Avaraja, Avara-ja: 12 definitions

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Avaraja 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Avaraja.—(ML), a younger brother or cousin. Note: avaraja is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avaraja (अवरज).—m S A younger brother. avarajā f A younger sister.

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avaraja (अवरज).—n P Extensive destruction or damage; wide devastation (as of standing fields by cattle).

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avarajā (अवरजा).—m ( P) A distinct head or account abstracted from or in the leger.

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āvarajā (आवरजा).—m ( P) A distinct head or account in the leger or abstracted from it.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

avaraja (अवरज).—m A younger brother. avarajā f A younger sister.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avaraja (अवरज).—n.

1) younger, junior, born afterwards Śiśupālavadha 14.74.

2) of a low birth, inferior. (-jaḥ) 1 a younger brother; भीमसेनादवरजः श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम् (bhīmasenādavarajaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.72.14; R.11.54; 14.11,36.

2) a Sūdra.

- a younger sister; विदर्भ- राजावरजा (vidarbha- rājāvarajā) R.6.58.84; 12.32.

Avaraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avara and ja (ज).

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

Avaraja (अवरज).—mfn.

(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) 1. Younger, junior. 2. Inferior, of low birth. m.

(-jaḥ) A younger brother. E. avara after, and ja born.

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

Avaraja (अवरज).—[avara-ja] (vb. jan). I. adj., f. , Younger, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 75, 10. Ii. m. 1. A younger brother, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 26. 2. A Śūdra, or one of the fourth caste, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 223.

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

Avaraja (अवरज).—[adjective] low-born, born after (another). [masculine] a Śūdra or a younger brother; [feminine] ā a younger sister.

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

1) Avaraja (अवरज):—[=avara-ja] [from avara] mf(ā)n. of low birth, inferior, younger, junior, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 75, 10; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a Śūdra, [Manu-smṛti ii, 223]

3) [v.s. ...] a younger brother, [Rāmāyaṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

4) [v.s. ...] (with [ablative]), [Mahābhārata iv, 1012]

5) Avarajā (अवरजा):—[=avara-jā] [from avara-ja > avara] f. a younger sister, [Raghuvaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Avaraja (अवरज):—(jaḥ) 1. m. A younger brother.

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Avaraja 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avaraja (ಅವರಜ):—[noun] an younger brother.

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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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