Avatuja, Avaṭuja, Avatu-ja: 4 definitions

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Avatuja 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avaṭuja (अवटुज).—a hind curl; hair on the back of the head; रागवानवटुजेष्ववकृष्य (rāgavānavaṭujeṣvavakṛṣya) Śiśupālavadha 1.52.

Derivable forms: avaṭujaḥ (अवटुजः).

Avaṭuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avaṭu and ja (ज).

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

Avaṭuja (अवटुज).—m.

(-jaḥ) A hind curl, the hair on the back of the head. E. avaṭu and ja born.

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

Avaṭuja (अवटुज):—[=avaṭu-ja] [from avaṭu > avaṭa] m. a hind curl, the hair on the back of the head.

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

Avaṭuja (अवटुज):—[avaṭu-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A hind curl.

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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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