Gotraja, Gōtraja: 12 definitions
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Gotraja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaGotraja (गोत्रज) refers to “other (other) relatives” (the ridicule of whom does not effect a true Yogī), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] There is no attachment in the heart of a wise man whether he sees or pays homage to a learned Brahmin, a celestial being, a holy place, a woman, a king or a friend. A yogi is not in the least put out even when humiliated by the ridicule of servants, sons, wives, grandchildren or other relatives (gotraja). [bhṛtyaiḥ putraiḥ kalatraiśca dauhitraiścāpi gotrajaiḥ] [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesGotraja (गोत्रज) refers to “being born of a particular clan”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while explaining the water-circle (jalacakra)]: “[...] Now, outside that, I explain the Water Circle, [which has] great supernatural power. He should visualize the yoginīs in sequence on the white-colored thirty-six spokes—[...] [They are] female leaders of gods and are eminent. Born of their specific clans (gotraja) [svasvagotrajām], [the Yoginīs] have the appearances colored in this way be unexcelled, and to live in the seventh continent. [Their] weapons are as before. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygōtraja (गोत्रज).—a (S) pop. gōtrī a Related. gōtrapuruṣa or gōtrabandhu m (S) A kinsman: In law the terms are applied to kindred of the same general family; as opp. to bandhu or cognate kin.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgōtraja (गोत्रज).—a Related.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotraja (गोत्रज).—mf.
(-jaḥ-jā) A relation: in law, the term is nearly equivalent to the Gentile of Roman law, and is applied to kindred of the same general family, who are connected by offerings of food and water, and stands opposed to the Bandh'u or cognate kin, who do not partake in the offerings to the common ancestors: see bandhu. E. gotra as above, ja born. gotre samāne vaṃśe jāyate jana-ḍa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotraja (गोत्रज).—[gotra-ja], adj. Belonging to the same family, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 135.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotraja (गोत्रज).—[adjective] born in the family, noble; [masculine] a relative.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotraja (गोत्रज):—[=go-tra-ja] [from go-tra > go] mfn. born in the same family, relation (in law, nearly = ‘Gentile’ of Roman law, and applied to kindred of the same general family, who are connected by offerings of food and water; hence opposed to bandhu or cognate kindred not partaking in the offerings to common ancestors), [Yājñavalkya ii, 135; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 7, 24; Kathāsaritsāgara vi, xxii, iic]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotraja (गोत्रज):—[gotra-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A relation.
[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 corpusGōtraja (ಗೋತ್ರಜ):—[noun] a man as related to another coming from the same lineage; one related (to another) by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor, as from one’s grandparent; a cognate, cousin, etc.
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)
Starts with: Gotrajakalatra.
Full-text: Bahugotraja, Gotrajakalatra, Bahigotraja, Kottiracam, Shankrita, Gotra.
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Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.6 - Laws Relating to Partition and Inheritance (dāyavibhāga) < [Chapter 5 - Modern Indian Laws reflected from the Vyavahārādhyāya]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 1.32-34 < [Chapter 1 - Arjuna’s Dolour]
Verse 1.31 < [Chapter 1 - Arjuna’s Dolour]
Verse 1.36 < [Chapter 1 - Arjuna’s Dolour]
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
References to section [D] < [Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti]
Reviews < [January-February 1931]
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
Chapter 5 - Voicing of consonants in Old Tamil: New evidence from Tamil-Brāhmī < [Section 3 - Studies in History, Epigraphy and Archaeology]