Nirajas, Nīrajas: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrajas (नीरजस्).—mfn.
(-jāḥ-jāḥ-jaḥ) 1. Free from dust. 2. Having no pollen, (as a flower.) f.
(-jāḥ) A woman not menstruating. E. nir neg. rajas dust &c. and i made long before ra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrajas (नीरजस्).—i. e. nis-rajas, and
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Nīrajas (नीरजस्).—adj. 1. free from dust, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 87, 21 Gorr., 2. free from passion, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 44, 41. Parorajas, see s. v.
Nīrajas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and rajas (रजस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrajas (नीरजस्).—[adjective] free from dust or passion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nīrajas (नीरजस्):—[=nī-rajas] [from nī > niḥ] 1. nī-rajas mfn. = [preceding] mfn., [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] having no pollen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] f. a woman not menstruating, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīrajas (नीरजस्):—[nī-rajas] (jāḥ-jāḥ-jaḥ) a. Free from dust, pollen, or menstruation.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nirajas (निरजस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇiraya, Ṇīraya.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rajas, Ni, Nish.
Starts with: Nirajaska, Nirajastama, Nirajastamasa, Nirajastamaska, Nirajasva.
Ends with: Agnirajas.
Full-text: Niraya, Nirajikarita, Nirajaska, Nirajastama, Nirajastamasa, Nirajastamaska, Nirajasva, Nirajikri, Niraja, Nirajikar, Arajas.
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