Adiraja, Ādirājā, Ādirāja, Adi-raja: 11 definitions
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Adiraja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaĀdirāja (आदिराज).—The son of Kuru who was a king of the Pūru dynasty. (See under Pūru).
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryĀdirāja.—(EI 12), an ancient king, e. g., Bharata, Nala, Nahuṣa, etc.; founder of a royal family (Select Inscriptions, pp. 412, 415). Note: ādirāja is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryādirājā (आदिराजा).—m The first or founding Raja.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdirāja (आदिराज).—the first king पृथु (pṛthu); an epithet of Manu.
Derivable forms: ādirājaḥ (आदिराजः).
Ādirāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ādi and rāja (राज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdirāja (आदिराज).—m.
(-jaḥ) The name of a king; also pṛthu. E. ādi and rājan a king, the first king; he was a form of Vishnu, and husband of Prithivi or the earth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdirāja (आदिराज).—m. the first or primeval king, epithet of Manu and of a son of Kuru, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 4; Mahābhārata 1, 3741.
Ādirāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ādi and rāja (राज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ādirāja (आदिराज):—[=ādi-rāja] [from ādi] m. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 91]) ‘first king’, Name of Manu, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of Pṛthu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 15, 4.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdirāja (आदिराज):—[ādi-rāja] (jaḥ) 1. m. The name of a king, a form of Vishnu.
[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 corpusAḍiraja (ಅಡಿರಜ):—[noun] a speck or specks of dust on the foot.
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Ādirāja (ಆದಿರಾಜ):—
1) [noun] the first king a) Přthu Manu; b) name of a king in Jaina mythology.
2) [noun] the plant Crataeva marmelos ( = Aegle marmelos) of Capparaceae family.
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: Adirajamavu.
Ends with: Khadiraja, Vadiraja.
Full-text: Ashvavan, Rajavali, Shabalashva.
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