Abjaja, Abja-ja: 8 definitions
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Abjaja 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbjaja (अब्जज).—epithets of Brahmā, (being supposed to have sprung from the lotus which arose form the navel of Viṣṇu)
Derivable forms: abjajaḥ (अब्जजः).
Abjaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abja and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): abjabhava, abjabhū, abjayoni.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjaja (अब्जज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A name of Brahma. E. abja a lotus, and ja born; Brahma, being said to have sprung at the creation from the lotus, which arose from the navel of Vishnu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjaja (अब्जज):—[=ab-ja-ja] [from ab-ja] m. ‘sprung (at the creation) from the lotus (which arose from the navel of Viṣṇu)’, Name of Brahmā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjaja (अब्जज):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-jaḥ) A name of (the masc.) Brahman; (the god having sprung at the creation from the lotus which arose from the navel of Viṣṇu). Comp. abjayoni. E. abja and ja.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjaja (अब्जज):—[abja-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Brahmā.
[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 corpusAbjaja (ಅಬ್ಜಜ):—[noun] = ಅಬ್ಜಗರ್ಭ [abjagarbha].
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: Abjajathara.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 38 - The Installation of the Image of Vāmana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]