Aja, 础箩腻: 49 definitions

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu Iconograpy

Aja (啶呧):鈥擣irst of the eleven emanations of Rudra (别办腻诲补艣补-谤耻诲谤补), according to the 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘补-艣颈濒辫补. Aja has sixteen arms. In the right hands he keeps the 艣奴濒补, 补峁卥耻艣补, 办补辫腻濒补, 岣峚尘补谤耻, sarpa, mudgara, 补办峁尘腻濒腻 and 蝉耻诲补谤艣补苍补 (chakra); of the left hands, one is held in the 迟补谤箩补苍墨 pose, while the others carry the 驳补诲腻, 办丑补峁璿腻峁単补, 辫补峁璱艣补 (a sharp edged iron rod), 驳丑补峁囜弓补, 艣补办迟颈, para艣u and 办补尘补峁囜笉补濒耻.

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Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣腻stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Hands of Famous Emperors.鈥擣or the great Kings Raghu and Aja, 础谤诲丑补-辫补迟腻办补 hands as aforesaid are used respectively right and left.

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Aja (啶呧).鈥擠escription of a women of goat (aja) type;鈥擜 woman who is thin, has small arms and breasts, moving red eyes, short hands and feet, is covered with fine hairs, and is timid, shy of water, fond of forests, restless, swiftly moving, and has many offsprings, is said to have the nature of a goat (aja).

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Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

1) Aja (啶呧):鈥擲on of Raghu (son of D墨rghab腻hu). He had a son named Da艣aratha. (see Bh腻gavata Pur腻峁嘺 9.10.1)

2) Aja (啶呧):鈥擲on of 弄rjaketu (son of Sanadv腻箩补). He had a son named Purujit. (see Bh腻gavata Pur腻峁嘺 9.13.22)

: Google Books: Cultural History from the V腻yu Pur腻na

Aja (啶呧) falls under the category of domesticated animals (驳谤腻尘测补-辫补艣耻) according to the V腻yu Pur腻峁嘺.

Aja. It is born of the Creator鈥檚 mouth. It is included in the list of 驳谤腻尘测补-辫补艣耻s. It is a useful animal in yaj帽as (as a victim) along with cows, 尘补丑颈峁蝉, 补艣惫补蝉, hastins, and birds. It is said that at the end of the Kali age people will be keeping aja, 别岣峚办补, khara and 耻峁ａ弓谤补 as their pet animals. At the time of the birth of Skanda K腻rtikeya, V腻yu gave him 尘补测奴谤补 and 办耻办办耻峁璦; lord Svaya峁僢h奴 gave him aja and 艢iva gave him 尘别峁 as presents.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Aja (啶呧).鈥擜 king of the Solar dynasty. Genealogy. From Vi峁ａ箛u were descended in order: Brahm腻, Mar墨ci-Ka艣yapa-Vivasv腻n-Vaivasvata-Ik峁腻ku-Vikuk峁-Sa艣腻da-Pura帽jaya-Kukutstha-Anenas-P峁泃hul腻艣v腻-Prasenajit-Yuvan腻艣va-Mandh腻t腻-Purukutsa-Trasadasyu-Anara峁噛a-Arya艣va-Vasumanas-Sudhanv腻-Traiy腻ru峁嘺-Satyavrata-Tri艣a峁卥u-Hari艣candra-Rohit腻艣va-Harita-Cu帽cu-Sudeva-Bharuka-B腻huka-Sagara-Asama帽jas-A峁兣泆m腻n-Dil墨pa-Bhag墨ratha-艢rutan腻bha-Sindhudv墨pa-Ayut腻yus-峁歵upar峁嘺-Sarvak腻ma-Sud腻sana-Mitrasakha-Kalm腻峁p腻da-A艣maka-M奴laka-Dil墨pa-D墨rghab腻hu-Raghu-Aja-Aja鈥檚 son Da艣aratha-Da艣aratha鈥檚 son, 艢r墨 R腻ma.

惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, Anu艣腻sana Parva, Chapter 115, Verse 75 says that Aja never used to take meat. (See full article at Story of Aja from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

2) Aja (啶呧).鈥擜mong the different kinds of 峁氠梗is mentioned by Yudhi峁ａ弓hira, we find a class of 峁氠梗is called Ajas. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 艢腻nti Parva, Chapter 26). These Ajas had attained Heaven by Sv腻dhy腻ya (self discipline) alone.

3) Aja (啶呧).鈥擪ing Jahnu had a son named Aja. U艣ika was the son of this Aja. King U艣ika prayed to Indra for a son. Indra himself was born as the son of U艣ika assuming the name G腻dhi. Satyavat墨 was born as the daughter of G腻dhi. She was married to 峁歝墨ka. Para艣ur腻ma鈥檚 father, Jamadagni was the son of 峁歝墨ka. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 艢腻nti Parva, Chapter 49).

