Vanija, Vāṇija, Vaṇija: 17 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVaṇija (वणिज):—m. = vaṇij .
1) Kaufmann [COLEBR.] und [Loiseleur Deslongchamps] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 78.] unter den Beinn. Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 13, 1223.] —
2) die Wage im Thierkreise [VARĀH. LAGH. 1, 21] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 282.] —
3) N. eines best. Karaṇa [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 99, 4.]
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Vāṇija (वाणिज):—m.
1) = vaṇij Handelsmann gaṇa prajñādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 38.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 78.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 867.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 30, 17.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3, 4, 1, 14.] [Mahābhārata 12, 9340. 9397.] im comp. mit dem Orte wohin oder mit der Waare, mit der man handelt (das vorangehende Wort behält seinen ursprünglichen Ton) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 13.] madra, kaśmīra, go, aśva [Scholiast] Vgl. prehivāṇijā . —
2) das am Südpol gedachte Höllenfeuer [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 68.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Vanijaka, Vanijakarana, Vanijakavidha, Vanijatana.
Ends with: Apehivanija, Ashvavanija, Assavanija, Avanija, Ehivanija, Gandharivanija, Govanija, Kalpavanija, Kashmiravanija, Kutavanija, Loha-vanija, Madhuvanija, Madravanija, Nandivanija, Potavanija, Prehivanija, Vittavanija.
Full-text (+29): Vania, Vanijika, Vanijaka, Prehivanija, Vanijya, Vanijja, Vaniga, Banija, Vanicam, Loha-vanija, Vanijakavidha, Yanapatraka, Vanijyaka, Ashvavanija, Assavanija, Govanija, Madravanija, Madhuvanija, Suvarnajivika, Kashmiravanija.
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Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
5.11. The Tradesman (vaṇik) < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
6. An Overview of the Previous Discussion < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 4.51.3 < [Sukta 51]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Chapter 8 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Economics (1): Trade and commerce < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Lohāsura Devastates Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 62 - The Practice of Mahāvidyā < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]