायै² dhanaṃjayā́yāḥ / dhanaṃjayā́yai²	धनंजययोः dhanaṃjayáyoḥ	धनंजयानाम् dhanaṃjayā́nām
Locative	धनंजयायाम् dhanaṃjayā́yām	धनंजययोः dhanaṃjayáyoḥ	धनंजयासु dhanaṃjayā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of धनंजय (dhanaṃjayá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनंजयम् dhanaṃjayám	धनंजये dhanaṃjayé	धनंजयानि / धनंजया¹ dhanaṃjayā́ni / dhanaṃjayā́¹
Vocative	धनंजय dhánaṃjaya	धनंजये dhánaṃjaye	धनंजयानि / धनंजया¹ dhánaṃjayāni / dhánaṃjayā¹
Accusative	धनंजयम् dhanaṃjayám	धनंजये dhanaṃjayé	धनंजयानि / धनंजया¹ dhanaṃjayā́ni / dhanaṃjayā́¹
Instrumental	धनंजयेन dhanaṃjayéna	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयैः / धनंजयेभिः¹ dhanaṃjayaíḥ / dhanaṃjayébhiḥ¹
Dative	धनंजयाय dhanaṃjayā́ya	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयेभ्यः dhanaṃjayébhyaḥ
Ablative	धनंजयात् dhanaṃjayā́t	धनंजयाभ्याम् dhanaṃjayā́bhyām	धनंजयेभ्यः dhanaṃjayébhyaḥ
Genitive	धनंजयस्य dhanaṃjayásya	धनंजययोः dhanaṃjayáyoḥ	धनंजयानाम् dhanaṃjayā́nām
Locative	धनंजये dhanaṃjayé	धनंजययोः dhanaṃjayáyoḥ	धनंजयेषु dhanaṃjayéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

धनंजय • (dhanaṃjaya) stem, m

1. a name of Arjuna
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 1.15:

     पाञ्चजन्यं हृषिकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः।
     पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः॥

     pāñcajanyaṃ hṛṣikeśo devadattaṃ dhanañjayaḥ.
     pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ.

     Hṛṣikeśa blew his conch shell, named Pāñcajanya, and Arjuna blew the Devadatta. Bhīma, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his mighty conch, named Pauṇḍra.

Descendants

• → Tamil: தனஞ்சயன் (taṉañcayaṉ)