4) Aja (啶呧).鈥擝y the grace of 艢iva Surabh墨 was able to purify herself by penance. She then gave birth to Aja, Ekap腻t, Ahirbudhnya, Tva峁ａ弓腻 and Rudra. (Agni Pur腻峁嘺, Chapter 18).

5) Aja (啶呧).鈥擨n the first Manvantara* Sv腻yambhuva, in the second Manvantara Sv腻roci峁 and in the third Manvantara Uttama, were Manus. To the third Manu, Uttama, were born as sons Aja, Para艣u, D墨pta and others. (Vi峁ａ箛u Pur腻峁嘺, Part 3, Chapter 1).

Besides the above, the term Aja has been used to mean S奴rya, 艢iva, Brahm腻, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 and B墨ja (seed).

*) One Manvantara is a period equal to 4,320,000 human years or equal to (1/4)th day of Brahm腻.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Aja (啶呧).鈥擜 name of Brahm腻.^*

* Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 II. 4. 19; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 73. 62; 98. 54.

1b) A son of Pratihart腻 and Stuti.^*

* Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 V. 15. 5.

1c) A Rudra, and a son of Bh奴ta and Sar奴p腻.^*

* Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 VI. 6. 17.

1d) The son of Raghu, and father of Da艣aratha. (Burnouf makes Aja, son of P峁泃hu艣ravas. But P峁泃hu艣ravas here is an adjective of Raghu meaning鈥攈ighly renowned).^*

* Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 IX. 10. 1; Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 63. 184; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 88. 183: Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 4. 85-6.

1e) The son of 弄rdhvaketu and father of Purujit.^*

* Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 IX. 13. 22.

1f) A Tu峁ta god.^*

* Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 36. 10.

1g) A son of Uttama Manu.^*

* Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 36. 39; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 61. 185; 62. 9. 34; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺 III. 1. 15.

1h) A K奴峁腻峁囜笉a Pi艣腻ca, one of the two sons of Kap墨. Had a daughter Jantudhan腻.^*

* Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 74-85.

1i) An attribute of Kum腻ra.^*

* Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 10. 48.

1j) A Sudham腻na god.^*

* Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 1. 60.

1k) A horse of the chariot of the moon.^*

* Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 126. 52.

1l) (and 础箩腻)鈥攖he one god and goddess; mystery of; 础箩腻, eight letters, sixteen hands, and feet, four faces, three knots of hair, one horned goddess鈥擬腻y腻.^*

* V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 20. 28-29.

1m) A son of Bh峁沢u.^*

* V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 65. 87.

1n) A division of the night.^*

* V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 66. 43.

1o) The name of a D腻nava.^*

* V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 68. 11.

1p) The name given to Dhanvantari when he first appeared out of the churning of the ocean for nectar.^*

* V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 92. 10.

2) 础箩腻 (啶呧啶�).鈥擝orn of Ya艣od腻鈥擬腻y腻 (s.v);¹ the energy of the Creator鈥攖hrough her, Hari is spoken of in nine forms.²

1) Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 X. 3. 47; 13. 52.
2) Ib., XI. 9. 28; XII. 11. 31.

: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Aja (啶呧) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning Aja) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, 辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

1) Aja (啶呧) refers to the 鈥淯nborn鈥� (=Brahm腻), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 9, 鈥渙n kinds of must鈥漖: 鈥�7. Of old the Unborn (Brahma) [=aja] created must, and then deposited half of it in (all other) creatures, moving and stationary, and deposited the other half in elephants. So, intoxicated, they fight and become enraged, mastered by it鈥�.

2) Aja (啶呧) refers to a 鈥済oat鈥�, certain products of which are used in a recipe for the subjugation elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 10, 鈥渙n the catching of elephants鈥漖: 鈥�10. He shall apply (to the cows) a subjugating ointment made of [including for example, Aja-roma, Aja-khura, Aja-m奴tra, ...] and similar things; with Celosia cristata, 尘腻濒别测补 (cardamoms?), collyrium, 苍腻驳补辫耻峁补 (name of various plants), and honey.

: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Aja (啶呧) refers to the Markhor (Capra talconeri), according to scientific texts such as the M峁沢apak峁艣腻stra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or 鈥渢he ancient Indian science of animals and birds鈥� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India

础箩腻 (啶呧啶�) refers to a 鈥渟he-goat鈥�, the milk of which is used in certain recipes such as one for producing flowers and fruits round the year (辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补-腻辫补迟迟颈), according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap腻la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany

Aja (啶呧) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal 鈥済oat鈥�, the meat of which is used as a medicinal substance throughout Ayurvedic literature. It was documented by Caraka in his Carakasa峁僪it腻 s奴trasth腻na (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Goat (and sheep) cannot be easily assigned to groups because of their mixed habitat. The meat of the goat is not too cold, too heavy and too unctuous, does not vitiate 诲辞峁蝉, because of similarity with 诲丑腻迟耻蝉 it protes the bulk of body and does not block the channels.

