Abija, Abīja: 7 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbīja (अबीज).—a.
1) Impotent, seedless; Manusmṛti 9.79.
2) Causeless;
-jaḥ Victory over the mind;
-jā a kind of grape (Mar. bedāṇā)
-jam An unproductive seed; अबीजविक्रयी (abījavikrayī) Manusmṛti 9.291.
See also (synonyms): abījaka.
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Abīja (अबीज).—(abīja)
1) Seedless; अबीजकमपि क्षेत्रं केवलं स्थण्डिलं भवेत् (abījakamapi kṣetraṃ kevalaṃ sthaṇḍilaṃ bhavet) Manusmṛti 1.71.
2) Impotent; Manusmṛti 9.79.
3) Having no prime cause.
-jaḥ Restraint, controlling the mental passions.
-jā Vine plant.
-jam 1 Bad seed, bad grain; °विक्रयिन् (vikrayin) Manusmṛti 9.291.
2) Absence of seed.
See also (synonyms): avīja, avījaka, abījaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbīja (अबीज).—[neuter] no or bad seed; adj. without seed or manly strength.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abīja (अबीज):—[=a-bīja] mfn. seedless
2) [v.s. ...] impotent, [Manu-smṛti ix, 79.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abīja (अबीज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avijja.
[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 corpusAbīja (ಅಬೀಜ):—[adjective] having no seed; seedless.
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Abīja (ಅಬೀಜ):—[noun] a grain that does not germinate or sprout.
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: Abijahan, Abijaka, Abijakahan.
Ends with (+144): Abjabija, Adyabija, Aggabija, Aghorabija, Agrabija, Ajabija, Allabija, Amlabija, Anandabija, Anumadhyabija, Anyabija, Ardramrabija, Asvabija, Aswakarnabija, Badabija, Bakulabija, Balabija, Bhakshabija, Bhakshyabija, Bhavamgabija.
Full-text (+6): Avija, Abijaka, Avijja, Avijaka, Abijahan, Bijalu, Bija, Samputa, Nyasa, Akranta, Adyanta, Sarvatovrita, Yuktividarbha, Grathana, Vidarbhagrathita, Garbhastha, Samasta, Grathita, Badhya, Bijadhya.
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