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Jatika "5 JSnati
brahmin : yiva sattam^ pitAmahclyugJl akkhitto anupakkuttho
jativadena " of unblemished parentage back
to the 7th generation" D 1.120, etc. (=DA 1.281);
A 1. 166; III. 152, 223; Sn 315, 596. Cp. gotta-vada
a characteristic of birth, a
(e. g. D 1.99) ; -vibbanga
distinction in descent Sn 600 ; -yina a first-class lute
J 11.249 ; -sampanna endowed with (pure) birth (in
phrase khattiyo muddhS-vasitto j.") A in. 152 ; -sambhava
the origin of birth A 1.T42 ; in. 311 ; J 1.168;
-sambheda difference of rank DhA 1.166; -sat)sara the
cycle of transmigration, the saqsara of rebirths (see
above I d. f.) : pahina left behind, overcome (by an
Arahant) M 1.139; A 111.84, ^6 ; °i) khepetva id. Th 2,
168 ; vitinno j." n' atthi tassa punabbhavo Sn 746 ;
-sindhava a well-bred horse J 11.97 ' -ssara the remembrance
of (former) births ("nana) J 1.167; iv.29
DhA 11.27; IV.51 ; cp. cutupapata-fiaaa) ; -hingulaka
(& hingulika) natural vermilion J v.67 ; VvA 4, 168,
324-
ntika (-°) (adj.) I. being like, being of, having, etc. (see
jata 3) : duppanna" & sappai)i)a° M 1.225 ; dabba"
A 1.254; mukhara" Sn 275; viflflu" Sn 294; mana"
J 1.88. — 2. descended from, being of rank, belonging
to the class of: man^ana" M 11.19; avihethaka" Miln
219; samana° (of equal rank) DhA 1.390; vepa" (belonging
to the bamboo-workers) PvA 175.
Jatimant (adj.) [jati-t- mant] of good birth, having natural
or genuine qualities, noble, excellent Sn 420 (van^iarohena
sampanno jatima viya khattiyo) ; J 1.342
(jatimanta-kulaputta). Of a precious stone : mani
veluriyo subho j." D i.76=M 11. 17; DA 1.221; Miln
215. Sometimes in this spelling for jutimant Sn 1 136=
Nd^ 259 (expl'' by pandita pafmava). — ajatima not
of good birth J vi.356 (opp. sujatimant ibid.).
JatD (indecl.) [Vedic jatu, particle of affirmation. Perhaps
for janatu one would know, cp. Gr. olfint, Lat. credo.
P. marine. But BR. ahd Fausbbll make it a contraction
of jayatu " it might happen." Neither of these derivations
is satisfactory] surely, undoubtedly (ekagsavacanar)
SnA 348) usually in negative {& interrog.)
sentences as na jatu, not at all. never (cp. also sadhu)
ma jatu Vin 11.203 ; Sn 152, 348 (no ce hi jatu) ; J 1.293.
374; IV. 261 ; v. 503. Na jatucca at J vi.60 is apparently
for na jatu ca.
Jana (adj.) [to jna, see janati] knowing or knowable,
understandable J 111.24 (= j2inamana). dujjana difficult
to understand D 1.170, 187; M 1.487; 11.43. su°
recognizable, intelligible Pv iv.i-" (=suviniieyya PvA
230). Cp. ajana.
finana (nt.) [fr. jfia] knowledge, cognizance, recognition ;
intelligence, learning, skill J 1.145 (attanar) -°kalato
patthaya from the time of self-recognition), 200
(-°manta knowledge of a spell, a spell known by
tumhakar)) 11.221; SnA 330; DhA 11.73 (°sabhava=
flatta); DA 1.86 (akkhara°) ; Vism 391 ("atthaya in
order to know), 436 (=pajanana). Cp. ajanana.
ajanana not knowing (°-) J v. 199; vi.177; not known
J 1-32 (°sippa).
Jinanaka (adj.) [Sk. *jnanaka, cp. janana & Sk. janaka
(c. gen.) expert Av S n.119, 120, as n. ib. 1.216] knowing
DhsA 394.
Jinanata (f.) [abstr. fr. janana] the fact of knowing,
knowledge KhA 144.
Jinapada (adj.-n.) [fr. janapada] belonging to the country,
living in the c. ; pi. country-folk (opp. negama towns-
folk) D 1.136, 142; M 11.74; J II-287, 388; DA 1.297
(= janapada-vasin).
linati [Vedic jfia, janati 'gene & *gne, cp. Gr. yiyvuaicio,
yvioTof, yvHaic ; Lat. nosco, notus, (i)gnanis (cp.
E. i-gnorant) ; Goth, kunnan ; Ohg. kennan, Ags.
cn&wan=E. know] to know.
I. Forms : The 2 Vedic roots jan" & jfla° are represented
in P. by jan° & Ra.° (i^a°) i. jin: pres. janati;
pot. jSneyya (Sn 781) & jaiiiia (A iv.366 ; Sn 116, 775 ;
Dh 157, 352 ; J 11.346 ; iv.478) 2nd sg. janeyyasi (M.