: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

膧箩补 (啶嗋) refers to 鈥渕ilk coming from the goat鈥�, as mentioned in verse 5.24 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth腻na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] among the (different kinds of milk [viz., payas]), [...] light by the drinking of (only) little water, by exertion, and by the eating of pungent and bitter (herbs), goat鈥檚 milk (is) destructive of desiccation, fever, dyspnea, hemorrhage, and diarrhea鈥�.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Devotees Vaishnavas: 艢r墨 Garga Sa峁僪it腻

础箩腻 (啶呧啶�) refers to the nineteenth of twenty-six 别办腻诲补艣墨蝉 according to the Garga-sa峁僪it腻 4.8.9. Accordingly, 鈥渢o attain Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 mercy you should follow the vow of fasting on 别办腻诲补艣墨. In that way You will make Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 into your submissive servant. Of this there is no doubt鈥�. A person who chants the names of these twenty-six 别办腻诲补艣墨蝉 (e.g., 础箩腻) attains the result of following 别办腻诲补艣墨 for one year.

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Aja (啶呧) refers to:鈥擜 name of God; the Unborn One. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh腻gavat腻m峁泃a).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Pr腻cy腻: Animals and animal products as reflected in Sm峁泃i texts

Aja (啶呧) refers to a type of goat breed (Capra falconeri).鈥擳he Sm峁泃is mention several domestic as well as wild animals that are enumerated in context of specifying expiation for killing them, the flesh being used as a dietary article to give satisfaction to the Manes (Pit峁泂) in 艢r腻ddha rites, the law of transmigration due to various sins committed as well as in the context of specifying gifts to be given on various occasions. These animals [viz., Aja] are chiefly mentioned in the Manusm峁泃i, Par腻艣arasm峁泃i [Chap.6], Gautamasm峁泃i [17.2 and 15.1], 艢腻t腻tapasm峁泃i [II.45-54], U艣腻nasm峁泃i [IX.7-9; IX.12-13], Y腻j帽avalkyasm峁泃i [I.170-171; I.175; I.258- 260], Vi峁ａ箛usm峁泃i [51.3;51.6;51.26;51.33;80.3-14], Uttar腻峁単irasasm峁泃i [X.15-17], Pr补箩腻patism峁泃i [艢r腻ddhaty腻jyavastuvar峁嘺nam. 138-143], 9 K腻艣yapasm峁泃i [Section on Pr腻ya艣cittavar峁嘺nam], V峁沝dha H腻r墨tasm峁泃i [6.253-255] and K腻ty腻yanasm峁泃i [27.11].

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣腻stra) 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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

1) Aja (啶呧) refers to a 鈥渟heep鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Sa峁僪it腻. [...] It also treats of the prediction of events from the flight of the 办补帽箩补苍补 and from the appearance of various abnormal phenomena, of expiatory ceremonies; of miscellaneous planetary phenomena; of 驳丑峁泃补-办补尘产补濒补; of the royal sword; of 辫补峁璦; of the features of a house cock, a cow, a sheep [i.e., aja], a horse, an elephant, a man and a woman. It also treats of the treatment of women; of moles in the body; of injuries to shoes and clothes; of hairy fans; of walking sticks: of beds and seats; of lamplight; of tooth brush and the like鈥�.

2) Aja (啶呧) or Ajav墨thi refers to one the nine divisions of the ecliptic, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 9).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he ecliptic is divided into nine divisions known as V墨this (paths), According to some each division consists of three constellations beginning from A艣vini. [...] According to others the Air腻vata V墨thi consists of the constellations of Hasta, Vi艣腻kh腻 and Citr腻; [...]鈥�.

3) 膧箩补 (啶嗋) is another name for P奴rvabh腻drapada, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 15) (鈥淥n the 苍补办峁迟谤补蝉鈥斺赌榓蝉迟别谤颈蝉尘蝉鈥欌赌�).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who are born on the lunar day of P奴rvabh腻drapada [i.e., 腻箩补] will be thieves, shepherds, torturers; wicked, mean and deceitful; will possess no virtues; neglect religious rites and will be successful in fight鈥�.

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Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Aja (啶呧) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (产丑补颈谤补惫补-补峁ａ弓补办补) associated with Avyakta辫墨峁环补 (i.e., 鈥榯he unmanifest seat鈥� representing the act of churning鈥�尘补苍迟丑腻苍补), according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik腻.鈥擺...] The eight Bhairavas (产丑补颈谤补惫腻峁ａ弓补办补): Nitya, N腻da, Aja, K腻ra峁嘺, Avyaya, Sarvaga, 艢腻艣vata, Sth腻峁噓.

