Arkaja, Arka-ja: 11 definitions
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Arkaja 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Arkaja (अर्कज).—A name of Śanaiścara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 93. 10.
Arkaja (अर्कज) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. V.72.14) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Arkaja) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Arkaja (अर्कज) refers to the planet Saturn, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Saturn [i.e., arkaja] should be eclipsed by the lunar disc, the ministers of Yaudheya, the Kauravas, the Arjunāyanas as well as the men of the eastern countries will suffer miseries for ten months. If Mercury should be so eclipsed the men of Magadha, of Mathurā and those on the banks of the river Veṇa will suffer miseries while the rest of the land will enjoy the happiness of Kṛtayuga”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Arkaja (अर्कज) refers to “(the exudation of) Calotropis gigantea” (and is used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “If a hawk is found to be losing strength and colour owing to any hurt, the following medicine is to be applied with care. Two kinds of turmeric, blue vitriol, Siphonanthus Indica, Vangueria spinosa, exudation of Calotropis gigantea [e.g., arkaja—cārkajaṃ payaḥ]—these are to be mixed up in equal quantities and should be administered with meat for three weeks, the dose being varied according to circumstances. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Arkaja (अर्कज).—epithet of Karṇa, Yama, Sugrīva.
-jau the two Aśvins regarded as the physicians of Heaven.
Derivable forms: arkajaḥ (अर्कजः).
Arkaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms arka and ja (ज).
Arkaja (अर्कज).—du. m. (-jau) The two sons of Surya and Aswini, and physicians of Swarga E. arka the sun, and ja who is born.
1) Arkaja (अर्कज):—[=arka-ja] mfn. ‘sun-born’, coming from the sun
2) [v.s. ...] m. the planet Saturn, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.
Arkaja (अर्कज):—[arka-ja] (jau) 1. m. The two sons of the sun, heavenly physicians.
Arkaja (अर्कज):—(a + ja) m. du. die zwei Söhne des Sonnengottes, ein Beiname der Aśvin [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 182.]
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Arkaja (अर्कज):—adj. von der Sonne kommend, zur Sonne in Beziehung stehend [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 40. fg.] m. der Planet Saturn [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 4, 25. 10, 3. 40, 7.] [BṚH. 5, 4. 11, 2.]
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Arkaja (अर्कज):—m. der Planet Saturn (vgl. Nachträge) [Sūryasiddhānta 1, 69. 9, 2. 6.]
Arkaja (अर्कज):——
1) Adj. von der Sonne kommend , zu ihr in Beziehung stehend. —
2) m. — a) der Planet Saturn. — b) *Du. Bez. der Aśvin.
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
Arkaja (ಅರ್ಕಜ):—[noun] a son of the Sun-God a) Śani; considered as the seventh planet in Indian astrology; b) Yama, the Divine Law-giver; c) Karṇa, a famous character in the epic Mahābhārata, d) Sugrīva, a character in the epic Rāmāyaṇa.
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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Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 22.8 < [Chapter 22 - Pravrajyā Yoga]
Verse 1.122 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 1.121 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 23.7 < [Chapter 23 - Undesirable Combinations]
Verse 25.9 < [Chapter 25 - Death]
Verse 5.14 < [Chapter 5 - Birth Matters]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXIV < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Phaladeepika by Mantreswara (text and translation) (by Panditabhushana V. Subrahmanya Sastri)