Gridhraraja, Gṛdhrarāja, Gridhra-raja: 5 definitions
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Gridhraraja 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.
The Sanskrit term Gṛdhrarāja can be transliterated into English as Grdhraraja or Gridhraraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGṛdhrarāja (गृध्रराज).—the lord of the vultures, an epithet of Jaṭāyu; अस्यैवा- सीन्महति शिखरे गृध्रराजस्य वासः (asyaivā- sīnmahati śikhare gṛdhrarājasya vāsaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 2.25.
Derivable forms: gṛdhrarājaḥ (गृध्रराजः).
Gṛdhrarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛdhra and rāja (राज). See also (synonyms): gṛdhrapati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛdhrarāja (गृध्रराज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A name of Jatayu. E. gṛdhra and rāja king.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛdhrarāja (गृध्रराज).—[masculine] the king of the vultures (Jatayu).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛdhrarāja (गृध्रराज):—[=gṛdhra-rāja] [from gṛdhra > gṛdh] m. idem, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, vi.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛdhrarāja (गृध्रराज):—[gṛdhra-rāja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Name of Jatāya.
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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Partial matches: Gridhra, Raja.
Full-text: Gridhraraj, Gridhrapati, Jatayu, Purana.
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