Vanayuja, Vāṇāyuja, Vanāyuja, Vānāyuja, Vanayu-ja: 9 definitions
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Vanayuja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVanāyuja (वनायुज).—A country noted for war horses.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 16. 16.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaVāṇāyuja (वाणायुज) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—A country in the north, which is generally identified with Arabia. Āchārya Kauṭilya considers the horses of the country as best.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraVānāyuja (वानायुज) is the name of an ancient kingdom, according to chapter 4.2 [vāsupūjya-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Vasupūjya and Jayā spoke to Vāsupūjya:—“All the existing kings, among men and the Vidyādharas, who are of good family, capable, heroic, wealthy, famous, possessing the fourfold army, known for guarding their subjects, free from blemish, faithful to engagements, always devoted to dharma, in Madhyadeśa, Vatsadeśa, [...] and also [... the Vānāyujas, ...] and other realms in the north. [...] These now, son, beg us constantly through messengers, who are sent bearing valuable gifts, to give their daughters to you. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVanāyuja (वनायुज).—a. produced in Vanāyu, (as a horse).
Vanāyuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vanāyu and ja (ज).
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Vānāyuja (वानायुज).—a Vānāyu horse i. e. a horse produced in the Vanāyu country.
Derivable forms: vānāyujaḥ (वानायुजः).
Vānāyuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vānāyu and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanāyuja (वनायुज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A horse of the Vanayu breed. E. vanāyu a country, ja born.
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Vānāyuja (वानायुज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A Vanayu horse, considered as one of a particularly good breed. E. vanāyu and ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanāyuja (वनायुज).—[vanāyu-ja], m. A horse of the Vanāyu breed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vanāyuja (वनायुज):—[=vanāyu-ja] [from vanāyu > van] ([Harṣacarita]) ([Raghuvaṃśa]) mfn. produced or bred in Vanāyu (as horses).
2) Vānāyuja (वानायुज):—[=vānāyu-ja] [from vānāyu] mfn. ‘Vānāyu-born’, a V° horse (regarded as of a particularly good breed), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vanāyuja (वनायुज):—[vanāyu-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A Vanāyu horse.
2) Vānāyuja (वानायुज):—[vānāyu-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A Vānāyu horse.
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 corpusVanāyuja (ವನಾಯುಜ):—[noun] a horse in gen. or a breed of horse of Persia (Iran).
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Vānāyuja (ವಾನಾಯುಜ):—[noun] a horse in gen. or a breed of horse of Persia (Iran).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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