As a deity name
Name 947 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 511 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
जङ्गम · jangam · adj.
Moving, movable, locomotive; in motion; having motion (opp. to stationary), having life, living — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 392
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(; √ gam, Intens.) moving, locomotive (opposed to stationary, sthāvara or sthira), living, &c.
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Dictionary citations
jaṅgama mf(ā)n. (Nir. v, 3; ix, 13; √ gam, Intens.) moving, locomotive (opposed to stationary, sthāvara or sthira), living, AitUp. v, 3; Mn.; MBh. &c.
(ifc. f. ā) a living being, MBh.; BhP. i, 17, 34
(with viṣa, venom) coming from living beings (opposed to poison), MBh. i, 5019; Suśr.
jaṅgama m. pl. N. of a Śaiva sect, Śaṃkar. iv, 28.
jaṅgama ˚mana. See jaga.
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