Hi everyone and Namaste
Is salutations a good trananslation of the word Jai or is there a
more accurate defenition? Is Jaya different than Jai? Any info on
this would be much appreciated as we are thinking of using Jai as
a possibility for a baby name! Thanks, Barrie

"Jaya" (in Sanskrit), or "Jai" (in modern Indian languages -- local
variants include "Joi" and "Jey") originally meant <victory>.

Parvati Devi is often shown with two girlfriends named Jaya and Vijaya --
meaning The Victorious, and The Conquering.

Lord Indra's eldest son is named Jayanti, meaning Victor.

But when used in prayer, "Jaya" usually has the same connotation as
English "Hail."

-- Kalipadma


On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:52:38 "jagadheep D" <jagadheep@...>
writes:
> Dear Barrie,
>
> >Is salutations a good trananslation of the word Jai or is there a
> >more accurate defenition? Is Jaya different than Jai? Any info on
> >this would be much appreciated as we are thinking of using Jai as
> >a possibility for a baby name! Thanks, Barrie
>
> I do not know the exact translation of Jai, but Jai Ma means Hail
> the Divine
> Mother (Ma means mother, but when we sing bhajans, we usually mean
> the
> Divine Mother). As far as keeping Jai as a baby name goes, I have a
> friend
> whose name is Jaiganesh, who is called Jai.
>
> Jagadheep
>
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Dear Barrie,

>Is salutations a good trananslation of the word Jai or is there a
>more accurate defenition? Is Jaya different than Jai? Any info on
>this would be much appreciated as we are thinking of using Jai as
>a possibility for a baby name! Thanks, Barrie

I do not know the exact translation of Jai, but Jai Ma means Hail the Divine
Mother (Ma means mother, but when we sing bhajans, we usually mean the
Divine Mother). As far as keeping Jai as a baby name goes, I have a friend
whose name is Jaiganesh, who is called Jai.

Jagadheep

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Namah shivaya

'jai' actually means 'Victory' similar to 'Jaya'. So
'Jai Ma' will mean victory to the Divine Mother .

it can also mean 'salutations to Mother' or 'Hail
Mother'.

bala

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jai has always been a very powerful exclamation for me. i'm not sure
of the text book definition but it is a proclimation of victory, for
example one might shout it out after a hero comes home victorious
from a terrible battle.

Namaste everyone and thanks to all those who answered my
question about Jai. We know we are having a boy. If anyone has
any other Hindu names they like alomg their definitions I would love
any suggestions. Thanks, Barrie

Om Amriteswariye Namah!
Some of the names Amma has given is Anaswar, Navin. some
other names which are good are : Akshay meaning which never gets destroyed.
Then again there is Amrit, Ashok,Alok,Siva etc.

At Her Feet,
raji

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Namaste everyone and thanks to all those who answered my
question about Jai. We know we are having a boy. If anyone has
any other Hindu names they like alomg their definitions I would love
any suggestions. Thanks, Barrie

Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!
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