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sañjayo

sañjaya

masc nom sg of sañjaya (noun); masc nom sg of sañjaya (adj)

1. name of an ascetic teacher; Sañjaya Belaṭṭhaputta; lit. victory
2. name of a Brahman; lit. victory
3. name of an arahant monk; lit. victory
4. following Sañjaya

Etymology. saṃ + √ji > jay + *a; from √ji 'conquer'; Sanskrit sṛñjaya, saṃjaya [saṃji]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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