1.487; J 1.288), ist pi. janiyama (Sn 873) & (archaic)
janemu (Sn 76, 599 ; Vv 83") ; — imper. janahi (Sn 596,
1026 ; Pv II. 9''), 3rd. sg. janatn (It 28) — ; ppr. jananto
& janai) (D 1. 192 ; A 1.128 ; Sn 722), ppr. med. janamana
(J 1.168); — fut. janissati (J n.342 ; vi.364) ; — aor.
ajani (Sn 536) & jani (J 1.125, 269), 3rd pi. janiQsu
(J 11.105; VvA 113); — ger. janitva (J 1293; 111.276);
inf. janitui) (J 1.125). Caus. janapeti (see below 1V.2).
— 2. 2a: fut. Aassati (D 1.165) ; —
aor. aftiiasi (J 1.271)
& flasi (Sn 471). 3rd pi. afiiiarisu (Vv 22*). — ger. flatva
(freq.); — grd. fleyya A 11. 135 (see below) & flatabba
(PvA 133); — inf. iiatui) (freq.) — pp. aata (q. v.).
Pass, fiayati to be called or named (Miln 25).
II. Cognate Forms : Nd' s. v. explains janati by passati
dakkhati adhigacchati vindati patilabhati, & fiatva
(No. 267) by janitva tulayitva tirayitva vibhavayitva
vibhutai) katva (very freq.) The ist expl" is also
applied to abhijanati, & the 2nd to passitva, viditag
katva, abhifiiiaya & disva. The use of the emphatic
phrase janati passati is very frequent. Yai) tvar) na
janasi na passasi tar) tvar) icchasi kamesi .' Whom
you know not neither have seen, is it she that you love
and long for ? D 1.193; Bhagava janar) janati passag
passati cakkhubhuto i^aijabhuto M i.iii; similarly
A IV. 153 sq. See further D 1.2, 40, 84, 157 sq , 165,
192 sq., 238 sq. ; A 1.128; 111.338; v.226 ; Sn 9^8;
Nd* 35, 413, 517; Vism 200.
III. Meaning: (1) Intrs. to know, to have or gain
knowledge, to be experienced, to be aware, to find out
mayam pi kho na janama surely, even we do not know
D 1.216 ; te kho evar) janeyyarj they ought to know ib. ;
jananta nama n' Shcsui) "nobody knew" J 111.1^8;
janahi find out J 1.18.; ; kalantarena janissatha you will
see in time PvA 13 ; ajananto unawares, unsuspecting
1.223; ajanamana id. Pv 11. 3'*. — 2. Trs. to know,
recognize, be familiar with (usually c. ace, but also with
gen. : J 1.337 ; "243), to have knowledge of, experience,
find ; to infer, conclude, distinguish, state, define : yag
ahaq janami tai) tvai) janasi D 1.88 ; aham p' etag na
janami Sn 989; jananti tag yakkhabhuta Pv iv.i'S;
paccakkhato fiatva finding out personally J 1.262 ;
111.168; cittam me Gotamo janati S 1.178; janati mag
Bhagava S 1.116; kathag janemu tag mayag ? How
shall we know (or identify) him ? Vv 83" ; yatha janemu
brahmariag so that we may know what a b. is Sn 599 ;
yath' ahag janeyyag vasalag Sn p. 2 1 ; ajananto ignorant
PvA 4 ; annapanag ajananto (being without bread &
water) PvA 169 ; ittarag ittarato i^atva inferring the
trifling from the trifle Pv i.i i" ; ingha me unh' odakag
janahi find me some hot water S 1.174 ; seyyag janahi
Vin IV. 16: phalag papassa janamana (having experienced
) J 1.168; mantag j . (to be i" possession of a charm
J 1.253; maggag na j. Sn 441; pamanag ajanitva
(knowing no measure) PvA 130. — 3. With double
ace. : to recognize as. to see in, take for, identify as, etc.
(cp. Caus.) ; petag mag janahi " see in me a Peta "
Pv 11.9I2 (=upadh5rehi PvA 119); bhadd' itthiya ti
mag ai^ilagsu (they knew me as = they called me)
Vv 22*.
IV. Various: 1. Grd. fieyya as nt. = knowledge (cp.
yavatakag iie>'>'ag tavatakag fiapag (knowledge
aaoa) :
coincides with the knowable, or : his knowledge is in
proportion to the k., i. e. he knows all) Nd' 235^'";
iianag atikkamitva i^eyyapatho n' atthi " beyond
knowledge there is no way of knowledge " ib. ; jiejryasagara
the ocean of knowledge PvA 1. — 2. Caus.
janapeti to make known, to inform, or (with attanag)
to identify, to reveal oneself 1. J 107 (att. ajanapctva)
VI. 363 ; Vism 92 (att.) ; PvA 149 (att.) ; DhA
11.62.