2) Aja (啶呧) refers to the Secret Language (产丑腻峁Ｄ�, choma) associated with P奴r峁嘺giri, one of the eight Sacred Seats (辫墨峁环补), according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a (chapter 14) of the Manth腻nabhairavatantra.

: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study

础箩腻 (啶呧啶�) refers to one of the 56 rays of the M奴l腻dh腻ra-Cakra which (together with the 52 rays of the Svadhi峁ａ弓h腻na) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to 艢a峁卥ar腻c腻谤测补鈥檚 Saudaryalahar墨.鈥擜ccordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by S腻dhaka) as dwelling above the six 膧dh腻racakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., 础箩腻]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the 艣补产诲补辫谤补辫补帽肠补 or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with 丑补峁� and 蝉补岣�, Ny腻sa should be performed for 艢r墨cakrap奴箩腻.

Note: Aja also refers to one of the 72 rays of the Vi艣uddhi-Cakra.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Vastushastra (architecture)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Aja (啶呧) refers to a 鈥済oat鈥�, according to the Devy腻mata (in the section 艣alyoddh腻ra-辫补峁璦la or 鈥渆xcavation of extraneous substances鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] If a dog steps over a cord, [the officiant] should prognosticate the bone of a dog [beneath] the [spot of the site]. If a mouse passes [over a cord], [the officiant] should prognosticate bones of goats and sheep (aja-avika-asthi) [beneath the site]. If rams or sheep (补箩腻惫颈办补) [step over a cord], there is the bone of a cow [beneath the site]. [...]鈥�.

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Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v腻stu艣腻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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Aja (啶呧) refers to 鈥�(male) goats鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻箩补: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.110-113, while describing the king鈥檚 consecration]鈥斺€淸...] When [he has] perfected [the king] through the n墨r腻箩补na rite, O beloved, the Mantrin, in order to protect and with an eager mind focused on the fire, anoints many [male] goats (aja) to satisfy the spirit community [such as the M腻t峁泂, Yogin墨s, and deities]. Once he knows the auspicious words and day, then he goes forth in three directions [north, northeast, and west], conferring siddhi to all鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Aja (啶呧) refers to 鈥�(that which is) unborn鈥�, according to the Mu峁囜笉akopani峁d 2.1.2-3:.鈥擜ccordingly, while describing Brahma and the mind: 鈥淔or, the [cosmic] man is divine, formless, outside and inside [of everything], unborn (aja), breathless, mindless, radiant and higher than the highest imperishable one鈥�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Advaita Vedanta)

Aja (啶呧) refers to 鈥�(that which is) unborn鈥� and is used to describe Brahma, according to the M腻峁囜笉奴kyopani峁tk腻rik腻 3.35cd-36.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing Brahma (without attributes): 鈥淭hat very [mind, free of thought and restrained,] is fearless Brahma, [which is] the light of gnosis [pervading] everywhere. [It is] unborn (aja), devoid of sleep and dreaming, unnamed, formless, manifested [all] at once and omniscient [This statement] is not figurative in any way鈥�.

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Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved腻nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Aja (啶呧) refers to the 鈥渂irthless one鈥�, as discussed in the second chapter of the Agastyasa峁僪it腻 (补驳补蝉迟测补-蝉耻墨办峁ａ箛补-蝉补峁僾腻诲补 edition), an ancient P腻帽car腻tra 膧gama text dealing with the worship of R腻ma, S墨t腻, Lak峁a峁嘺 and Hanum腻n.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻办迟测耻辫腻测补-惫颈肠腻谤补]: 鈥淸...] Even mere meditation upon the Birthless One (aja) will assure men of mukti. So it has been laid down in the 辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉鈥攁nd so it is naturally understood and practiced by some few who are fortunate. They need follow only this dharma which itself fulfils all 辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟迟补蝉 and other expiatory efforts. All others, it is pointed out, must learn of the path of devotion from a Guru ( and practice their devotion as that guru directs)鈥�.

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Aja (啶呧), 础箩腻 (啶呧啶�).鈥擳his is the ordinary name for goat in the 峁歡veda and the later literature. The goat is also called Basta, Ch腻ga, Chagala. Goats and sheep (补箩腻惫补测补) are very frequently mentioned together. The female goat is spoken of as producing two or three kids, and goat鈥檚 milk is well known. The goat as representative of P奴峁n plays an important part in the ritual of burial. The occupation of a goatherd (补箩补辫腻濒补) was a recognized one, being distinguished from that of a cowherd and of a shepherd.

: Apam Napat: Indian Mythology

Aja was a King of the solar dynasty, the son of Nabhaga. He is the father of Dasharatha, and thus the grand-father of Rama.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Aja (啶呧) refers to one of the 鈥�Twenty-Five Kalkis鈥� (Tibetan: rigs ldan) as well as the 鈥�Thirty-two kings of Shambhala鈥�, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (办腻濒补肠补办谤补迟补苍迟谤补), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.鈥擳he Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas and twenty-five Kulikas [e.g., Aja] are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.

