Bijakosa, Bījakosa, Bijakosha, Bījakośa, Bija-kosha, Bījakoṣa: 8 definitions
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Bijakosa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 terms Bījakośa and Bījakoṣa can be transliterated into English as Bijakosa or Bijakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybījakosa : (m.) the capsule or seed vessel of flowers; the scrotum.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBījakośa (बीजकोश) or Bījakoṣa (बीजकोष).—
1) the seed-vessel.
2) the seed-vessel of the lotus.
-śī a pod, legume.
Derivable forms: bījakośaḥ (बीजकोशः), bījakoṣaḥ (बीजकोषः).
Bījakośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bīja and kośa (कोश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBījakośa (बीजकोश).—[substantive] seed-vessel, [especially] of a lotusflower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Bījakośa (बीजकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lex. Rādh. 11.
2) Bījakośa (बीजकोश):—[tantric] by Dakṣiṇāmūrti (?). L. 2572. B. 4, 260. Rādh. 29. Oudh. V, 28.
—[commentary] Bījakośoddhāra by the same. H. 164.
—from Bhairavatantra. L. 479.
3) Bījakośa (बीजकोश):—[tantric] ibid.
4) Bījakośa (बीजकोश):—[tantric] Peters. 5, 582. 583.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBījakośa (बीजकोश):—[=bīja-kośa] [from bīja] m. Name of a Tantra
[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 corpusBījakōśa (ಬೀಜಕೋಶ):—
1) [noun] a case or pod, containing seeds in plants.
2) [noun] the pericarp of a lotus.
3) [noun] the fruit of a plant.
4) [noun] the pouch of skin holding the testicles in mammals; scrotum.
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: Kosha, Bija, Koca.
Starts with: Bijakoshamatrikavarnanirnaya.
Ends with: Matrikabijakosha.
Full-text: Picakocam, Vicakocam, Bijakoshoddhara, Bijakoshi, Dakshinamurti, Bhairavatantra, Kosha.
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