Dvijagrya, Dvijāgrya: 7 definitions

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

Dvijāgrya (द्विजाग्र्य).—m.

(-gryaḥ) A chief or respectable Brahman. E. dvija, and agrya first.

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

Dvijāgrya (द्विजाग्र्य).—m. a Brāhmaṇa, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 35.

Dvijāgrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvija and agrya (अग्र्य).

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

Dvijāgrya (द्विजाग्र्य).—[masculine] a Brahman (chief of the twice-born).

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

1) Dvijāgrya (द्विजाग्र्य):—[from dvi-ja > dvi] m. = ja-mukhya, [Manu-smṛti iii, 35 etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a chief or respectable Brāhman, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Dvijāgrya (द्विजाग्र्य):—[dvijā+grya] (gryaḥ) 1. m. A chief brāhman.

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Dvijagrya 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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