Aja is also known as Durjaya. He is known in Tibetan as (1) 骋测盲濒办补 (2) Rigden Gyalka [rgyal dka'] and in Mongolian as: Khaan Namroljan. His traditional reign is considered to be from 927 to 1027 CE.

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala

Aja (啶呧) is the name of a V墨ra (hero) who, together with the 岣屇錵in墨 named Ajak墨 forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 惭别诲颈苍墨肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇錵腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 尘别诲颈苍墨肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the 诲丑补谤尘补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榙harma layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇錵in墨s and V墨ras [viz., Aja] are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

: WikiPedia: Tibetan Buddhism

Aja (啶呧) (in Tibetan: 骋测盲濒办补) (927鈥�1027 CE) refers to the eleventh of the twenty-five Kalki kings (of Shambhala) who represents the holders of the Kalachakra (鈥渨heel of time鈥�) teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni.鈥擳he king Aja is described as 鈥渨ho binds with unbreakable iron chains鈥�.

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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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Aja in India is the name of a plant defined with Saussurea gossypiphora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aplotaxis gossypina DC. (among others).

2) Aja in Nigeria is also identified with Afzelia africana It has the synonym Afzelia africana J.E. Smith ex Pers. (etc.).

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

· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Mende Natural History Vocabulary. (1913)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (2003)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1798)
· Manding Art and Civilisation. (1972)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Aja, for example health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

aja : (m.) goat. || 补箩腻 (f.) she-goat.

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

础箩腻, (f.) a she-goat J.III, 125; IV, 251. (Page 10)

鈥� or 鈥�

Aja, (Vedic aja fr. aj (Lat. ago to drive), cp. ajina) a hegoat, a ram D.I, 6, 127; A.II, 207; J.I, 241; III, 278 sq.; V, 241; Pug.56; PvA.80.

aja-pada refers to a stick cloven like a goat鈥檚 hoof; so also at Vism.161. (Page 9)

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥€€曖€€嬦€€-醼曖€€犪€€欋€坚€斸€横€欋€� 醼♂€樶€€撫€€斸€�)

1) aja鈥�

(Burmese text): 醼嗎€€愥€横亱醼♂€囜€�-醼溼€娽€横€羔€€醼坚€娽€丰€横亱

(Auto-Translation): Sheep. Look at the azalea as well.

2) 补箩腻鈥�

(Burmese text):
醼嗎€€愥€横€欋亱醼♂€�-醼€醼坚€娽€丰€横亱

(Auto-Translation):
Goat. Ah-See.

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aja (啶呧).鈥攁 S Unborn, uncreate. Used of God. Ex. aja ajita p奴r峁嘺 an腻ma || Uncreate, sovereign lord, who knoweth his name? Ex. m墨 aja ajita sarv膿艣rvara || m墨ca na峁璦l艒峁� car腻cara || In these examples ajita has the force of Haud ulli secundus. See phrase under ajita.

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aja (啶呧).鈥攊nd ( P From.) The name of the line drawn over the items of a paper of accounts: also of the column, and of the several places or lines of it, in which are set down the sums or numbers total of the monies or goods (disbursed, received, purchased, sold). 2 From. Esp. in official papers. 补箩墨峁� nasa峁嚹撫箖 Not to be even in the aja (gross total); i. e. not to be at all, to be wanting utterly. Ex. 补箩墨峁� 岣峚bb墨 n腻h墨峁� tapak墨ra k艒峁噃墨ka岣嵞� p腻hav墨. a箩墨 b腻da or 迟补-办补谤补峁嚹抚箖. 补箩墨峁� v补箩腻 kara峁嚹撫箖 To deduct from the aja or gross total. Hence, 补箩墨峁� & a箩墨- b腻da with neg. con. come to signify, None or not at all; and to be used sometimes in the other senses of 补驳补诲墨峁� q. v. Moreover 补箩墨产腻诲补, further corrupted into 补箩腻产腻诲补, will be used in almost all the senses given under 补肠腻苍补办补. The acceptations and uses of words introduced from the Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani are absolutely lawless. 补箩墨峁� v补箩腻 kara峁嚹撫箖 further expresses an ordinary mode of peculation;--to abstract from the aja or gross amount before bringing it to account by 迟补辫丑补艣墨濒补 or detail.

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aja (啶呧).鈥攎 S A he-goat.

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补箩腻 (啶呧啶�).鈥攆 (S) A she-goat. 2 Illusion, unreality, ideality of the universe. 补箩腻办峁沺腻峁嚹珁补苍测腻测补 The maxim of the sword upon the neck of the goat. Expressive of meekness and absolute helplessness.

