Nilaja, Nila-ja, Nīḷaja, Nīlaja, Nīlajā, Nilāja: 8 definitions
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Nilaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Nīḷaja can be transliterated into English as Nilaja or Niliaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynīḷaja : (m.) a bird.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNīlaja (नीलज).—blue steel.
Derivable forms: nīlajam (नीलजम्).
Nīlaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and ja (ज).
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Nīlajā (नीलजा).—Name of the river Vitastā.
Nīlajā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and jā (जा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlaja (नीलज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Produced in the blue mountain, &c. n.
(-jaṃ) Blue steel. E. nīla, and ja produced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlajā (नीलजा).—i. e. nīla-ja, f. The river Vitastā, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 91.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nīlaja (नीलज):—[=nīla-ja] [from nīla > nīl] n. ‘produced in the blue mountains’, blue steel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Nīlajā (नीलजा):—[=nīla-jā] [from nīla-ja > nīla > nīl] f. Name of the river Vitastā, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlaja (नीलज):—[nīla-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a. Of the blue mountain. n. Blue steel.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nilajara.
Ends with: Agnyanilaja, Anilaja.
Full-text: Vitasta.
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