Karaja, Kāraja, Kara-ja: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Karaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology. 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)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsKarajā (करजा):—[karajāḥ] Nails. A horny cell structure of the epidermis forming flag plates upon the dorsal surface of the terminal phalanges.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKaraja [करज] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre from the Fabaceae (pea) family having the following synonyms: Millettia pinnata, Pongamia glabra, Derris indica, Cytisus pinnatus. For the possible medicinal usage of karaja, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykaraja : (m.) nail (of the hand).
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKaraja refers to: “born of kamma” in karaja-kāya the body sprung from action, an expression always used in a contemptible manner, therefore=the impure, vile, low body A. V, 300; J. I, 5; Vism. 287, 404; DA. I, 113, 217, 221; DhA. I, 10; III, 420; DhsA. 403. karaja-rūpa Vism. 326.
Note: karaja is a Pali compound consisting of the words kara and ja.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaraja (करज).—& compounds. See karja.
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karaja (करज) [or करंज, karañja].—m (S) A tree, Galedupa arborea. Rox. Pongamia glabra. Grah. 2 See karaṇḍī.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāraja (कारज).—a. Relating to the fingernail.
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Karaja (करज).—a fingernail; तीक्ष्णकरजक्षु- ण्णात् (tīkṣṇakarajakṣu- ṇṇāt) Ve.4.1; Śiśupālavadha 11.37; Bv.1.15; Amaruśataka 85.
-jam a kind of perfume.
Derivable forms: karajaḥ (करजः).
Karaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaraja (करज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Produced in or from a hand, a ray, &c. m.
(-jaḥ) 1. A finger-nail. 2. The name of a timber tree, commonly Karanja, (Galedupa arborea, Rox.) n.
(-jaṃ) A perfume, commonly Nak'hi resembling a nail in appearance. E. kara the hand, and ja produced; or kaṃ pleasure, rañj to colour, &c. ac affix; see the next.
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Kāraja (कारज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jī-jaṃ) Of or relating to the finger-nail. m.
(-jaḥ) A young elephant. E. karaja a nail, &c. aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaraja (करज).—[kara-ja] (vb. jan), m. A finger nail, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 70.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karaja (करज):—[=kara-ja] [from kara] m. ‘produced in or from the hand’, a finger-nail, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Pongamia Glabra (= karañja), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of perfume (resembling a nail in appearance, = vyāghra-nakha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kāraja (कारज):—[from kāra] mfn. ([from] kar), of or relating to the finger-nail, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] m. (for ruja) a young elephant, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karaja (करज):—[kara-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a. Produced from the hand, or from a ray. 1. m. A nail; a timber tree. n. A perfume.
2) Kāraja (कारज):—[(ja-jā-jaṃ) a.] Of the finger nail. m. A young elephant.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaraja (ಕರಜ):—[noun] the tree Pongamia pinnata (= P. glabra) of Papilionaceae family; Indian beach.
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Karaja (ಕರಜ):—
1) [noun] that which grows from the hand (out at the ends of the fingers); a nail.
2) [noun] any hand-made thing.
3) [noun] a kind of perfume.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Karajagara, Karajahabaka, Karajakara, Karajakaya, Karajakaya Vagga, Karajakhya, Karajala, Karajamshu, Karajani, Karajapya, Karajari, Karajata, Karajavardhana, Karajaviya.
Ends with (+11): Akaraja, Bakaraja, Bhekaraja, Chandovarttikaraja, Chhandovarttikaraja, Devakaraja, Ekaraja, Janakaraja, Kakkaraja, Kanakaraja, Karkaraja, Katakaraja, Katukaraja, Kekaraja, Khuddakaraja, Kikaraja, Lokaraja, Nata-karaja, Pushkaraja, Putikaraja.
Full-text: Karajakhya, Karajavardhana, Nata-karaja, Vyalakaraja, Samkaraja, Udakirya, Putikaraja, Karanja, Akaraja, Chitti, Karajata, Karacam, Sparshana, Anguli.
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