Gaja, Gajā: 38 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGaja (गज):—m.
1) Elephant [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1217.] [Medinīkoṣa j. 7.] [ADBH. BR.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 39.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 296. 11, 136.] [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 4, 12.] [Daśaratha’s Tod 1, 20.] [Suśruta 1, 79, 20. 193, 4. 204, 10. 2, 67, 4.] [Śākuntala 32. 190.] [Hitopadeśa I, 45. 95. 181.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 28, 18.] gajavṛṃhita [Suśruta 1, 107, 10.] grāmyagajāḥ, vanagajāḥ [Nalopākhyāna 13, 7.] gajapuṃgava [Bhartṛhari 2, 26.] gajāpasada [Pañcatantra 80, 21.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 57, 7.] gajī f. Elephantenweibchen [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 6, 26.] —
2) = diggaja Weltelephant, daher symbol. Bezeichnung der Zahl Acht [Śrutabodha 13.] —
3) ein best. Maass [Medinīkoṣa] = 2 oder 1(3/4) Hasta [Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) ein zum Aufbau eines Hauses besonders zugerichteter Platz (vāstunaḥ sthānabhede) [Medinīkoṣa] a mound of earth sloping on both sides (in Gestalt eines Elephanten), on which a house may be erected, [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] prastāre dairghyamānaṃ tu svahastena tathā naraiḥ . kṛtvā trighnaṃ gajairhṛtvā vāstusthānanirūpaṇam .. dhvajo dhūmaśca siṃhaśca śvā vṛṣaḥ khara eva ca . gajaḥ kākapadaṃ caiva sthānānyaṣṭau ca vāstunaḥ .. dhvaje vibhūtirmaraṇaṃ ca dhūme siṃhe jayaḥ śvā ca karotyanartham . vṛṣe ca bhogī kṣayaṇaṃ khare ca puṣṭirgaje kākapade vināśaḥ .. [Jyotiṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
5) eine zum Kochen von Arzenei in der Erde gemachte Vertiefung von best. Umfange: hastapramāṇagarto yaḥ puṭaḥ sa tu gajāhvayaḥ . itthaṃ cāratnike kuṇḍe puṭo vārāha ucyate .. [VAIDYAKAPRAYOGĀMṚTA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
6) Nomen proprium eines Dieners des Sonnengottes [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 103,] [Scholiast] eines von Śiva besiegten Asura; daher gajāsuhṛd und gajāsuradveṣin Beinamen von Śiva [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 200] und [Scholiast] — Vgl. garja .
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Gaja (गज):—
1) gajī Elephantenweibchen [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 33, 23.] —
2) [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 101.] —
6) ein Asura [Oxforder Handschriften 71,b,7.] —
7) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Mahābhārata 6, 3997.]
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Gaja (गज):—
2) als Bez. der Zahl acht [Sūryasiddhānta 2, 25. 27. 35. 8, 3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGaja (गज):——
1) m. — a) Elephant. am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. — b) Bez. der Zahl acht. — c) *ein best. Längenmaass. — d) ein zum Aufbau eines Hauses besonders zubereiteter Platz. — e) eine zum Kochen von Arzeneien in der Erde gemachte Vertiefung von best. Umfange. — f) ein best. Tact [Saṃgitasārasaṃgraha 213.] — g) Nomen proprium — α) eines Mannes. — β) eines dem Śiva feindlichen Asura. — γ) *eines Dieners des Sonnengottes. —
2) f. ā = gajavīthi. [VP.².2,276.] —
3) ī Elephantenweibchen.
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Starts with (+372): Gaja Hasta, Gaja mullu, Gaja nimbe, Gaja pippali, Gaja vavila, Gaja-mrigaya-vihara, Gaja-pippallu, Gaja-sahani, Gajab, Gajaba, Gajabahu, Gajabaja, Gajabajanem, Gajabaje, Gajabaji, Gajabajiga, Gajabajisu, Gajabajita, Gajabala, Gajabandha.
Ends with (+76): Abhragaja, Abhramatangaja, Achyutangaja, Acyutangaja, Adagaja, Agaja, Airavatagaja, Andagaja, Angaja, Aragaja, Aranyagaja, Ashagaja, Ashtadiggaja, Augaja, Bajagaja, Balagaja, Bangaja, Bhagaja, Bhringaja, Bilwagaja.
Full-text (+470): Gajaputa, Vanagaja, Gajavraja, Gajasya, Gajadanta, Gajanana, Gajakanda, Gajabhaksha, Gajadvayasa, Gajagrani, Gajahvaya, Gajadana, Gandhagaja, Gaya, Gajari, Gajapippali, Nabhogaja, Gajavaja, Gaj, Gajahva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.11.10 < [Chapter 11 - The Liberation of Dhenukāsura]
Verses 5.24.19-21 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Verse 1.6.40 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Mythological motifs related to Elephants < [Chapter 4]
Use of elephants for religious purposes and rituals < [Chapter 2]
Quality Indicators regarding Elephants < [Chapter 3]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.136 < [Section XV - Expiation for the killing of Cats and other Animals]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
7. Information of Various Flora and Fauna < [Chapter 5]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Politics and Administration (1): The State requisites of regal administration < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Mythical Informations < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Music (Nāṭya-varga) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 6 - Incineration of the essence of tuttha and that of sasyaka < [Chapter V - Uparasa (5-6): Tuttha and Sasyaka (copper sulphate)]
Part 3 - Incineration of bimala < [Chapter III - Uparasa (3): Bimala or Vimala (pyrites with red tints)]
Part 4 - Process for creation of Dhanya-abhra (paddy mica) < [Chapter I - Uparasa (1): Abhra or Abhraka (mica)]
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