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补箩腻 (啶呧啶�).鈥攎 (腻谤测补 S) A grand-father, pat. or mat. Pr. ajy腻sa n腻t奴艣ikavit艒.

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腻箩补 (啶嗋).鈥攁d (腻诲测补 S) To-day. The word divasa is often added to it; as 腻箩补c腻 divasa.

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腻箩补 (啶嗋).鈥�& its phrases 腻箩墨峁� nasa峁嚹撫箖 &c. See under aja.

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腻箩腻 (啶嗋啶�).鈥攎 (腻诲测补 or 腻谤测补 S) A grandfather pat. or mat. Pr. 腻jy腻sa n腻t奴艣ikavit艒.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aja (啶呧).鈥�a Unborn. m A he-goat.

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补箩腻 (啶呧啶�).鈥�f A she-goat. Illusion, ideality of the universe.

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腻箩补 (啶嗋).鈥�ad To–day.

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腻箩腻 (啶嗋啶�).鈥�m A grandfather. 腻箩腻 m膿l腻 n腻t奴 jh腻l腻 There was a death and a birth, hence, no difference in the number of mouths to feed.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aja (啶呧).鈥�a. [na 箩腻yate; 箩补苍-岣峚. na. ta.] Unborn, existing from all eternity; 啶 啶ぞ啶啶え啶距う啶苦 啶� 啶掂啶む啶むた啶侧啶曕ぎ啶灌啶多啶掂ぐ啶 (yo m腻majaman腻di峁� ca vetti lokamahe艣varam) Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 1. 3; 啶呧啶膏啶� 啶椸啶灌啶｀い啷� 啶溹え啷嵿ぎ (ajasya g峁沨峁嘺to janma) R.1.24.

-箩补岣� 1 The 'unborn', epithet of the Almighty Being; 啶� 啶灌た啶溹ぞ啶む 啶� 啶溹ぞ啶啶洁す啶� 啶� 啶溹え啶苦し啷嵿く啷� 啶曕う啶距啶� 啷� 啶曕啶粪啶む啶班啷嵿啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距う啶灌ぎ啶溹 啶膏啶啶む (na hi 箩腻to na 箩腻ye'丑补峁� na jani峁e kad腻cana | k峁traj帽a岣� sarvabh奴t腻n腻峁� tasm腻dahamaja岣� sm峁泃a岣�) || Mb.; also a Name of Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva or Brahm腻.

2) The (individual) soul (箩墨惫补岣�) 啶呧啷� 啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶多ぞ啶多啶掂い啷嬥そ啶 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ 啶� 啶灌え啷嵿く啶む 啶灌え啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶多ぐ啷€啶班 (ajo nitya岣� 艣腻艣vato'ya峁� pur腻峁噊 na hanyate hanyam腻ne 艣ar墨re) Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 2.2.

3) A ram, he-goat (ajena brahma峁嚹� dak峁yaj帽abha峁単asamaye 尘别峁r奴pagraha峁噀na pal腻yam腻natv腻t 补箩腻dhi峁ａ弓hitar奴pavattv腻t 尘别峁sya upac腻r腻t ajatvam Tv.]

4) The sign Aries.

5) A sort of corn or grain; ajairya峁ａ弓avya峁� tatr腻箩腻 vr墨haya岣� Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 3.

6) Mover, leader (Ved.), said of Indra, Maruts, &c.; a drove.

7) Name of a mineral substance (尘腻办峁办补诲丑腻迟耻).

8) Name of the Moon or K腻madeva (腻t vi峁ａ箛or箩腻yate iti; cf. candram腻 manaso 箩腻ta岣�).

9) A vehicle of the sun.

1) Name of the father of Da艣aratha and grand-father of R腻ma; so called because he was born on the Br腻hma Muh奴rta.

11) Name of a 峁歩峁. cf. 啶呧啷� 啶灌ぐ啷� 啶灌ぐ啷� 啶曕ぞ啶 啶掂た啶о 啶涏ぞ啶椸 啶班啷嬥 啶膏啶む (ajo harau hare k腻me vidhau ch腻ge ragho岣� sute) | Nm.

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础箩腻 (啶呧啶�).鈥擺na 箩腻yate ity补箩腻]

1) (According to S腻峁卥hya Philosophy) Prak峁泃i or M腻y腻, the verse which refers to 啶呧啶� (补箩腻), (补箩腻mek腻峁� lohita艣uklak峁涐梗峁嚹錷 &c.) is interpreted by the Ved腻ntins as referring to the 啶啶班啷冟い啶� (辫谤补办峁泃颈) consisting of 啶む啶溹じ啷�, 啶呧お啷� (tejas, ap) and 啶呧え啷嵿え (anna), See 艢. B.

