Bijaka, Bījaka, Bija-ka: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Bijaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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 Beejak.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Bījaka (बीजक) refers to “plants where the seed and fruit can no longer be distinguishable from one another”; and represents one of the four types of Phala (fruit); representing a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—According to their nature, fruits may be divided into the following types: Tundika, Bījaka, Kurca, Āsphoṭaka. Regarding the bījaka type:—The seed and fruit can no longer be distinguishable from one another and the entire structure germinates into the seedling, e.g. śākavṛkṣa, kakubha, sindhuvāra, tṛṇadhānya.
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.
India history and geography
Bījaka.—cf. bījak (EI 9), an inscribed stone or an inscription. Note: bījaka 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)
Bijaka [बीजक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Citrus medica L. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Citrus bicolor, Citrus cedra, Citrus limetta, Citrus limetta. For the possible medicinal usage of bijaka, 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.
Bijaka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Pterocarpus bilobus, Lingoum marsupium.
Bijaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus marsupium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pterocarpus marsupium fo. acuta Prain (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1980)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1799)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bijaka, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Bījaka, (fr. bīja) scion, offspring Vin. III, 18.—nīla° a waterplant Vin. III, 276 (C. on Vin. III, 177). (Page 488)
bījaka (ဗီဇက) [(na) (န)]—
[bīja+ka]
[ဗီဇ+က]
[Pali to Burmese]
bījaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) မျိုးစေ့။ (၂) ဝှေးစေ့။ (၃) ယပ်ငယ်။ (တိ) (၄) ဗီဇဟမည်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Seeds. (2) Fragrant seeds. (3) Young chick. (4) Will be the seed, 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
bījaka (बीजक).—n (S) A label or ticket (of the price, quantity &c.) put into or on bales or bags; a list, an invoice.
bījaka (बीजक).—n A list. A label. Invoice; bill (of sale &c.).
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
Bījaka (बीजक).—1 The citron tree.
2) A lemon or citron.
3) Various fruit abounding in seeds (bījapracuraphalaviśeṣā dāḍimādayaḥ); Rām.2.94.9.
4) The position of the arms of a child at birth.
-kam 1 Seed.
2) A list.
Derivable forms: bījakaḥ (बीजकः).
Bījaka (बीजक).—[masculine] a citron; [neuter] seed.
Bījaka (बीजक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Śp. p. 58. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
1) Bījaka (बीजक):—[from bīja] n. seed, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] a list, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Citrus Medica, [Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a citron or lemon, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] Terminalia Tomentosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the position of the arms of a child at birth, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a [poetry or poetic]
Bījaka (बीजक):—(von bīja)
1) n. Same [Suśruta 2, 527, 13.] —
2) m. a) Citronenbaum, Citrus medica Lin. [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] [Harivaṃśa 8954.] [Rāmāyaṇa.2,94,9] [?(103,9 Gorresio). Algebra 315.] Citrone [Suśruta.2,52,5. 69,21. 152,9. 159,12.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH.1,1,42.] Terminalia tomentosa W. et A. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Armlage des Kindes bei der Geburt [Suśruta 1, 277, 19. 278, 2.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Dichters [Oxforder Handschriften 124,a.] — Vgl. avījaka, baiji, baijeya .
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Bījaka (बीजक):—vgl. bhaṭṭa .
Bījaka (बीजक):——
1) m. — a) Citrus medica , Citrone. — b) *Terminalia tomentosa. — c) Armlage des Kindes bei der Geburt [Bhāvaprakāśa 6,186.] — d) Nomen proprium eines Dichters. —
2) n. — a) Same. — b) Liste [Hemacandra's Pariśiṣṭaparvan 9,8.]
Bījaka (बीजक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bīaya.
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
Bījaka (बीजक) [Also spelled beejak]:—(nm) an invoice; a bill (of purchase).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Bījaka (ಬೀಜಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಬೀಜ - [bija -] 1.
2) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Manilkara hexandra ( = Mimusops hexandra) of Sapotaceae family.
3) [noun] the small, spiny evergreen tree Citrus medica (var. limonum) of Rutaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bījaka (बीजक):—n. 1. → बीउ [bīu] /बीज [bīja ] ; 2. invoice; bill;
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): Ka, Bija.
Starts with (+0): Bijakadasa, Bijakah, Bijakala, Bijakamatu, Bijakandaprarohin, Bijakandaruha, Bijakapala, Bijakaphala, Bijakapitu, Bijakar, Bijakara, Bijakarshanika, Bijakarshini, Bijakartar, Bijakartri, Bijakasevala, Bijakashtha, Bijakata, Bijakavatthu.
Full-text (+49): Prithubijaka, Dantabijaka, Abijaka, Kumbhabijaka, Bhattabijaka, Pindabijaka, Sphotabijaka, Vajrabijaka, Udakabijaka, Mangulabijaka, Bijakadasa, Bijakamatu, Bijakapitu, Kalabijaka, Bijakavatthu, Kakabijaka, Bijakasevala, Kulavamsabijaka, Vrittabijaka, Raktabijaka.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 516 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 706 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 2]
Page 706 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 1 - The story of Sudinna (the Kalandaka merchant’s son) < [Chapter 31 - The Monk Sudinna, the Son of the Kalanda Merchant]
Review Article on Vijaysar (Pterocarpus Marsupium Roxb): A Multidimensional Herb < [Volume 9, Issue 2: March-April 2022]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 544: Mahānāradakassapa-jātaka < [Volume 6]