Deshaja, Deśaja, Desha-ja: 5 definitions

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Deshaja 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 Deśaja can be transliterated into English as Desaja or Deshaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Deśaja (देशज).—a.

1) native, indigenous.

2) produced in the right country.

3) genuine, of genuine descent.

Deśaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deśa and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): deśajāta.

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

Deśaja (देशज).—[deśa-ja], and deśajāta deśa -jāta (vb. jan), adj. Of genuine descent, born in the country whence comes the best kind (e. g. of horses, or elephants), [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 6927; [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 54, 21 Gorr.

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

Deśaja (देशज):—[=deśa-ja] [from deśa] mfn. ‘country born’, native, born or produced in the right place, genuine (as horses, elephants etc.), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Deshaja 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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