Anuja: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Anuja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anuj.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Anujā (अनुजा) is another name for Trāyamāṇā, a medicinal plant identified with Gentiana kurroo Royle. from the Gentianaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.57-59 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Anujā and Trāyamāṇā, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Anuja (अनुज) refers to the “younger (sibling)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.14 (“The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] My son Marīci begot Kaśyapa who married thirteen daughters of Dakṣa. The eldest of them Diti bore two sons: Hiraṇyakaśipu the elder and Hiraṇyākṣa the younger [i.e., anuja]. When these two began to harass the gods, Viṣṇu assumed the forms of Man-lion and Boar and killed them. Then the gods became fearless and happy”.
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
Anuja.—(Ep. Ind., Vol XXXIII, p. 271), a younger cousin. Note: anuja 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Anuja [अनुजा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Gentiana kurroo Royle from the Gentianaceae (Gentian) family. For the possible medicinal usage of anuja, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
anuja : (m.) brother. || anujā (f.) sister.
anuja (အနုဇ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[anu+jana+kvi]
[အနု+ဇန+ကွိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
anuja—
(Burmese text): (က) နောက်၌ မွေးဖွားသူ၊ ညီငယ်၊ ညီမ၊ နှမ။ (ခ) လျော်စွာဖြစ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (a) Later mother, younger brother, younger sister, sister. (b) Privately, he.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
anuja (अनुज).—a (S ja-jā-jaṃ m f n) Younger-born.
anuja (अनुज).—a Younger-born.
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
Anuja (अनुज).—p. p.
1) Born after, later, younger; राममनुजातः (rāmamanujātaḥ) P.III.4.72; असौ कुमारस्तमजोऽनुजातः (asau kumārastamajo'nujātaḥ) R.6.78; पुमांसमनुरुध्य जाता पुमनुजा (pumāṃsamanurudhya jātā pumanujā) Sk.; so स्त्र्यनुजा (stryanujā).
-jaḥ, -jātaḥ 1 A younger brother; दन्तजातेऽनुजाते च कृतचूडे च संस्थिते । अशुद्धा बान्धवाः सर्वे सूतके च तथोच्यते (dantajāte'nujāte ca kṛtacūḍe ca saṃsthite | aśuddhā bāndhavāḥ sarve sūtake ca tathocyate) || Some interpret the word अनुजात (anujāta) there to mean 'a child which has not, cut teeth.' Manusmṛti 5.58.
2) A cadet; born again, after born, younger, later.
3) Taking after. अनुजातो हि मां सर्वैर्गुणैः श्रेष्ठो ममात्मजः (anujāto hi māṃ sarvairguṇaiḥ śreṣṭho mamātmajaḥ) Rām.2.2.11.
4) Born again, invested with the sacred thread.
5) Equal, resembling; एकस्त्वमनुजातोऽसि पितरं बलवत्तरम् (ekastvamanujāto'si pitaraṃ balavattaram) Rām.6.76.72.
-jā, -jātā 1 younger sister.
2) Name of a plant (trāyamāṇālatā).
-jam Name of a palnt (prapauṇḍarīka; Mar. puṇḍarīka),
See also (synonyms): anujāta.
Anuja (अनुज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Born after, later, younger. m.
(-jaḥ) A younger brother. f.
(-jā) A younger sister. E. anu after, ja born.
Anuja (अनुज).—[anu-ja] (vb. jan), I. adj., f. jā. Younger, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 57. Ii. m. A younger brother. Iii. f. jā. A younger sister, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 4, 52.
Anuja (अनुज).—[adjective] after-born, younger; [masculine] a younger brother; [feminine] ā a younger sister.
1) Anuja (अनुज):—[=anu-ja] [from anu-jan] mfn. born after, later, younger
2) [v.s. ...] m. a younger brother, a cadet
3) [v.s. ...] the plant Trāyamāṇa
4) [v.s. ...] n. the plant Prapauṇḍarīka
5) Anujā (अनुजा):—[=anu-jā] [from anu-ja > anu-jan] f. a younger sister, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
Anuja (अनुज):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-jaḥ-jā-jam) Born after or later. 2. m.
(-jaḥ) A younger brother. 3. f.
(-jā) 1) A younger sister.
2) The name of a medicinal plant. See trāyamāṇā. 4. n.
(-jam) A small herbaceous plant used in medicine and as a perfume. See prapauṇḍarīka. E. jan with anu, kṛt aff. ḍa.
Anuja (अनुज):—(jaḥ) 1. m. A younger brother. Also anujātaḥ anujammā.
Anuja (अनुज):—(von jan mit anu) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 101,] [Scholiast]
1) adj. nachgeboren, der jüngere (Gegens. jyeṣṭha): putraḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 117.] bhrātā [57.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 71, 13. 3, 24, 3. 5, 89, 55.] putrāḥ pautrāstathānujāḥ Söhne, Enkel und noch entferntere Nachkommen [6, 36, 4.] Am Ende eines comp. nach Jemand geboren [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 100.] pumanujā (= pumāṃsamanurudhya jātā), stryanujaḥ [Scholiast] —
2) m. ein jüngerer Bruder [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 43. 2, 7, 55.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 526. 552.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 60.] [Hiḍimbavadha 1, 46.] [Brāhmaṇavilāpa 3, 8.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 21, 63. 5, 89, 67. 6, 70, 59. 71, 1.] [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 20.] —
3) f. jā a) eine jüngere Schwester [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 4, 52.] — b) Name einer Pflanze (trāyamāṇālatā) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) n. Name eines Parfums (prapauṇḍarīka) ebend.
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Anuja (अनुज):—
3) a) hierher wohl: anānujāmanu.āṃ māmakarta [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 4, 3, 11, 3.]
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Anuja (अनुज):—[Z. 9 lies]
4) st. 3).
Anuja (अनुज):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) nachgeboren , jünger [83,2.191,27.195,19.] —
2) m. jüngerer Bruder [91,22.] —
3) f. ā — a) jüngere Schwester. — b) *eine best. Pflanze. —
4) *n. eine best. Parfum.
Anuja (अनुज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇua, Aṇuja.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Anuja (अनुज) [Also spelled anuj]:—(nm) a younger brother; ~[jā] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Aṇuja (अणुज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anuja.
2) Aṇujā (अणुजा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anuyā.
3) Aṇuja (अणुज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anujñāna.
Aṇuja has the following synonyms: Ṇaṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Anuja (ಅನುಜ):—[adjective] born-after; born later to.
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Anuja (ಅನುಜ):—[noun] a younger brother.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Anuja (अनुज):—adj. born afterwards; younger; n. masc. a younger brother; junior;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kvi, Ja, Jana, Anu.
Starts with (+24): Anujagat, Anujagghanta, Anujagghati, Anujagri, Anujai, Anujalp, Anujan, Anujana, Anujanam, Anujanamana, Anujanana, Anujanapenta, Anujanapeti, Anujanapetva, Anujanati, Anujanavana, Anujanetva, Anujangha, Anujani, Anujanitabba.
Full-text (+21): Ramanuja, Pumanuja, Karnanuja, Phalgunanuja, Balanuja, Indranuja, Pumsanuja, Utathyanuja, Anujavara, Buddhanuja, Arunanuja, Anujasuta, Ananuja, Ghantabhighatanuja, Pushanuja, Ghattananuja, Svanuja, Samanuja, Stryanuja, Yamanuja.
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