2) A she-goat.

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膧箩补 (啶嗋).鈥�a. (-箩墨 f.) [啶呧啶膏啶啶︵-啶呧ぃ啷� (补箩补蝉测别诲补峁�-补峁�)] Coming from, belonging to, or produced by, goats; 啶嗋啷囙え啶ぞ啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶啶班啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶啷嵿啷堗さ啶た啶むぐ啷� 啶ㄠ啶� (腻jena m腻s腻npr墨yante pa帽caiva pitaro n峁沺a) 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (Bombay) 13.88.6.

-箩补岣� A vulture.

-jam 1 Ghee or clarified butter.

2) Throwing.

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

Aja (啶呧).鈥攎.

(-箩补岣�) A name of Brahma 2. Also of Vishnu 3. A name of Siva. 4. Also of Kama. Cupid. 5. A proper name, the son of Raghu, and father of Dasaratha. 6. A he-goat. 7. A sheep. 8. A mineral substance. See 尘腻办峁办补 f.

(-箩腻) 1. A she-goat. 2. Illusion, the unreality of the universe, personified as Sakti. mfn.

(-箩补岣�-箩腻-箩补峁�) Unborn. E. a neg. and ja born. unborn; or aja to go, aff. ac.

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膧箩补 (啶嗋).鈥攏.

(-箩补峁�) Oiled butter. E. 腻峁� before aja to go, ac aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aja (啶呧).鈥擺a-ja], adj., f. 箩腻. Unborn.

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Aja (啶呧).鈥�. 1. m. A he-goat. 2. f. 箩腻. A she-goat.

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膧箩补 (啶嗋).鈥攊. e. 2. aja + a, adj. 1. Coming from goats. 2. Made of goat鈥檚 flesh, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 91, 66.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aja (啶呧).鈥�1. [masculine] drift, rush; driver, mover (often [with] ekapad q.v.); [Name] of a king; he-goat, [feminine] 腻 she-goat.

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Aja (啶呧).鈥�2. [adjective] unborn; [feminine] 腻 nature (ph.).

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膧箩补 (啶嗋).鈥擺adjective] coming from or belonging to goats; [neuter] [Epithet] of a cert. lunar mansion.

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

1) Aja (啶呧):鈥擺from aj] 1. aja m. a drove, troop (of Maruts), [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] a driver, mover, instigator, leader

3) [v.s. ...] Name of Indra, of Rudra, of one of the Maruts ([aja eka-p腻, [峁歡-veda, and] aja eka-p腻da, [Atharva-veda]]), of Agni, of the sun, of Brahm腻, of Vi峁ａ箛u, of 艢iva, of K腻ma (cf. 2. a-ja)

4) [v.s. ...] the leader of a flock

5) [v.s. ...] a he-goat, ram (cf. [Greek] 伪峒次�,伪峒拔诚屜�; [Lithuanian] o岷搚s)

6) [v.s. ...] the sign Aries

7) [v.s. ...] the vehicle of Agni

8) [v.s. ...] beam of the sun (P奴峁n)

9) [v.s. ...] Name of a descendant of Vi艣v腻mitra, and of Da艣aratha鈥檚 or D墨rghab腻hu鈥檚 father

10) [v.s. ...] Name of a mineral substance

11) [v.s. ...] of a kind of rice

12) [v.s. ...] of the moon

13) [v.s. ...] Name of a people, [峁歡-veda vii, 18, 19]

14) [v.s. ...] of a class of 峁氠梗is, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]

15) 础箩腻 (啶呧啶�):鈥擺from aja > aj] a f. Name of Prak峁泃i, of M腻y腻 or Illusion See a-箩腻 (sub voce 2. a-箩腻)

16) [v.s. ...] a she-goat

17) [v.s. ...] Name of a plant whose bulbs resemble the udder of a goat, [Su艣ruta]

18) Aja (啶呧):鈥擺=a-ja] 2. a-ja mfn. not born, existing from all eternity

19) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the first uncreated being, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda]

20) [v.s. ...] Brahm腻, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva, K腻ma

21) 础箩腻 (啶呧啶�):鈥擺=a-箩腻] [from a-ja] b f. Name of Prak峁泃i, M腻y腻 or Illusion (See also 1. aja and 1. ajana).

22) c f. a she-goat. See 1. aja.

23) 膧箩补 (啶嗋):鈥�mfn. ([from] 1. aja), coming from or belonging to goats, produced by goats, [膧艣val腻yana-g峁沨ya-s奴tra; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; Su艣ruta]

24) m. a vulture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

25) a descendant of Aja

26) 膧箩腻 (啶嗋啶�):鈥擺from 腻箩补] f. (only used for the [etymology] of 补箩腻) = 补箩腻, a she-goat, [艢atapatha-br腻hma峁嘺 iii]

27) 膧箩补 (啶嗋):鈥�n. the lunar mansion P奴rv腻Bh腻drapad腻 (presided over by Aja Ekap腻d), [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]

28) clarified butter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aja (啶呧):鈥擨. 1. m.

