Dharmaja, Dharma-ja: 5 definitions

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Dharmaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dharmaja (धर्मज).—

1) 'duly or lawfully born', a legitimate son; cf. Manusmṛti 9.17.

2) Name of युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 15.1.44.

Derivable forms: dharmajaḥ (धर्मजः).

Dharmaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and ja (ज).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dharmaja (धर्मज).—[adjective] begot or produced by a sense of duty; [masculine] patron. of Yudhiṣṭhira.

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

1) Dharmaja (धर्मज):—[=dharma-ja] [from dharma > dhara] mfn. produced by a sense of duty, [Manu-smṛti ix, 107]

2) [v.s. ...] m. = the next.

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Dharmaja in German

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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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