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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Abdhija (अब्धिज) refers to the “son of the ocean” and is used to describe Jalandhara, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.14 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, after the Ocean spoke to Brahmā: “Even as the ocean said these words, the son of the ocean caught hold of the neck of Brahmā and shook it several times. In due course tears came out of the eyes of Brahmā, the creator of all the worlds, afflicted by the joggling and jolting. Brahmā somehow extricated himself from the grip of the son of the ocean (abdhija) by means of his hands and spoke to the ocean”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abdhija (अब्धिज).—a. born in the ocean.

-jaḥ

Abdhija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abdhi and ja (ज).

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Abdhija (अब्धिज).—Salt.

-jau (dual) Name of the Aśvins. (-jā) 1 spirituous liquor (produced from the ocean).

Derivable forms: abdhijam (अब्धिजम्).

Abdhija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abdhi and ja (ज).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abdhija (अब्धिज).—m. du. (-jau) The two sons of Surya, and physicians of Swerga. f.

(-jā) Wine. E. abdhi, and ja born: the former are more usually termed the sons of Aswini, see āśvineya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abdhija (अब्धिज):—[=ab-dhi-ja] [from ab-dhi > ab-ja] mfn. born in the ocean

2) Abdhijā (अब्धिजा):—[=ab-dhi-jā] [from abdhi-ja > ab-dhi > ab-ja] f. spirituous liquor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abdhija (अब्धिज):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.

(-jaḥ-jā-jam) Born in or by the ocean. 2. [a.]) m. sing.

(-jaḥ) 1) The moon; comp. abja.

2) (In mathematical language sometimes used to denote) the numeral 1.

3) Cuttle fish bone; the same as abdhikapha or samudraphena (according to the Nigh. Prak.), comp. also arṇavaja. (The meaning ‘moon’ is not given in the Koshas; but as the word occurs in the second meaning, in a mathematical Index, similarly as amṛtadīdhiti, and as the synonymes of candra q. v. are used likewise so, it seemed to me necessary to infer this mathematical application from the meaning ‘moon’, which would arise from the etymon of the word in the same way as abja 2. 1. q. v. Comp. also śvetadhāman ‘moon and cuttle fish bone’.) [b.]) m. du.

(-jau) A name of the Aśviṃs q. v., these two gods having sprung from the ocean when it was churned for the amṛta. 3. n.

(-jam) Salt (according to the Nigh. Prak.). 4. f.

(-jā) Spirituous liquor; see surā, the latter having come from the ocean when it was churned for the amṛta. E. abdhi and ja.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abdhija (अब्धिज):—[abdhi-ja] (jau) 1. m. The two sons of the sun, celestial physicians.

2) Abdhijā (अब्धिजा):—[abdhi-jā] (jā) 1. f. Wine.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abdhija in German

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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 corpus

Abdhija (ಅಬ್ಧಿಜ):—[adjective] ocean-born.

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Abdhija (ಅಬ್ಧಿಜ):—[noun] the moon, as the ocean-born.

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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: Abdhi, Ja.

Starts with: Abdhijau.

Full-text: Abdhinamdana, Abdhijau.

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