Ashmaja, Aśmaja, Ashman-ja: 7 definitions
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Ashmaja 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.
The Sanskrit term Aśmaja can be transliterated into English as Asmaja or Ashmaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśmaja (अश्मज).—
1) red-chalk.
2) iron.
Derivable forms: aśmajaḥ (अश्मजः), aśmajam (अश्मजम्).
Aśmaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśman and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśmaja (अश्मज).—n.
(-jaṃ) 1. Red chalk. 2. Iron. E. aśman a stone, &c. and ja produced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśmaja (अश्मज):—[=aśma-ja] [from aśma > aśna] n. ‘rock-born’, bitumen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [Manu-smṛti ix, 321.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśmaja (अश्मज):—[aśma-ja] (jaṃ) 1. n. Red chalk.
[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 corpusAśmaja (ಅಶ್ಮಜ):—
1) [noun] a reddish limestone that is soft and easily pulverised; red chalk.
2) [noun] asphalt found in natural state; bitumen.
3) [noun] iron.
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)
Partial matches: Asma, Asman, Ja.
Starts with: Ashmajati, Ashmajatu, Ashmajatuka.
Ends with: Nilashmaja.
Full-text: Ashmottha.
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