धनंजय

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Compound of धनम् (dhánam, accusative of धन (dhána, wealth)) +‎ जय (jayá, winning, conquering).

Pronunciation

Adjective

धनंजय • (dhanaṃjayá) stem

  1. winning or acquiring wealth or booty
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.74.3:
      उ॒त ब्रु॑वन्तु ज॒न्तव॒ उद॒ग्निर्वृ॑त्र॒हाज॑नि।
      ध॒नं॒ज॒यो रणे॑ रणे॥
      utá bruvantu jantáva údagnírvṛtrahā́jani.
      dhanaṃjayó ráṇe raṇe.
      And let men say, Agni is born; he who slayeth Vṛtra;
      He who winneth wealth in every fight.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धनंजय
singular dual plural
nominative धनंजयः (dhanaṃjayáḥ) धनंजयौ (dhanaṃjayaú)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā́¹)
धनंजयाः (dhanaṃjayā́ḥ)
धनंजयासः¹ (dhanaṃjayā́saḥ¹)
accusative धनंजयम् (dhanaṃjayám) धनंजयौ (dhanaṃjayaú)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā́¹)
धनंजयान् (dhanaṃjayā́n)
instrumental धनंजयेन (dhanaṃjayéna) धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayā́bhyām) धनंजयैः (dhanaṃjayaíḥ)
धनंजयेभिः¹ (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)
vocative धनंजय (dhánaṃjaya) धनंजयौ (dhánaṃjayau)
धनंजया¹ (dhánaṃjayā¹)
धनंजयाः (dhánaṃjayāḥ)
धनंजयासः¹ (dhánaṃjayāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of धनंजया
singular dual plural
nominative धनंजया (dhanaṃjayā́) धनंजये (dhanaṃjayé) धनंजयाः (dhanaṃjayā́ḥ)
accusative धनंजयाम् (dhanaṃjayā́m) धनंजये (dhanaṃjayé) धनंजयाः (dhanaṃjayā́ḥ)
instrumental धनंजयया (dhanaṃjayáyā)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā́¹)
धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayā́bhyām) धनंजयाभिः (dhanaṃjayā́bhiḥ)
dative धनंजयायै (dhanaṃjayā́yai) धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayā́bhyām) धनंजयाभ्यः (dhanaṃjayā́bhyaḥ)
ablative धनंजयायाः (dhanaṃjayā́yāḥ)
धनंजयायै² (dhanaṃjayā́yai²)
धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayā́bhyām) धनंजयाभ्यः (dhanaṃjayā́bhyaḥ)
genitive धनंजयायाः (dhanaṃjayā́yāḥ)
धनंजयायै² (dhanaṃjayā́yai²)
धनंजययोः (dhanaṃjayáyoḥ) धनंजयानाम् (dhanaṃjayā́nām)
locative धनंजयायाम् (dhanaṃjayā́yām) धनंजययोः (dhanaṃjayáyoḥ) धनंजयासु (dhanaṃjayā́su)
vocative धनंजये (dhánaṃjaye) धनंजये (dhánaṃjaye) धनंजयाः (dhánaṃjayāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of धनंजय
singular dual plural
nominative धनंजयम् (dhanaṃjayám) धनंजये (dhanaṃjayé) धनंजयानि (dhanaṃjayā́ni)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā́¹)
accusative धनंजयम् (dhanaṃjayám) धनंजये (dhanaṃjayé) धनंजयानि (dhanaṃjayā́ni)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā́¹)
instrumental धनंजयेन (dhanaṃjayéna) धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayā́bhyām) धनंजयैः (dhanaṃjayaíḥ)
धनंजयेभिः¹ (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)
vocative धनंजय (dhánaṃjaya) धनंजये (dhánaṃjaye) धनंजयानि (dhánaṃjayāni)
धनंजया¹ (dhánaṃjayā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

धनंजय • (dhanaṃjaya) stemm

  1. fire
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अग्नि
    • Śivatāṇḍavastotra 7:
      करालभालपट्टिकाधगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलद्धनंजयाहुतीकृतप्रचण्डपञ्चसायके ।
      धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीकुचाग्रचित्रपत्त्रकप्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर् मम ॥
      karālabhālapaṭṭikādhagaddhagaddhagajjvaladdhanaṃjayāhutīkṛtapracaṇḍapañcasāyake.
      dharādharendranandinīkucāgracitrapattrakaprakalpanaikaśilpini trilocane ratir mama.
      My attachment is in the three-eyed one, the one artist of creation with Parvati's nipple as his canvass, the blazing fire from the terrible forehead of whom had violently burned Kāma.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धनंजय
singular dual plural
nominative धनंजयः (dhanaṃjayaḥ) धनंजयौ (dhanaṃjayau)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā¹)
धनंजयाः (dhanaṃjayāḥ)
धनंजयासः¹ (dhanaṃjayāsaḥ¹)
accusative धनंजयम् (dhanaṃjayam) धनंजयौ (dhanaṃjayau)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā¹)
धनंजयान् (dhanaṃjayān)
instrumental धनंजयेन (dhanaṃjayena) धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayābhyām) धनंजयैः (dhanaṃjayaiḥ)
धनंजयेभिः¹ (dhanaṃjayebhiḥ¹)
dative धनंजयाय (dhanaṃjayāya) धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayābhyām) धनंजयेभ्यः (dhanaṃjayebhyaḥ)
ablative धनंजयात् (dhanaṃjayāt) धनंजयाभ्याम् (dhanaṃjayābhyām) धनंजयेभ्यः (dhanaṃjayebhyaḥ)
genitive धनंजयस्य (dhanaṃjayasya) धनंजययोः (dhanaṃjayayoḥ) धनंजयानाम् (dhanaṃjayānām)
locative धनंजये (dhanaṃjaye) धनंजययोः (dhanaṃjayayoḥ) धनंजयेषु (dhanaṃjayeṣu)
vocative धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya) धनंजयौ (dhanaṃjayau)
धनंजया¹ (dhanaṃjayā¹)
धनंजयाः (dhanaṃjayāḥ)
धनंजयासः¹ (dhanaṃjayāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

धनंजय • (dhanaṃjaya) stemm

  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.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धनंजय
singular
nominative धनंजयः (dhanaṃjayaḥ)
accusative धनंजयम् (dhanaṃjayam)
instrumental धनंजयेन (dhanaṃjayena)
dative धनंजयाय (dhanaṃjayāya)
ablative धनंजयात् (dhanaṃjayāt)
genitive धनंजयस्य (dhanaṃjayasya)
locative धनंजये (dhanaṃjaye)
vocative धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya)

Descendants

  • Tamil: தனஞ்சயன் (taṉañcayaṉ)