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Majja, Ѳ: 27 definitions

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Majja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: ܲᾱ峾ٲ-ٲԳٰ

Ѳ (मज्ज�):—Sanskrit word for ‘marrow�. It is associated with Kanda, which is the sixth seat of the ṣṭԲ-󲹰, according to the ܲᾱ峾ٲ-ٲԳٰ.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Ѳ (मज्ज�) refers to the “solidified fatty substance within the skull�, referred to as one of the twelve ‘excretions� (or, ‘impurities�) of human beings. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the ѲԳܲṛt. (also see the ѲԳܲṣy verse 5.133)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ѳ (मज्ज�).—A śakti.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 90.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (rasashaastra)

Majja (मज्ज) or Majjavedha refers to one of the Eight Vedhas (of piercing the body) (associated with dehasiddhi), according to the Rasārṇava (vere 18.147-49).—[...] There are, indeed, alchemical procedures which transform bodily constituents but do not involve “eating Dhātus� nor moving vitality (and thus seem unrelated to Amanaska 2.32c). One such example is the eight kinds of piercing the body [e.g., majja-vedha], which are described in connection with dehasiddhi in Rasārṇava.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Ѳ (मज्ज�) refers to the “powder� or “marrow� (of the pith or sap of a herbal ingredient), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Several herbal formulations have been recommended in the segment exclusively for lepa or ointment to counter poison. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.42), “The application of the ointment prepared with the (marrow) powder () of the pith or sap of Vakula and Vaṭa mixed with breast milk serves as an instant antidote to poison of Darvīkara, Maṇḍalī and spider poisons�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Ѳ (मज्ज�):—Marrow

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Ѳ (marrow) is a medical term used in Ayurveda.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ѳ (मज्ज�) refers to the “marrow�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen 屹ṇi첹-󲹰 (‘special attributes�)]� [...] (10). The Buddha has no loss of wisdom.—He has no loss of wisdom.—[...] Moreover, since his first production of the mind of awakening (ٳ󲹳-ٳٴdzٱ岹) and for innumerable and incalculable periods (ṃkⲹ첹貹), the Buddha has accumulated all the wisdoms and, in accordance with his high resolution (śⲹ), he has sacrificed his head (ś), his eyes (nayana), his marrow () and his skull (mastaka), he has given all his inner and outer possessions, he has entered into fire, he has thrown himself down from mountains, he has flayed his skin, he has nailed his body, etc.; there is no suffering that he has not endured, careful to accumulate wisdom. This is why he has no loss of wisdom. [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Majja in India is the name of a plant defined with Millettia extensa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaseolodes extensum (Benth. ex Baker f.) Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· The Flora of British India (1876)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Majja in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

majja : (nt.) an intoxicant.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Majja, (nt.) (fr. mad, cp. Vedic mada & madya) 1. intoxicant, intoxicating drink, wine, spirits Vin. I, 205; D. III, 62, 63; Sn. 398 (+pāna=majjapāna); VvA. 73 (=surā ca merayañ ca); Sdhp. 267.�2. drinking place J. IV, 223 (=pān’āgāra).

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

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(Burmese text): (�) မူးယစ်ကြောင်းသေအရက်၊ (�) သေတင်းကုပ်၊ ဘုံဆိုင်၊ အရက်ဆိုင်။ မဇ္ဇရ�-လည်းကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Drug-related deaths, (2) Mortuary, general stores, liquor stores. Also check Mazayarat.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

(मज्ज�).—f S Marrow of the bones or flesh. 2 Pith or sap of plants.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

(मज्ज�).�f Marrow of the bones, &c. Pith of points.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ѳ (मज्ज�).—[masj-ac ṭāp]

1) The marrow of the bones and flesh.

2) The pith of plants.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मज्ज�).—f.

(-) Marrow, pith, sap. E. majjan marrow and -ṭāp aff.: see majjan .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मज्ज�).� (cf. the last), f. The marrow of the bones and flesh. [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 191, cf. my translation, n. 171.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Majja (मज्ज):—[from majj] 1. majja mfn. sinking, diving (in uda-majja; See audamajji).

2) [v.s. ...] 2. majja in [compound] for majjan.

3) Ѳ (मज्ज�):—[from majj] f. idem, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Maitrī-upaniṣad; Harivaṃśa] (cf. nirmajja).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मज्ज�):�() 1. f. Marrow, pith, sap.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ѳ (मज्ज�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ѳ, Ѿṃj, Ѿṃj, Ѿṃjⲹ.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ѳ (मज्ज�):�(nf) marrow, bonemarrow; pith.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Majja (मज्ज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mad.

2) Majja (मज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Masj.

3) Majja (मज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṛj.

4) Majja (मज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Madya.

5) Ѳ (मज्ज�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ѳ.

6) Ѳ (मज्ज�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ѳ.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Majja (ಮಜ್ಜ):—[noun] = ಮಜ್ಜ� [majje].

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मज्ज�):—n. 1. sap; organic; fluid; pith; marrow; 2. pleasure; enjoyment; amusement; fun; joke;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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