Anuja: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Anuja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anuj.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rj nighaṇṭuԳ (अनुज�) is another name for հⲹṇ�, a medicinal plant identified with Gentiana kurroo Royle. from the Gentianaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.57-59 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (貹貹ṭd-) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (ṣu-ṣu貹). Together with the names Գ and հⲹṇ�, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnuja (अनुज) refers to the “younger (sibling)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.14 (“The Birth of Traka and Vajrṅga�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Nrada: “[...] My son Marīci begot Kaśyapa who married thirteen daughters of Dakṣa. The eldest of them Diti bore two sons: Hiraṇyakaśipu the elder and Hiraṇykṣa the younger [i.e., anuja]. When these two began to harass the gods, Viṣṇu assumed the forms of Man-lion and Boar and killed them. Then the gods became fearless and happy�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAnuja.�(Ep. Ind., Vol XXXIII, p. 271), a younger cousin. Note: anuja 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsAnuja [अनुजा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Gentiana kurroo Royle from the Gentianaceae (Gentian) family. For the possible medicinal usage of anuja, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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 Dictionaryanuja : (m.) brother. || anu (f.) sister.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)ԳᲹ�
(Burmese text): (က) နောက်၌ မွေးဖွားသူ၊ ညီငယ်၊ ညီမ၊ နှမ။ (�) လျော်စွာဖြစ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (a) Later mother, younger brother, younger sister, sister. (b) Privately, he.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanuja (अनुज).—a (S Ჹ--Ჹ� m f n) Younger-born.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanuja (अनुज).�a Younger-born.
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 dictionaryAnuja (अनुज).�p. p.
1) Born after, later, younger; राममनुजातः (峾Գٲ�) P.III.4.72; अस� कुमारस्तमजोऽनुजातः (asau kumrastamajo'nuta�) R.6.78; पुमांसमनुरुध्य जाता पुमनुज� (pumṃsamanurudhya t pumanu) Sk.; so स्त्र्यनुज� (ٰⲹԳ).
-Ჹ�, -ta� 1 A younger brother; दन्तजातेऽनुजात� � कृतचूड� � संस्थिते � अशुद्ध� बान्धवाः सर्व� सूतक� � तथोच्यते (dantate'nute ca kṛtacūḍe ca saṃsthite | aśuddh bndhav� sarve sūtake ca tathocyate) || Some interpret the word अनुजात (Գٲ) there to mean 'a child which has not, cut teeth.' Manusmṛti 5.58.
2) A cadet; born again, after born, younger, later.
3) Taking after. अनुजात� हि मा� सर्वैर्गुणैः श्रेष्ठो ममात्मजः (anuto hi m� sarvairguṇai� śreṣṭho mamtmaja�) 峾.2.2.11.
4) Born again, invested with the sacred thread.
5) Equal, resembling; एकस्त्वमनुजातोऽस� पितर� बलवत्तरम� (ekastvamanuto'si pitara� balavattaram) 峾.6.76.72.
-, -t 1 younger sister.
2) Name of a plant (ٰⲹṇl).
-jam Name of a palnt (貹ṇḍī첹; Mar. ṇḍī첹),
See also (synonyms): Գٲ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuja (अनुज).—mfn.
(-Ჹ�--Ჹ�) Born after, later, younger. m.
(-Ჹ�) A younger brother. f.
(-) A younger sister. E. anu after, ja born.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuja (अनुज).—[anu-ja] (vb. jan), I. adj., f. . Younger, [Բśٰ] 9, 57. Ii. m. A younger brother. Iii. f. . A younger sister, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 4, 52.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuja (अनुज).—[adjective] after-born, younger; [masculine] a younger brother; [feminine] a younger sister.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anuja (अनुज):—[=anu-ja] [from anu-jan] mfn. born after, later, younger
2) [v.s. ...] m. a younger brother, a cadet
3) [v.s. ...] the plant Tryamṇa
4) [v.s. ...] n. the plant Prapauṇḍarīka
5) Գ (अनुज�):—[=anu-] [from anu-ja > anu-jan] f. a younger sister, [Taittirīya-saṃhit]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuja (अनुज):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-Ჹ�--jam) Born after or later. 2. m.
(-Ჹ�) A younger brother. 3. f.
(-) 1) A younger sister.
2) The name of a medicinal plant. See tryamṇ�. 4. n.
(-jam) A small herbaceous plant used in medicine and as a perfume. See 貹ṇḍī첹. E. jan with anu, kṛt aff. ḍa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuja (अनुज):�(Ჹ�) 1. m. A younger brother. Also Գٲ� anujamm.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anuja (अनुज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 겹, Ჹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnuja (अनुज) [Also spelled anuj]:�(nm) a younger brother; ~[] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ჹ (अणुज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anuja.
2) Aṇu (अणुज�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anuy.
3) Ჹ (अणुज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anujñna.
Ჹ has the following synonyms: Ṇaṇa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnuja (ಅನುಜ):—[adjective] born-after; born later to.
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Anuja (ಅನುಜ):—[noun] a younger brother.
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 DictionaryAnuja (अनुज):—adj. born afterwards; younger; n. masc. a younger brother; junior;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kvi, Ja, Anu.
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