सलज्ज
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সলজ্জ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬮᬚ᭄ᬚ (Balinese script)
- সলজ্জ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰩𑰕𑰿𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀮𑀚𑁆𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- သလဇ္ဇ (Burmese script)
- સલજ્જ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਲਜ੍ਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦭꦗ꧀ꦗ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂪𑂔𑂹𑂔 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಲಜ್ಜ (Kannada script)
- សលជ្ជ (Khmer script)
- ສລຊ຺ຊ (Lao script)
- സലജ്ജ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠯᠠᡯᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘩𑘕𑘿𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠯᠠᠽᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧉𑦵𑧠𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐮𑐖𑑂𑐖 (Newa script)
- ସଲଜ୍ଜ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢭꢙ꣄ꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆬𑆘𑇀𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖩𑖕𑖿𑖕 (Siddham script)
- සලජ්ජ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩽𑩣 𑪙𑩣 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚥𑚑𑚶𑚑 (Takri script)
- ஸலஜ்ஜ (Tamil script)
- సలజ్జ (Telugu script)
- สลชฺช (Thai script)
- ས་ལ་ཛྫ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒪𑒖𑓂𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨬𑨥𑩇𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From स- (sa-) + लज्जा (lajjā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ.lɐd.d͡ʑɐ/, [sɐ.lɐd̚.d͡ʑɐ]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.l̪ɐd̪.d͡ʑɐ/, [s̪ɐ.l̪ɐd̪̚.d͡ʑɐ]
Adjective
सलज्ज • (salajja) stem
- having shame, modest
- c. 800 CE – 950 CE, Nārāyaṇa, Hitopadeśa:
- असंतुष्टा द्विजा नष्टाः संतुष्टाश् च महीभृतः ।
सलज्जा गणिका नष्टा निर्लज्जाश् च कुलाङ्गनाः ॥- asaṃtuṣṭā dvijā naṣṭāḥ saṃtuṣṭāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ.
salajjā gaṇikā naṣṭā nirlajjāś ca kulāṅganāḥ. - An unsatisfied monk is fruitless, and so is a satisfied king.
Wasted is a prostitute who is modest, and so is a householderess who is shameless.
- asaṃtuṣṭā dvijā naṣṭāḥ saṃtuṣṭāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ.
- असंतुष्टा द्विजा नष्टाः संतुष्टाश् च महीभृतः ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सलज्जः (salajjaḥ) | सलज्जौ (salajjau) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
सलज्जाः (salajjāḥ) सलज्जासः¹ (salajjāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | सलज्जम् (salajjam) | सलज्जौ (salajjau) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
सलज्जान् (salajjān) |
| instrumental | सलज्जेन (salajjena) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जैः (salajjaiḥ) सलज्जेभिः¹ (salajjebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सलज्जाय (salajjāya) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जेभ्यः (salajjebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सलज्जात् (salajjāt) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जेभ्यः (salajjebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सलज्जस्य (salajjasya) | सलज्जयोः (salajjayoḥ) | सलज्जानाम् (salajjānām) |
| locative | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जयोः (salajjayoḥ) | सलज्जेषु (salajjeṣu) |
| vocative | सलज्ज (salajja) | सलज्जौ (salajjau) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
सलज्जाः (salajjāḥ) सलज्जासः¹ (salajjāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सलज्जा (salajjā) | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जाः (salajjāḥ) |
| accusative | सलज्जाम् (salajjām) | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जाः (salajjāḥ) |
| instrumental | सलज्जया (salajjayā) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जाभिः (salajjābhiḥ) |
| dative | सलज्जायै (salajjāyai) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जाभ्यः (salajjābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सलज्जायाः (salajjāyāḥ) सलज्जायै² (salajjāyai²) |
सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जाभ्यः (salajjābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सलज्जायाः (salajjāyāḥ) सलज्जायै² (salajjāyai²) |
सलज्जयोः (salajjayoḥ) | सलज्जानाम् (salajjānām) |
| locative | सलज्जायाम् (salajjāyām) | सलज्जयोः (salajjayoḥ) | सलज्जासु (salajjāsu) |
| vocative | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जाः (salajjāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सलज्जम् (salajjam) | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जानि (salajjāni) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
| accusative | सलज्जम् (salajjam) | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जानि (salajjāni) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
| instrumental | सलज्जेन (salajjena) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जैः (salajjaiḥ) सलज्जेभिः¹ (salajjebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सलज्जाय (salajjāya) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जेभ्यः (salajjebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सलज्जात् (salajjāt) | सलज्जाभ्याम् (salajjābhyām) | सलज्जेभ्यः (salajjebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सलज्जस्य (salajjasya) | सलज्जयोः (salajjayoḥ) | सलज्जानाम् (salajjānām) |
| locative | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जयोः (salajjayoḥ) | सलज्जेषु (salajjeṣu) |
| vocative | सलज्ज (salajja) | सलज्जे (salajje) | सलज्जानि (salajjāni) सलज्जा¹ (salajjā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ṇillajja)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “सलज्ज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1189.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “salajja”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सलज्ज”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1657
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “salajja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 767