Nija: 24 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
3. Vastushastra
4. Yoga
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Kannada
6. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

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

Ayurveda (science of life)

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

: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) refers to the 鈥渘atural (fragrance)鈥� (of blossom) [Cf. 骋补苍诲丑补惫峁沝诲丑颈], 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

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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) refers to 鈥渆ndogenous鈥� (diseases), as mentioned in verse 4.33-34 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...] avoidance of offences against wisdom, assuagement of the senses, awareness, knowledge of region, season, and constitution, (and) imitation of the conduct of sages: this method (has been) taught in brief for the non-arising of endogenous and accidental diseases [viz., 苍颈箩补-腻驳补苍迟耻-惫颈办腻谤补] and for the alleviation of (those which have) arisen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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 own (situation)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.13 (鈥溑歩va-P腻rvat墨 dialogue鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as P腻rvat墨 said to 艢iva: 鈥淸...] Know that speaking, doing etc. is a Pr腻k峁泃a activity. What you hear, what you eat, what you see and what you do鈥攁ll these are (essentially) the activities of Prak峁泃i. To say that it is unreal is meaningless. O lord, if you are greater than Prak峁泃i, wherefore do you perform penance, O 艢iva, now, on this mountain Himavat. O 艢iva, you have been swallowed by Prak峁泃i, you do not know your own situation [i.e., nija]. O lord, if you do not know your own situation why do you perform penance? [...]鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) 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.

Vastushastra (architecture)

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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) refers to 鈥渟leep鈥�, according to the Pi峁単al腻mata (verse 10.33-36).鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the pura on a 9-by-9-plan and the 32 padas]鈥斺€淢y dear, at Yama and Gandharva one should make a ma峁環a with three storeys, two [storeys] or one storey. [These are] the best, middling and least [ma峁環as] in turn. That is the place for the 膧c腻rya to sleep [i.e., nija鈥�nija峁� 艣ayanahetukam], for [prognostication of] auspicious days, triumph, meditation, and the practice of Yoga. [There the teacher] may associate with 惫墨谤补蝉, sharing 惫墨谤补 food and drink, etc.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.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 own (mind)鈥�, according to the 艢ivayogad墨pik腻 1.6.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗e alone is a Layayogin whose own (nija) mind becomes absorbed along with the breath because of meditation by means of the mind and the [internal] resonance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).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 own (actions)鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽腻n腻r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淔ools mourn for relations experiencing the results of their own actions [com.鈥�苍颈箩补艣耻产丑腻艣耻产丑补办补谤尘补-辫丑补濒补产丑辞办迟峁�鈥斺€榯he experiencer of the results of their own good and bad actions鈥橾 [but] because of the confusion of [their] intelligence [they do] not [mourn for] themselves situated in Yama鈥檚 fangs. In this forest that is the cycle of rebirth dwelt in by Yama the serpent-king, the men of olden times, who were eternal previously, have come to an end鈥�.

Synonyms: Sva.

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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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nija : (adj.) one's own.

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

Nija, (adj.) (Sk. nija, wth dial. j. for nitya=P. nicca) own D腻vs II. 68. Cp. niya. (Page 356)

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

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[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€�)

苍颈箩补鈥�

(Burmese text): 醼佱€会€€曖€€€�-醼戓€欋€横€羔€嗎€贬€€勧€�-醼♂€曖€横€炨€搬亰醼♂€斸€€羔亴醼栣€坚€呩€横€炨€搬亰醼斸€€羔€呩€曖€横€炨€搬亱

(Auto-Translation): Chauffeur, attendant, someone who is nearby or close by.

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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

nija (啶ㄠた啶�).鈥攁 (S) Own, proper, peculiar. 2 Used as s n f One's own affairs. v s腻峁単a, b艒la &c. Pr. nij膿v腻帽c奴na puj腻 n腻h墨峁� No one serves or honors another disinterestedly. Numerous compounds occur, esp. in poetry. The useful ones follow in order.

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n墨ja (啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攏 f (nija S) One's own affairs. Pr. nij膿 v腻帽c奴na puj腻 n腻h墨峁� No one cares about the concerns of another.

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n墨ja (啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攆 (苍颈诲谤腻 S) Sleep.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nija (啶ㄠた啶�).鈥�a Own, proper, peculiar. 8 n f One's own affairs. Pr. nij膿v腻帽c奴na p奴j腻 n腻h墨峁�. No one serves or honours another disinterestedly.

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n墨ja (啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�n f Sleep. See nija.

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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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�).鈥�a. [nitar腻峁� j腻yate nijan-岣峚]

1) Innate, indigenous, native, inborn, congenial.

2) Own, one's own, relating to one-self, of one's own party or country; 啶ㄠた啶溹 啶掂お啷佮 啶啶�- 啶班え啶え啷嵿え啶苦啶距 啶班啶氞た啶 (nija峁� vapu岣� puna- ranayannij腻峁� rucim) 艢i艣up腻lavadha 17.4; R.3.15;18.27; Manusm峁泃i 2.5.

3) Peculiar.

4) Continual, perpetual. -m. (pl.) One's own people.

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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�).鈥攎fn.

(-箩补岣�-箩腻-箩补峁�) 1. Own. 2. Perpetual, eternal. 3. Peculiar. E. ni implying continuance, and ja what is produced. nitar腻峁� j腻yate ni + jana-岣峚 .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�).鈥擺ni-ja] (vb. jan), adj. Own, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 2, 50.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�).鈥擺adjective] inborn, indigenous, native, own; [with] ripu [masculine] a foe in one鈥檚 own camp. In [later language] = a poss. [pronoun] of all persons.

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

1) Nija (啶ㄠた啶�):鈥擺=ni-ja] mf(腻)n. (鈭�jan) innate, native, of one鈥檚 own party or country (with ripu m. an enemy in one鈥檚 own country, [Hitopade艣a]; m. [plural] one鈥檚 own people, [R腻jatara峁単i峁嚹玗)

2) [v.s. ...] constant, continual, [Atharva-veda; Br腻hma峁嘺; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc. (in later Sansk峁泃 used as a reflex. possess. [pronoun] = sva, my own, his own, our own etc.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�):鈥擺ni-ja] (ja岣�-j腻-ja峁�) a. Own; eternal.

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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 峁唅补, 峁唅补lla.

[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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�) [Also spelled nij]:鈥�(a) own, one鈥檚 own; —[karake] particularly; personally; —[k腻] personal, one鈥檚 own; ~[t腻/~tva] characteristic, characteristic quality; personal element; ~[sva] (one鈥檚) due.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nija (嗖ㄠ部嗖�):鈥�

1) [adjective] existing naturally or present since birth rather than acquired; innate; inborn.

2) [adjective] of one鈥檚 own; relating to one-self.

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Nija (嗖ㄠ部嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the quality or condition of being natural, innate or inborn (as opp. to the one that is acquired); innateness; naturalness.

2) [noun] that which is true or the quality of being true; truth; fact.

3) [noun] that which is eternal and the final truth; the soul.

4) [noun] freedom of the soul from the cycle of births and deaths; salvation; beatitude.

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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

Nija (啶ㄠた啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. one's own; 2. personal; private; 3. particular; special; pron. 1. self; 2. the same; ditto;

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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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