अञ्जन

{ añjanḥ, añjana(m), añjana }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

He was the son of Ghaṭotkaca and grandson of Bhīmasena. For genealogy, see BHĪMA- SENA. [M.B., Udyoga Parva, Chapter 194, Verse 20] . Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇa, killed Añjanaparvā. [M.B., Droṇa Parva, Chapter 196, Verse 89] .
AÑJANA   This is an elephant belonging to the Asuras. His origin is in the family of Supratīka. The other three elephants born in this family are: Airāvata, Vāmana and Kumuda. (This Airāvata was not the Airāvata of Devendra). There are references to Rākṣasas coming to the battle-field on the back of elephants. There is another mention of Añjana the elephant standing in the battle-field. [M.B., Udyoga Parva, Chapter 99, Verse 15] ; [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 64, Verse 57] ; [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 112, Verse 32] .
AÑJANA(M)   This is the name of a mountain. [M.B., Sabhā Parva, Chapter 98, Verse 15] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : नेत्रांजन, अंजना, अंजन, अंजन

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अञ्जन  m.  m. a kind of domestic lizard, [L.]
N. of a fabulous, serpent
of a tree, [Pañcat.]
of a mountain, of a king of मिथिला, of the elephant of the west or south-west quarter
अञ्जन  n.  n. act of applying an ointment or pigment, embellishing, &c., black pigment or collyrium applied to the eyelashes or the inner coat of the eyelids
a special kind of this pigment, as lamp-black, Antimony, extract of Ammonium, Xanthorrhiza, &c.
paint, especially as a cosmetic
magic ointment
ink, [L.]
night, [L.]
fire, [L.] (In rhetoric) making clear the meaning of an equivocal expression, double entendre or pun, &c.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अञ्जनः [añjanḥ]   1 A kind of lizard.
 N. N. of a tree or mountain.
 N. N. of the guardian elephant (of the west or s. w.) तस्य चान्येऽपि दिङ्नागा बभूबुरनुयायिनः । अञ्जनो बामनश्चैव महापद्मश्च सुप्रभः ॥ [Mb.6.64.57.]
-नम् [अज्यते अनेन; अञ्ज्   ल्युट्]
Anointing, smearing with, दन्तधावनमञ्जनं पूर्वाह्ण एव कुर्वीत [Ms.4.152;] mixing; unfolding, manifesting.
Collyrium or black pigment used to paint the eyelashes; विलोचनं दक्षिणमञ्जनेन संभाव्य [R.7.8] salve; अमृत˚ कोऽयं दृशोरमृताञ्जनम् [U.4.18] ambrosial salve; कुर्वन् ˚मेचका इव दिशो मेघः समुत्तिष्ठते [Mk.5.8,1.34;] (fig. also) अज्ञानान्धस्य लोकस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै पाणिनये नमः ॥ [Śik.45;] पटुतरविवेकाञ्जनजुषाम् [Bh.3.84;] cf. also दारिद्य्रं परमाञ्जनम्; (fig.) impurity, as in निरञ्जन, q. v.
Paint, a cosmetic ointment.
Magic ointment.
A special kind of material of the black pigment, such as antimony (used as collyrium, lamp-black &c. सौवीर
Ink.
Fire.
Night.
(नम्, ना) (Rhet.) A suggested meaning; also the process by which such meaning is suggested. It is the power of suggestion (founded on अभिधा or लक्षणा denotation or indication), by which something else is understood from a word which, though having more meanings than one, has been restricted to a single meaning by relations of conjunction, disjunction &c. (संयोग, विप्रयोग, साहचर्य, विरो- धिता &c.), or, briefly, the use of a word of several meanings in a special sense determined by the context;e. g. सशङ्खचक्रो हरिः the adjective restricts Hari to mean 'Viṣṇu' alone, and not a 'lion' or 'monkey'; so रामलक्ष्मणौ दाशरथी, रामार्जुनौ भार्गवकार्तवीर्यौ &c.; cf. अनेकार्थस्य शब्दस्य वाच- कत्वे नियन्त्रिते । संयोगाद्यैरवाच्यार्थधीकृद् व्यापृतिरञ्जनम् ॥ [K.P.2.,] [S. D.23-6;] See व्याञ्जना also. -Comp.
-अधिका [अञ्जना- दधिका कृष्णत्वात्]   a kind of lizard.
-अद्रिः-गिरिः (कर्म.) [अञ्जनमिव कृष्णः गिरिः]  N. N. of a mountain, Seeनीलगिरि.-अम्भस् n. eye-water.
-केशी [अञ्जनामिव केशो यस्याः]  N. N. of a vegetable perfume (हट्टविलासिनीनामकं गन्धद्रव्यं यत्संयोगा- त्केशस्यातीव कृष्णत्वम् (Mar. नखला).
-त्रितयम्   (Āyurveda) पुष्पाञ्जन, रसाञ्जन and कोलाञ्जन.
-नामका ष. त.]   a swelling of the eye-lid, sty (Mar. रांजणवाडी).
-मूलकः   A variety of an inferior gem, deep-dark in colour. [Kau.A.2.11.] -शलाका a stick or pencil for the application of collyrium.

Shabda-Sagara

अञ्जन  n.  ( -नं)
1. Anointing.
2. Going.
3. Making clear, distinct.
4. A collyrium or application to the eye-lashes, to darken and improve them; a universal article of the eastern toilet.
5. Particular applications, as lamp black, antimony, and another kind. See रसाञ्जन.
6. Night.
7. Ink.
8. A term in rhetoric; the use of a word of several meanings in one specific sense, which is determi- ned by the context.
 m.  ( -नः)
1. The elephant of the west
2. A species of lizard.
 f.  ( -ना)
1. The mother of HANUMĀN.
2. A green lizard. ( -नी)
3. A woman perfumed with sandal, &c.
4. A medicinal plant. See. कटुका.
E. अञ्ज to beautify or anoint, and ल्यु or ल्युट् aff.

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अञ्ज ल्यु ल्युट्