जाया [jāyā] A wife. (The word is thus derived पतिर्भार्यां संप्रविश्य गर्भो भूत्वेह जायते । जायायास्तद्धि जायात्वं यदस्यां जायते पुनः ॥
[Ms.9.8;] see also Malli. on
[R.2.1.] ) As last member of Bah. comp. जाया is changed to जानि; सीताजानिः 'one who has Sītā for his wife'; so युवजानिः, मामार्धजानिः -Comp.
-अनुजीविन् m. m.,
आजीवः an actor, a dancer.
the husband of a harlot.
a needy man, pauper.
a kind of crane (बक).
घ्नः a murderer of his wife.
a mole or mark on the body indicative of the death of one's wife.
-पती (dual) husband and wife. (The other forms of the comp. are दम्पती and जम्पती q. v.)