Govraja, Go-vraja: 10 definitions
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Govraja 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGovraja (गोव्रज).—A soldier of Skandadeva. (Śloka 66, Chapter 45, Śalya Parva).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesGovraja (गोव्रज) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.61) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Govraja) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGovraja (गोव्रज).—
1) a cow-pen.
2) a herd of cows.
3) a place where cattle graze.
Derivable forms: govrajaḥ (गोव्रजः).
Govraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vraja (व्रज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovraja (गोव्रज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A station for cattle. E. go and vraja a pen. a fold.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovraja (गोव्रज).—m. 1. pasture ground for cattle, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 52. 2. a proper name, Mahābhārata 9, 2568.
Govraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vraja (व्रज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovraja (गोव्रज).—[masculine] cow-pen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Govraja (गोव्रज):—[=go-vraja] [from go] m. a cow-pen, [Manu-smṛti iv, xi; Mahābhārata i; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa ii]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of an attendant of Skanda, [Mahābhārata ix, 2568]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa 12937.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovraja (गोव्रज):—[go-vraja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A stall.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.116 < [Section XIII - Days unfit for Study]
Verse 4.45 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 245 - The Brave Deeds of Kṛṣṇa < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 252 - Kṛṣṇa Goes Back to His Abode < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 45 < [Shalya Parva]