Niraja, Nīraja, Nīrāja, Nira-ja: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Niraja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsNiraja [ನೀರಜ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta from the Costaceae (Spiral Ginger) family having the following synonyms: Costus speciosus, Cheilocostus speciosus, Amomum arboreum. For the possible medicinal usage of niraja, 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.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Niraja in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassine glauca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Elaeodendron glaucum Szyszyl., nom. illeg. (among others).
2) Niraja is also identified with Cheilocostus speciosus It has the synonym Costus lamingtonii F.M. Bailey (etc.).
3) Niraja is also identified with Chionachne gigantea It has the synonym Coix crypsoides Müll. Hal. (etc.).
4) Niraja is also identified with Chionachne koenigii It has the synonym Coix barbata Roxb. (etc.).
5) Niraja is also identified with Coix koenigii It has the synonym Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) Aitch. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Blumea (2002)
· Florula Javanica (1825)
· A list of the grasses of N.W. India, indigenous and cultivated (1883)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1838)
· Species Plantarum. Editio quarta (1805)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Niraja, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNīraja, (adj.) (Sk. nīraja, nis+raja) free from passion Sdhp. 370. (Page 375)
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 dictionaryNīrāja (नीराज).—(nis-rāj) Caus.
1) To cause to shine, illuminate, make brilliant. adorn, irradiate; दिव्यास्त्रस्फुर- दुग्रदीधितिशिखानीराजितज्यं धनुः (divyāstrasphura- dugradīdhitiśikhānīrājitajyaṃ dhanuḥ) Uttararāmacarita 6.18; नीराजयन्ति भूपालाः पादपीठान्तभूतलम् (nīrājayanti bhūpālāḥ pādapīṭhāntabhūtalam) Prab.2; Śiśupālavadha 17.17; N.11.96; प्रत्यग्रज्वलितैः पतङ्गमणिभिः नीराजिता भानवः (pratyagrajvalitaiḥ pataṅgamaṇibhiḥ nīrājitā bhānavaḥ) A. R.2.1.
2) To perform the ceremony called नीराजन (nīrājana) (q. v. below) over a person or thing (wave lights before one as a mark of respect or by way of worship); नानायोधसमाकीर्णो नीराजितहयद्विपः (nānāyodhasamākīrṇo nīrājitahayadvipaḥ) Kām.4.66.
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Nīraja (नीरज).—a. aquatic. (-jaḥ) 1 an otter.
2) a kind of grass (uśīra). (-jam) 1 a lotus; असि यद्यपि सर्वत्र नीरं नीरजमण्डितम् (asi yadyapi sarvatra nīraṃ nīrajamaṇḍitam) Udb.
2) a pearl.
Nīraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīra and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīraja (नीरज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Aquatic. n.
(-jaṃ) 1. A sort of Costus, (C. speciosus.) 2. A. lotus in general. m.
(-jaḥ) An otter. E. nīra water, and ja born, or produced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīraja (नीरज).—[nīra-ja], [I.] m. and n. A lotus in general, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 4, 6. Ii. = nīrajas (q. cf.), Free from dust, Mahābhārata 12, 3822.
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Nīraja (नीरज).—adj. 1. free from dust, Mahābhārata 13, 3822. 2. free from passion, epithet of Śiva, ib. 13, 1261.
Nīraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and raja (रज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīraja (नीरज).—1. [masculine] [neuter] lotus (water-born).
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Nīraja (नीरज).—2. [adjective] = seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nīraja (नीरज):—[=nī-raja] [from nī > niḥ] 1. nī-raja mfn. free from dust, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] free from passion, [Kāvya literature]
3) [v.s. ...] pur. etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. (with viraja) Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
5) Niraja (निरज):—[=nir-aja] [from nir-aj] See su-niraja.
6) Nirāja (निराज):—[=nir-āja] [from nir-aj] a m. marching off, [Kāṭhaka]
7) [=nir-āja] b See under nir-aj.
8) Nīraja (नीरज):—[=nīra-ja] [from nīra] 2. nīra-ja mn. (for 1. See p. 543, col. 3) ‘w°-born’, a water lily, lotus, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] m. an otter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] a species of grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] n. a species of Costus, [Suśruta]
12) [v.s. ...] a pearl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīraja (नीरज):—[nī-ra-ja] (jaṃ) 1. n. A sort of costus; a lotus. m. An otter. a. Aquatic.
[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 corpusNiraja (ನಿರಜ):—
1) [noun] freedom from dust, dirt, impurities; the condition of being clean; cleanliness.
2) [noun] a man tha is spotless, blemishless.
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Nīraja (ನೀರಜ):—
1) [adjective] free from dirt; dirtless; clean.
2) [adjective] free from guilt, sin, etc.; irreproachable; pure; undefiled.
3) [adjective] not having the menses.
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Nīraja (ನೀರಜ):—
1) [noun] absence of dirt.
2) [noun] freedom from guilt, sin, etc.; the quality of being pure, undefiled.
3) [noun] absence of base qualities as ignorance, wickedness, selfishness, etc. 4. the pure being; the Supreme Being.
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Nīraja (ನೀರಜ):—[adjective] water-born.
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Nīraja (ನೀರಜ):—
1) [noun] the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaceae family; mountain sweet flag.
2) [noun] any of various water-born plants, as water lilies esp. the lotus plant.
3) [noun] the lotus flower.
4) [noun] a smooth, hard, usu. white or bluish-grey, abnormal nacreous growth of various, usu. roundish, shapes, formed around a grain of sand, a parasite or other foreign body within the shell of some oysters and certain other bivalve molluscs, which is used as a gem; a pearl.
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Nīrāja (ನೀರಾಜ):—[noun] = ನೀರಾಜನ [nirajana].
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)
Partial matches: Nir, Ja, Aja, Nira, Raja, Ni, Nish.
Starts with: Niraja maanu, Nirajakshi, Nirajana, Nirajanadvadashivrata, Nirajanagiri, Nirajanamgey, Nirajanapadyalilakshanavibhakti, Nirajanapakshalilakshanavivikti, Nirajanaprakasha, Nirajanastotra, Nirajanavidhana, Nirajanavidhi, Nirajappe, Nirajas, Nirajaska, Nirajastama, Nirajastamasa, Nirajastamaska, Nirajasva, Nirajata.
Ends with: Agniraja, Dharaniraja, Drinniraja, Mamvaniraja, Maniraja, Nilaniraja, Rajaniraja, Saraniraja, Sriniraja, Sthalaniraja, Suniraja, Vaniraja.
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