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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Abjayoni (अब्जयोनि).—Is Brahmā also known as Pitāmaha; originally narrated the viṣṇu purāṇa to Dakṣa and other sages.^*

• * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 2. 8; IV. 1. 67; 6. 5.

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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

Abjayoni (अब्जयोनि).—epithets of Brahmā, (being supposed to have sprung from the lotus which arose form the navel of Viṣṇu)

Derivable forms: abjayoniḥ (अब्जयोनिः).

Abjayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abja and yoni (योनि). See also (synonyms): abjaja, abjabhava, abjabhū.

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

Abjayoni (अब्जयोनि).—m.

(-niḥ) A name of Brahma. E. abja, and yoni the vulva; see abjaja.

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

Abjayoni (अब्जयोनि):—[=ab-ja-yoni] [from ab-ja] m. (= -ja above) Name of Brahmā, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

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

Abjayoni (अब्जयोनि):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-niḥ) A name of (the masc.) Bra-hman; comp. abjaja. E. abja and yoni.

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

Abjayoni (अब्जयोनि):—[abja-yoni] (niḥ) 1. m. Brahmā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abjayoni 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

Abjayōni (ಅಬ್ಜಯೋನಿ):—[noun] = ಅಬ್ಜಭವ [abjabhava].

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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.

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Partial matches: Abja, Yoni.

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Full-text: Abjaja, Abjabhava, Abjabhu.

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