Khaja, Khājā, Khajā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Khaja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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 Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureKhajā (खजा) is a type of mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) described in the second chapter of Kedārabhaṭṭa’s Vṛttaratnākara. The Vṛttaratnākara is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries. Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.) was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKhaja (खज) refers to a “bird”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “Nādamaṅgalyā (Vinayā) is in the north-east. She has the face of a bird (khaja) and three eyes. She sits on a pig. She has ten arms and is very fierce. In the right hands she holds a sword, lance, bow, double-headed drum, and skeleton; in the left, a dagger, a skull (kādya), trident, fetter, and goad. She has matted hair and is the goddess who bestows boons in the north-east. Worshipped, there is success in whatever one desires. Full of the sixteen energies, she, the guardian of the door, is beautiful”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismKhājā (खाजा) is a Sanskrit word referring to a kind of light sweetmeat.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismKhaja (खज) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Khaja).
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraKhājā (खाजा) in Gujarati refers to “pie-crust”.
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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKhaja in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Bridelia retusa (L.) A.Juss. from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family. For the possible medicinal usage of khaja, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykhāja (खाज).—f (kharjjū S) An itching. v suṭa. 2 fig. An impulse of desire; impatient longing or eagerness (to do something). 3 Illicit pickings (as of agents, factors &c.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkhāja (खाज).—f An itching. As impulse of desire. Illicit picking.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhaja (खज).—[khaj-ac]
1) A churning stick; पयस्यन्तर्हितं सर्पिर्यद्वन्निर्मथ्यते खजैः (payasyantarhitaṃ sarpiryadvannirmathyate khajaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.214.21.
2) Agitating, churning.
3) A ladle or spoon.
-jā 1 A churning stick, ladle; खजां च दर्विं च करेण धारयन् (khajāṃ ca darviṃ ca kareṇa dhārayan) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.8.1.
2) The hand with the fingers extended.
3) Churning, agitating, stirring.
4) Killing, destroying.
5) A battle.
Derivable forms: khajaḥ (खजः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaja (खज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A ladle, a spoon. f.
(-jā) 1. Churning, stirring. 2. Killing, destroying. 3. The palm with the fingers extended. E. khaj to agitate, &c. affix ac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaja (खज).—[khaj + a], m. and. f. jā, A churning stick, [Suśruta] 2, 88, 3; Mahābhārata 4, 231.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaja (खज).—[masculine] churning; agitation, bustle, [especially] of war; [feminine] khajā churning stick.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khaja (खज):—[from khaj] m. stirring, agitating, churning, [Caraka]
2) [v.s. ...] contest, war (cf. -kṛt, etc.), [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 17]
3) [v.s. ...] a churning stick, [Mahābhārata xii, 7784; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] a ladle, spoon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) Khajā (खजा):—[from khaja > khaj] f. a churning stick (‘a poker’ [Scholiast or Commentator]), [Mahābhārata iv, 231]
6) [v.s. ...] a ladle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] the hand with the fingers extended, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] churning, stirring, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) [v.s. ...] killing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaja (खज):—(jaḥ) 1. m. Ladle, spoon. f. (jā) Churning; killing; palm of the hand with the fingers extended.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKhāja (खाज) [Also spelled khaj]:—(nf) scabbies, mange.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKhaja (ಖಜ):—
1) [noun] a churning, beating or shaking (milk, cream, etc.) in a churn (as to make butter from).
2) [noun] an apparatus used to churn (milk, curd etc.); a churning-stick.
3) [noun] a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl used for serving liquid foods; a ladle.
4) [noun] a physical struggle; a fight; battle; a combat.
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 (+19): Khaj-kabili, Khaja-kuili, Khaja-kuiri, Khajadara, Khajagata, Khajagi, Khajagivala, Khajajika, Khajaka, Khajake, Khajakollathi, Khajakrit, Khajakuiri, Khajala, Khajali, Khajalum, Khajamaja, Khajamajinu, Khajamci, Khajamji.
Ends with: Akhaja, Bhume-khaja, Khakhaja, Khojakhaja, Mukhaja, Phulakhaja, Shankhaja, Vishakhaja.
Full-text (+5): Khajamkara, Khajaka, Khajakrit, Khaj, Khajapa, Khajava, Khakhaja, Kheja, Khajala, Atidenem, Khajanem, Khajara, Bahurini, Gondikuiri-Kuili-Kumvali, Kodha, Phenika, Alum, Khaja-kuiri, Khaja-kuili, Matravritta.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Pāman disease < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Shock (Story By Khaja Nizamuddin) < [July – September, 2005]
Foot Print < [January – March, 2006]
Who’s Who < [July – September, 2008]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Part 1: Incarnation as Vipulavāhana (introduction) < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)