(-箩补岣�) 1) The mover, the instigator.

2) As such, this word occurs in the Vedas, for the most part in conjunction with ekap腻d (q. v.), as an epithet or as a synonyme of [a.]) Indra, [b.]) Rudra, one of the Maruts, [c.]) Agni, [d.]) P奴峁n or S奴rya; in the epic and paur腻峁噄k literature as a synonyme of [a.]) Brahm腻 (see also ajana), [b.]) Vi峁ａ箛u, [c.]) 艢iva, [d.]) K腻ma; in philosophical texts, in its feminine form (补箩腻) as a synonyme of [a.]) Prak峁泃i or Nature, [b.]) M腻y腻 or Illusion, the unreality of Nature or Universe.

3) A proper name, viz. [a.]) A descendant of Vi艣v腻mitra. [b.]) A prince of the solar race, the son of Raghu and father of Da艣aratha, or according to others, the grandson of Raghu, the son of Dil墨pa and father of D墨rghab腻hu; or the son of N腻bh腻ga and father of Da艣aratha.

4) A he-goat. This animal was considered as the vehicle of P奴峁n, the sun, (see 补箩腻艣va) and also as consecrated to Agni and Soma conjointly.

5) (In astronomy.) The sign Aries.

6) The name of a mineral substance. See 尘腻办峁办补 and ajan腻maka.

7) A kind of rice, three or seven years old(?).

8) The moon(?). 2. m. pl.

(-箩腻岣�) The name of [a.]) a sort of 峁氠梗is in Brahma鈥檚 heaven; [b.]) a people mentioned in the Vedas. 3. f.

(-箩腻) 1) Prak峁泃i or Nature.

2) M腻y腻 or Illusion (see aja m.).

3) A she-goat.

4) The name of a plant, the bulbs of which resemble the udder of a she-goat. E. aj, k峁泃 aff. ac; in the fem. with the aff. 峁錺. 1. 4. and 2. 3. implying 鈥榯he quick animal鈥�. Ii. [tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-箩补岣�-箩腻-jam) Unborn. This meaning has been applied to aja in the sense of Brahm腻, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva, K腻ma, and 补箩腻 in the sense of Prak峁泃i and M腻y腻. But see before. E. a neg. and ja.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Aja (啶呧):鈥擺a-ja] (箩补岣�) 1. m. A name of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva; a he-goat, sheep; (箩腻) 1. f. a she-goat.

2) 膧箩补 (啶嗋):鈥�(箩补峁�) 1. n. Oiled butter.

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

Aja (啶呧) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aya, Ay腻, 膧测补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Aja (啶呧) [Also spelled aj]:鈥�(a) unborn, eternal.

2) Aja (啶呧) [Also spelled aj]:鈥�(ind) from; ~[khuda] on one鈥檚 own, by oneself; ~[驳补颈产墨] divine; ~[tarpha] from; -[sare-nau] de novo, anew; ~[hada] very much, too much.

3) 膧箩补 (啶嗋) [Also spelled aaj]:鈥�(adv and nm)today;—[mare -kala d奴sar腻 dina] mundane strains soon set off the blow of bereavement, unpleasant memories do not last very long.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aja (嗖呧矞):鈥�

1) [adjective] without a birth; existing from all eternity.

2) [adjective] not yet born; unborn.

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Aja (嗖呧矞):鈥�

1) [noun] one who is existing from all eternity; the Supreme Being.

2) [noun] he who is born from Vi峁ａ箛u ; Brahma.

3) [noun] (in gen.) an epithet of Brahma, Vi峁ａ箛u or 艢iva.

4) [noun] the individual soul.

5) [noun] the Sun.

6) [noun] the Moon.

7) [noun] Manmatha, the Love-God.

8) [noun] the jina, the sanctified teacher in Jainism.

9) [noun] the leader of a flock.

10) [noun] a he-goat.

11) [noun] a ram.

12) [noun] the first of the twelve zodiac signs; the Aries.

13) [noun] seasoned paddy.

14) [noun] rain.

15) [noun] an ocean.

16) [noun] an elephant.

17) [noun] the earth.

18) [noun] a female human being ; a woman.

19) [noun] deliverance from the worldly affairs; salvation of the soul.

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膧箩补 (嗖嗋矞):鈥擺adjective] of, related or got from goats.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Aja (啶呧):鈥攁dj. unborn;

2) Aja (啶呧):鈥攏. 1. Mythol. Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma; 2. uncastrated goat/ram;

3) 膧箩补 (啶嗋):鈥攁dv. 1. today; 2. at this time; now;

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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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