Angaja, ´¡?²µ²¹Âᨡ, Anga-ja, Amgaja: 18 definitions
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Angaja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationA?gaja (?????) refers to the ¡°body born of one¡¯s limbs¡±, according to the ?ivapur¨¡?a 2.2.29. Accordingly as Brahm¨¡ narrated to N¨¡rada:¡ª¡°[...] Then inciting the fury of Dak?a further, she said to Vi??u and all other Devas and sages unhesitatingly.. Sat¨© said:¡ª¡®[...] This body born of your limbs (a?gaja) I shall cast off as a corpse. It is worthy of contempt. I shall abandon it and gain happiness¡¯¡±.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index´¡?²µ²¹Âᨡ (??????).¡ªA daughter of Brahm¨¡.*
- * Matsya-pur¨¡?a 3. 12.
The Purana (?????, pur¨¡?as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India¡¯s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: ?aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)A?gaja (?????) refers to ¡°(an extraneous thing) related to the part ¡±, according to the Devy¨¡mata (in the section ?²¹±ô²â´Ç»å»å³ó¨¡°ù²¹-±è²¹?²¹±ô²¹ or ¡°excavation of extraneous substances¡±).¡ªAccordingly, ¡°[...] If [someone] scratches a part of his body, [the officiant] should prognosticate an extraneous thing related to the part (a?gaja¡ªa?gaja? ?alyam) at a depth up to the part. [The officiant] should remove the extraneous thing carefully. If [someone] scratches his shoulder (?), [the officiant] should prognosticate an extraneous thing related to the shoulder (?), which is at a depth up to the [shoulder (?)]. If he knows it correctly, he should remove it. [...]¡±.
Vastushastra (?????????????, v¨¡stu?¨¡stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beingsA?gaja (?????) refers to one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., A?gaja] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet¡ªa tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.
A?gaja is also known as A?gir¨¡ja and is associated with Mount Kailash in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is also known in Tibetan as (1) Yenlak Jung [yan lag 'byung] (2) Yenlak Ky¨¦ [yan lag skyes]; and in Chinese as Òò’÷ÍÓ×ðÕß [Pinyin: y¨©nji¨¥tu¨® z¨±nzh¨§; Romaji: ingada sonja]
: Rigpa Shedra: WikiAngaja (or Angiraja) refers to one of the Sixteen Arhats who where requested by the Buddha to protect the Dharma for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from the teachings.¡ªAs a householder Angiraja was immensely wealthy and gave away all his wealth seven times, but he realized his riches only caused jealousy and dispute. Distributing everything he had, he asked the Buddha for ordination and joined the Sangha, later becoming an Arhat. Angiraja now dwells on Mount Kailash with a retinue of 1,300 Arhats. On this sacred mountain the Buddha explained the law of karma, setting beings of all realms onto the path of liberation. He holds a fly whisk and an incense bowl; smelling the incense or touching the fly whisk grants the sweet fragrance of shila (self discipline) which liberates beings from all manner of emotional pain.
Angaja or Angiraja is known in Sanskrit as A?gaja or A?gir¨¡ja and in Tibetan as Yenlak Jung [yan lag 'byung] or Yenlak Ky¨¦ [yan lag skyes]
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha¡¯s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²â¨¡²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections´¡?²µ²¹Âᨡ (??????) refers to the ¡°daughter¡±, according to the 11th century J?¨¡n¨¡r?ava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by ?ubhacandra.¡ªAccordingly, ¡°Here [in the cycle of rebirth] a king becomes an insect and an insect becomes the chief of the gods. An embodied soul might wander about, tricked by [their] karma without being able to help it. For corporeal [souls] the mother becomes the daughter [com.¡ª²¹?²µ²¹Âᨡ] , the sister, even the wife. The father, moreover, becomes the son and he obtains the paternal home¡±.
Synonyms: Putr¨©.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ¡®self-reliance¡¯) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryA?gaja.¡ª(EI 16), same as the god K¨¡ma. Note: a?gaja is defined in the ¡°Indian epigraphical glossary¡± as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarya?gaja (????).¡ªa m (S Âᨡ a f) Produced from one's body; one's son, one's daughter.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englisha?gaja (????).¡ªa m One's son. ²¹?²µ²¹Âᨡ a f One's daughter.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryA?gaja (?????).¡ªa. [a?g¨¡t Âᨡyate jan-?a]
1) produced from or on the body, being in or on the body, bodily; ¡ã?? ???, ¡ã??? ????????? (ja? raja?, ¡ãÂᨡ? ala?k¨¡r¨¡?) &c.
2) produced by a supplementary rite.
3) beautiful, ornamental.
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A?gaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a?ga and ja (?). See also (synonyms): ²¹?²µ²¹Âᨡta.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryA?gaja (?????).¡ªmfn.
(-ja?-Âᨡ-ja?) 1. Produced or born of the body. n.
(-ja?) 1. Blood. 2. Love. desire. 3. The hair of the head. 4. Sickness, disease. 5. A son f.
(-Âᨡ) A daughter. E. a?ga the body, and ja what is born also similar compounds, as ²¹?²µ²¹Âᨡta, a?gajanma, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryA?gaja (?????).¡ª[a?ga-ja], adj. Produced from the body, bodily.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) A?gaja (?????):¡ª[=a?ga-ja] [from a?ga] mfn. produced from or on the body, ornamental, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] produced by a supplementary ceremony
3) [v.s. ...] m. a son, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] hair of the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] intoxicating passion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] drunkenness, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a disease, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi?ha, hal¨¡yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) ´¡?²µ²¹Âᨡ (??????):¡ª[=a?ga-Âᨡ] [from a?ga-ja > a?ga] f. a daughter
10) A?gaja (?????):¡ª[=a?ga-ja] [from a?ga] n. blood.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst¨¹cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryA?gaja (?????):¡ª[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-ja?-Âᨡ-jam) 1) Produced or born of the body.
2) Produced by a secondary act (as in sacrifices). Ii. m.
(-ja?) 1) A son.
2) The hair of the head.
3) Love.
4) A name of the god of Love.
5) Passion, desire.
6) Sickness, disease. Iii. f.
(-Âᨡ) A daughter. Iv. n.
(-jam) Blood. E. a?ga and ja.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryA?gaja (?????):¡ª[a?ga-ja] (ja?) 1. n. Blood; hair; love; (Âᨡ) 1. f. A daughter; a. of the body.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled ????????? (sa?sk?tam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusA?gaja (????):¡ª[adjective] produced from or on the body;
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A?gaja (????):¡ª
1) [noun] that which is produced from or on the body.
2) [noun] the hair grown on the body.
3) [noun] a male offspring; a son.
4) [noun] the Hindu god of love; Manmata.
5) [noun] love; affection.
6) [noun] any disease of the body (not including mental affliction).
7) [noun] the red liquid in the body that supplies oxygen; blood.
8) [noun] the liquid that carries spermatozoa; the semen.
9) [noun] water.
10) [noun] any of the five sensual organs;
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Amgajahava, Amgajala, Amgajanma, Amgajaraga, Amgajari, Amgajarupu, Amgajava, Amgajavige, Angajada, Angajanus, Angajata, Angajatacalana, Angajatachupana, Angajataggahana, Angajatakosa, Angajatakosacamma, Angajatamagga, Angajatappadesa, Angajatasamanta, Angajatasisacchadakacamma.
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