Malayaja, Malaya-ja: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Malayaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMalayaja (मलयज) is another name for “Candana” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning malayaja] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaMalayaja (मलयज) or “sandalwood” is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (cikitsā) of immobile or plant poison (sthāvaraviṣa), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā (XII.59-60), “A compound of finely powdered Kuṣṭha, cardamom, sandalwood (malayaja), red ochre with Lodhra, Māṃsī, Kośātakī, Palala, cotton seed, Hayāri with water is recommended as an unfailing antidote for plant poison”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMalayaja (मलयज) is another name (synonym) for Candana, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Santalum album (Indian sandalwood). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.6-8), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Malayaja in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus santalinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lingoum santalinum (L.f.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5842)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Publications of the Bureau of Science Government Laboratories (1904)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Malayaja, for example chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryMalayaja (मलयज).—a sandal tree; अयि मलयज महिमायं कस्य गिरामस्तु विषयस्ते (ayi malayaja mahimāyaṃ kasya girāmastu viṣayaste) Bv.1.11.
-jaḥ, -jam sandal-wood.
-jam an epithet of Rāhu. °रजस् (rajas) n. the dust of sandal.
Derivable forms: malayajaḥ (मलयजः).
Malayaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms malaya and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayaja (मलयज).—mn. (-jaḥ-ja) Sandal-wood. E. malaya the mountain Malaya, and ja produced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayaja (मलयज).—[malaya-ja], m. and n. Sandalwood. Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 3322; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 51.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayaja (मलयज).—[adjective] grown on the Malaya mountains; [masculine] [neuter] sandal tree or wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMalayaja (मलयज) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Malayaja (मलयज):—[=malaya-ja] [from malaya] mfn. growing on the M° m°
2) [v.s. ...] m. a sandal tree, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] n. sandal, [Kāvya literature; Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Rāhu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayaja (मलयज):—[malaya-ja] (jaḥ-jaṃ) 1. m. n. Sandal wood.
[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 corpusMalayaja (ಮಲಯಜ):—
1) [noun] the tree Santalum album ( = Sirium myrtifolium) of Santalaceae family.
2) [noun] its hard, light-coloured, close-grained, sweet-smelling wood.
3) [noun] the paste made by powder of this wood.
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Maḷayaja (ಮಳಯಜ):—
1) [noun] the tree Santalum album ( = Sirium myrtifolium) of Santalaceae family.
2) [noun] its hard, light-coloured, close-grained, sweet-smelling wood.
3) [noun] the paste made by powder of this wood.
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: Malayajalepa, Malayajarajas, Malayajarasa.
Full-text: Malayodbhava, Malayajarasa, Malayajarajas, Malayajalepa, Malayaruha, Malayacam, Sarvangina, Acam, Mahiman, Kshoda, Candana, Vishaya.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Malayaja, Malaya-ja, Maḷayaja; (plurals include: Malayajas, jas, Maḷayajas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.20 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.8.159 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Verse 2.23.275 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.1. Use of Candana (Sandal) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
8. Cosmetics for Worship < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Table: Some of the medicinal plants < [Chapter 7 - Environmental awareness and Hygiene Conciousness]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 7 - Flora and fauna (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]