जातक
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জাতক (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬵᬢᬓ (Balinese script)
- জাতক (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰯𑰝𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀸𑀢𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ဇာတက (Burmese script)
- જાતક (Gujarati script)
- ਜਾਤਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦴꦠꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂰𑂞𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಾತಕ (Kannada script)
- ជាតក (Khmer script)
- ຊາຕກ (Lao script)
- ജാതക (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘰𑘝𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᢗᢐᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧑𑦽𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐵𑐟𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଜାତକ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢵꢡꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆳𑆠𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖯𑖝𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ජාතක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩛𑩫𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚭𑚙𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஜாதக (Tamil script)
- జాతక (Telugu script)
- ชาตก (Thai script)
- ཛཱ་ཏ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒰𑒞𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨊𑨙𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
Adjective
जातक • (jātaka) stem
- (at the end of compounds) engendered by, born under (an asterism) (Mn. ix, 143; Cāṇ.)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of जातक (jātaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जातकः jātakaḥ |
जातकौ / जातका¹ jātakau / jātakā¹ |
जातकाः / जातकासः¹ jātakāḥ / jātakāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | जातक jātaka |
जातकौ / जातका¹ jātakau / jātakā¹ |
जातकाः / जातकासः¹ jātakāḥ / jātakāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | जातकम् jātakam |
जातकौ / जातका¹ jātakau / jātakā¹ |
जातकान् jātakān |
| Instrumental | जातकेन jātakena |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकैः / जातकेभिः¹ jātakaiḥ / jātakebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | जातकाय jātakāya |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जातकात् jātakāt |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जातकस्य jātakasya |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकानाम् jātakānām |
| Locative | जातके jātake |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकेषु jātakeṣu |
| Notes |
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| Feminine ā-stem declension of जातका (jātakā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जातका jātakā |
जातके jātake |
जातकाः jātakāḥ |
| Vocative | जातके jātake |
जातके jātake |
जातकाः jātakāḥ |
| Accusative | जातकाम् jātakām |
जातके jātake |
जातकाः jātakāḥ |
| Instrumental | जातकया / जातका¹ jātakayā / jātakā¹ |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकाभिः jātakābhiḥ |
| Dative | जातकायै jātakāyai |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकाभ्यः jātakābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जातकायाः / जातकायै² jātakāyāḥ / jātakāyai² |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकाभ्यः jātakābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जातकायाः / जातकायै² jātakāyāḥ / jātakāyai² |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकानाम् jātakānām |
| Locative | जातकायाम् jātakāyām |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकासु jātakāsu |
| Notes |
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| Neuter a-stem declension of जातक (jātaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जातकम् jātakam |
जातके jātake |
जातकानि / जातका¹ jātakāni / jātakā¹ |
| Vocative | जातक jātaka |
जातके jātake |
जातकानि / जातका¹ jātakāni / jātakā¹ |
| Accusative | जातकम् jātakam |
जातके jātake |
जातकानि / जातका¹ jātakāni / jātakā¹ |
| Instrumental | जातकेन jātakena |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकैः / जातकेभिः¹ jātakaiḥ / jātakebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | जातकाय jātakāya |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जातकात् jātakāt |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जातकस्य jātakasya |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकानाम् jātakānām |
| Locative | जातके jātake |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकेषु jātakeṣu |
| Notes |
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Noun
जातक • (jātaka) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of जातक (jātaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जातकः jātakaḥ |
जातकौ / जातका¹ jātakau / jātakā¹ |
जातकाः / जातकासः¹ jātakāḥ / jātakāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | जातक jātaka |
जातकौ / जातका¹ jātakau / jātakā¹ |
जातकाः / जातकासः¹ jātakāḥ / jātakāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | जातकम् jātakam |
जातकौ / जातका¹ jātakau / jātakā¹ |
जातकान् jātakān |
| Instrumental | जातकेन jātakena |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकैः / जातकेभिः¹ jātakaiḥ / jātakebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | जातकाय jātakāya |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जातकात् jātakāt |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जातकस्य jātakasya |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकानाम् jātakānām |
| Locative | जातके jātake |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकेषु jātakeṣu |
| Notes |
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Noun
जातक • (jātaka) stem, n
- Abbreviation of जातकर्मन् (jātakarman). (MBh. i, 949; BhP. v, 14, 33)
- nativity, astrological calculation of a nativity (VarBṛ. xxvi, 3; BhP. i; Kathās. lxxii, 192; Rājat. vii, 1730)
- jataka, the story of previous reincarnations of Gautama Buddha (Buddh.; Kathās. lxxii, 120)
- (at the end of compounds, after numerals) an aggregate of similar things
- चतुर्जातक ― caturjātaka ― an aggregate of four substances
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of जातक (jātaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जातकम् jātakam |
जातके jātake |
जातकानि / जातका¹ jātakāni / jātakā¹ |
| Vocative | जातक jātaka |
जातके jātake |
जातकानि / जातका¹ jātakāni / jātakā¹ |
| Accusative | जातकम् jātakam |
जातके jātake |
जातकानि / जातका¹ jātakāni / jātakā¹ |
| Instrumental | जातकेन jātakena |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकैः / जातकेभिः¹ jātakaiḥ / jātakebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | जातकाय jātakāya |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जातकात् jātakāt |
जातकाभ्याम् jātakābhyām |
जातकेभ्यः jātakebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जातकस्य jātakasya |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकानाम् jātakānām |
| Locative | जातके jātake |
जातकयोः jātakayoḥ |
जातकेषु jātakeṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → English: jataka
- → Hindi: जातक (jātak)
- → Khmer: ជាតក (ciədɑk)
- → Lao: ຊາດົກ (sā dok)
- → Mongolian: цадиг (cadig)
- → Old Javanese: jātaka
- → Indonesian: jataka
- → Tamil: ஜாதகம் (jātakam)
- → Thai: ชาดก (chaa-dòk)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “जातक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 418, column 1.