Dvijaraja, Dvijarāja, Dvija-raja: 8 definitions

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Dvijaraja 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Dvijarāja (द्विजराज) refers to the “moon”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 4.72-73.—Accordingly, “for the use of the god of death, the moon was carefully made with all its digits serving as teeth, as a device for crushing maidens separated from their lovers: it is why the moon is known as Dvijarāja. The moon is the burning face of Cupid, which the Creator pulled out of the fire issuing from Śiva’s eye; after that it was marked with a black spot in the guise of a hare, owing to its manifold sins resulting from the killing of forlorn lovers”.

Note: The word “dvijarāja”, an epithet of the moon, meaning “the king of the Brāhmaṇas” may be construed also as meaning “the king of teeth”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dvijarāja (द्विजराज) refers to a “majestic elephant”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Nandīśvara said to Kārttikeya and the Kṛttikās: “[...] You are brilliant enough to illuminate the universe. You do not fit in well in this abode just as a majestic elephant (dvijarāja) fallen in a deep well does not retain splendour. You can shed splendour if your brilliance is not hidden just as the sun illuminates the world only when it is not hidden by the cloud. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dvijaraja in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvijarāja (द्विजराज).—m.

(-jaḥ) 1. The moon. 2. The great serpent Ananta. 3. The bird and vehicle of Vishnu. 4. Camphor. E. dvija a snake or bird, and rāja king. see dvijapati.

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

Dvijarāja (द्विजराज).—and

Dvijarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvija and rāja (राज).

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

1) Dvijarāja (द्विजराज):—[=dvi-ja-rāja] [from dvi-ja > dvi] m. = -pati, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

2) [v.s. ...] the moon

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Brāhman, [Śrīkaṇṭha-carita]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of Garuḍa (king of birds), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] of Ananta (serpent-king), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] camphor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dvijarāja (द्विजराज):—[dvija-rāja] (jaḥ) 1. m. The moon; serpent Ananta; Garuḍa.

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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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