Diggaja, Dish-gaja: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Diggaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsDiggaja (दिग्गज) represents the number 8 (eight) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 8—diggaja] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsDiggaja (दिग्गज) refers to the “elephants of the quarters”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Rudra, elephants of the quarters [com.—diggaja—‘the elephants of the quarters’], gods, demons, aerial spirits, aquatic predators, the planets, the Vyantaras , the guardians of the quarters of the sky, the enemies [of Vāsudeva], Hari, Bala, the chief of the snakes, the lord of the discus (i.e. Viṣṇu) and others who are powerful, the wind, the sun, etc. all themselves having come together are not able to protect an embodied soul even for an instant [when death is] initiated by the servants of Yama”.
Synonyms: Āśāgaja.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDiggaja.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘eight’. Eight poets patronised by Kṛṣṇadevarāya were called the aṣṭa-diggaja. Note: diggaja 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydiggaja (दिग्गज).—m (S) An elephant of a quarter or point of the compass. There are eight attached severally to the eight quarters N., N.E. &c., supporting the globe. Hence applied to a large, fine, handsome man; or to one mighty in knowledge: also, jocosely, to a huge, monstrous man, a colossus.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdiggaja (दिग्गज).—m An elephant of a quarter. There are eight attached severally to the eight quarters.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDiggaja (दिग्गज).—m. one of the eight elephants said to guard and preside over the eight cardinal points; (see aṣṭadiggaja); दिग्दन्तिशेषाः ककुभश्चकार (digdantiśeṣāḥ kakubhaścakāra) Vikr.7.1.
Diggaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and gaja (गज). See also (synonyms): dikkarin, digdantin, digvāraṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDiggaja (दिग्गज).—m.
(-jaḥ) An elephant of a quarter or point of the compass, one of eight attached to the north, north-east, &c. supporting the globe. E. diś a quarter, and gaja an elephant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDiggaja (दिग्गज).—and
Diggaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and gaja (गज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDiggaja (दिग्गज).—[masculine] = dikkarin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDiggaja (दिग्गज):—[=dig-gaja] [from dig > diś] m. = dik-karin, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDiggaja (दिग्गज):—[digga+ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. One of the elephants at the north, &c.
[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 corpusDiggaja (ದಿಗ್ಗಜ):—
1) [noun] any of the eight mythological elephants believed to be bearing the earth.
2) [noun] (fig.) an erudite scholar or a person having long experience in any field.
3) [noun] (arith.) a symbol for the number eight.
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: Dish, Dig, Gaja.
Ends with: Ashtadiggaja.
Full-text (+8): Dinnaga, Digdanti, Abhramu, Dikkarin, Ashagaja, Digradani, Ashtadiggaja, Jagrahitetivada, Dishapala, Dishagaja, Hemanta, Samkirna, Dish, Digdantin, Dandayatra, Digvarana, Parivaha, Lokaloka, Calacala, Abhipadma.
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Gaja-piṭha or Gaja-pṛṣṭha (elephant-platform) < [Chapter 4]
Elephants as chronogram < [Chapter 2]
Mythological motifs related to Elephants < [Chapter 4]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Mythical Informations < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Fauna (10): Miscellaneous information relating to Fauna < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XII < [Bhumi Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - Description of the divine luminaries (jyotis / jyotiṣa) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
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