Kanja, Kañja, Kamja: 8 definitions
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Kanja means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsKañja (कञ्ज) refers to a “lotus”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Indeed, previously there was King Pārśva, Śrī Toḍara was the sun for the lotus of his family (tatkula-kañja-bhānu), Śrī Ṛṣidāsa Sāha, may he live always, was the intense sun [rising from behind] the eastern mountain of his family”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kanja in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Alstonia boonei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alstonia congensis Engl. (among others).
2) Kanja is also identified with Alstonia congensis It has the synonym Pala scholaris (L.) Roberty (etc.).
3) Kanja in Congo is also identified with Maranthes glabra It has the synonym Parinari glabra Oliv. (etc.).
4) Kanja in India is also identified with Caesalpinia bonduc It has the synonym Guilandina crista (L.) Small (etc.).
5) Kanja is also identified with Pongamia pinnata It has the synonym Pterocarpus flavus Lour. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1942)
· Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Phytotherapy Research (2000)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1914)
· Fam. Pl. (Adanson) (1763)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1931)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kanja, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKañja (कञ्ज).—1 The hair.
2) Name of Brahmā.
-ñjam 1 A lotus; कञ्जकिञ्जल्कसंनिभः (kañjakiñjalkasaṃnibhaḥ) Rām.3.42.17; दाध्मायमानः करकञ्ज- संपुटे (dādhmāyamānaḥ karakañja- saṃpuṭe) Bhāgavata 1.11.2.
2) Ambrosia, nectar; cf. कञ्जः कशविरिञ्चयोः । पीयूषपद्मयोः क्लीबम् (kañjaḥ kaśaviriñcayoḥ | pīyūṣapadmayoḥ klībam) ... ()| Nm.
Derivable forms: kañjaḥ (कञ्जः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKañja (कञ्ज).—mfn.
(-ñjaḥ-ñjā-ñjaṃ) Produce in or from water. m.
(-ñjaḥ) 1. A name of Brahma. 2. The hair. n.
(-ñjaṃ) 1. Nectar, the food of the immortals. 3. A lotus. E. kaṃ happiness, water, &c. and ja what is born or produced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKañja (कञ्ज):—(ñjaḥ) 1. m. Brahmā; hair. n. Nectar; lotus. a. Watery.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKanja in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) having greyish blue eyes; ~[ji] greyish blue..—kanja (कंजा) is alternatively transliterated as Kaṃjā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃja (ಕಂಜ):—
1) [noun] = ಕಂಜಜ [kamjaja].
2) [noun] the lotus plant, which is born in water.
3) [noun] the hair.
4) [noun] the food of the gods; the elixir of life; the ambrosia.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKanja is another spelling for काँजा [kāṃjā].—[=काँजा] n. → काँजो [kāṃjo]
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 (+67): Kamjabana, Kamjabhava, Kamjagarbha, Kamjajata, Kamjajodara, Kamjajodbhava, Kamjakara, Kamjalaya, Kamjalocana, Kamjamukhi, Kamjanala, Kamjanetra, Kamjanetre, Kamjapatra, Kamjapatrambake, Kamjapriya, Kamjapta, Kamjaraja, Kamjarita, Kamjasadme.
Ends with: Ekalakanja, Kalakanja, Kulakanja, Mkanja, Mokanja, Murukukanca, Pukkanca, Shikanja, Sikanja, Utakanja, Vadanakanja, Vikamja.
Full-text (+3): Kamja, Kalakanja, Kanja sagargota, Kanja sagargota kankach, Khanjabahu, Vadanapankaja, Kalakanjya, Vadanasaroja, Kanj, Kanjaja, Kamjaja, Vadanakamja, Kamjanabha, Vadanakanja, Kanjanja, Kalakhanja, Kanjanabha, Kancan, Kanjara, Kanjamalai.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Kanja, Kamja, Kaṃja, Kañja; (plurals include: Kanjas, Kamjas, Kaṃjas, Kañjas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 8.10.20-21 < [Chapter 10 - The Paddhati and Paṭala of Lord Balarāma]
Verses 5.15.5-6 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Verse 1.1.2 < [Chapter 1 - Description of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa’s Glories]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.171 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 42 - Marica assuming the form of a Deer goes to the Hermitage < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter VI - Re-incarnation of Daksha in the form of Prachetas < [Agastya Samhita]