Garja, Garjā: 12 definitions
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Garja means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Garja (गर्ज) or Sugarja refers to “roaring clouds”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.20. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O excellent sage, those clouds rumbling and roaring with hideous sounds dropping showers at the slightest wish of Śiva burst asunder in the sky. When the sky was covered by those roaring clouds (Garja/Sugarja), Śiva and the Goddess Śivā were quite calm”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Garja (गर्ज) (lit. “a roaring elephant”) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Garja (गर्ज) refers to a “roar”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ amṛta-kuṇḍalī kha kha khāhi khāhi tiṣṭha tiṣṭha bandha bandha Hana hana daha daha paca paca garja garja visphoṭaya visphoṭaya Sarva-vighna-vināyakānāṃ mahā-gaṇapati-jīvitāntakarāya Hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ phaṭ svāhā!”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Garja (गर्ज).—[garj-bhāve ghañ]
1) The roaring of elephants.
2) The rumbling or thundering of clouds.
3) A (roaring) elephant.
4) Roaring, thundering.
Derivable forms: garjaḥ (गर्जः).
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Garjā (गर्जा).—The thundering of clouds.
See also (synonyms): garji.
Garja (गर्ज).—n.
(-rjaṃ) 1. The roaring of elephants. 2. The grumbling of clouds, &c. E. garj to roar or growl, affix ac.
Garja (गर्ज).—[masculine] na [neuter] roar, noise, thunder.
1) Garja (गर्ज):—[from garj] m. ([Pāṇini 7-3, 59; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) a (roaring) elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the roaring (of elephants), rumbling (of clouds), etc., [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati] ([varia lectio])
3) Garjā (गर्जा):—[from garja > garj] a f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [from garj] b f. of ja q.v.
1) Garja (गर्ज):—(ki) garjati garjayati 1. 10. a. To sound, to rumble, to roar.
2) (rjaṃ) 1. n. The roaring of elephants; grumbling of clouds.
Garja (गर्ज):—(von garj) m. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 59,] [Scholiast] m. f. (garjā) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 5, 18.]
1) m. (ein brüllender) Elephant [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1218.] —
2) Gebrüll des Elephanten, n. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1405.] f. garjā [Scholiast]
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Garja (गर्ज):—
2) Getöse: ghana [Sp. 3673, v. l.]
Garja (गर्ज):——
1) m. (*f. ā) Gebrüll (insbes. *eines Elephanten) , Getöse. —
2) *m. Elephant.
Garja (गर्ज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bukka.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Garja (गर्ज):—n. need; necessity; want;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Garjabha, Garjai, Garjak, Garjaka, Garjala, Garjamana, Garjan, Garjan-tarjan, Garjana, Garjana-tarjana, Garjanaka-adhiraja, Garjanakala, Garjanashabda, Garjane, Garjani, Garjanika-adhiraja, Garjaniya, Garjanti, Garjanu, Garjaphala.
Full-text (+0): Garjaphala, Vigarja, Garj, Garji, Grij, Visphota, Mahaganapati, Jivitantakara, Vinayaka, Garjamana, Bukka, Garjana, Garjita, Vrish, Gaja.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Garja, Garjā; (plurals include: Garjas, Garjās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Myths in Bodo Society (folkloric study) (by Hargouri Narzary)
Part 4 - Description of the Garja ritual < [Chapter 5 - Myths in the Rites and Rituals of Bodos]
Part 1 - Introduction: Defining Ritual < [Chapter 5 - Myths in the Rites and Rituals of Bodos]
Part 2.3 - The Myth of Siphung (Flute) < [Chapter 3 - Myths in Bodo Society]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Atmosphere, space, direction, etc. < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 5.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 524 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 1]
Page 174 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Page 527 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.8.39 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Verse 1.6.100 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief]
Rural and Agricultural Glossary (by William Crooke)