Nadija, Nadīja, Nadi-ja: 10 definitions
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Nadija 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 EncyclopediaNadīja (नदीज).—An ancient King. In Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 4, Stanza 15, it is mentioned that the Pāṇḍavas had sent an invitation to this King to take part in the Bhārata battle.
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 dictionaryNadīja (नदीज).—a. aquatic. (-jaḥ) 1 an epithet of Bhīṣma.
2) antimony.
-jam a lotus.
Nadīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nadī and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNadīja (नदीज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Aquatic, water-born. n.
(-jaṃ) 1. Antimony. 2. A lotus. m.
(-jaḥ) 1. A sort of tree, (Pentaptera arjuna.) 2. The marshy date tree. 3. A name of Bhishma. E. nadī a river, and ja born. arjjunavṛkṣe, yāvanāla śare, hijjalavṛkṣe bhīṣme ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNadīja (नदीज).—[nadī-ja], I. Born near a river, epithet of horses, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 24 Gorr. Ii. m. 1. Epithet of Bhīṣma, the son of the Gaṅgā, Mahābhārata 4, 1294. 2. Antimony, [Suśruta] 2, 340, 16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNadīja (नदीज).—[adjective] river-born, [masculine] [Epithet] of Bhīṣma; living near a river (horses).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nadija (नदिज):—[=nadi-ja] [from nadi > nad] m. (for dī-) Lablab Vulgaris, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Nadīja (नदीज):—[=nadī-ja] [from nadī > nad] mfn. r°-born, coming from a r° (horses), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [patronymic] of Bhīṣma, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of plants (Terminalia Arjuna, Barringtonia Acutangula, Lablab Vulgaris, or a species of reed = yāvanāla-śara), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] antimony, [Suśruta]
6) Nadījā (नदीजा):—[=nadī-jā] [from nadī-ja > nadī > nad] f. = next
7) Nadīja (नदीज):—[=nadī-ja] [from nadī > nad] n. a lotus, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNadīja (नदीज):—[nadī-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a. Aquatic. n. Antimony; a lotus. m. Sort of tree (Pentaptera Arjuna); Bhīshma.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNadīja (ನದೀಜ):—[noun] the tree Terminalia arjuna (= T. glabra) of Combretaceae family; Arjuna myrobalan.
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)
Partial matches: Ja, Nadi, Nati.
Starts with: Nadijala, Nadijangha, Nadijata.
Full-text: Nadisarja, Nadiyamara, Naticam, Nadinishpava, Phalguna, Mahija.
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