Oshadhija, Oṣadhija, Oshadhi-ja, Oṣadhīja: 6 definitions

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Oshadhija means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 terms Oṣadhija and Oṣadhīja can be transliterated into English as Osadhija or Oshadhija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Oshadhija in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Oṣadhija (ओषधिज).—(grāmya 16) kinds of corn; vrīhi (a kind of rice), yava (barley), godhūmā (wheat), aṇu (a small grain), tila (sesamum seeds), priyaṅgu (long pepper: saffron), udāra (a sort of grain), kāruṣa (a kind of sesamum), vītīnaka māṣa (beans), mudga (a kind of kidney-bean), masūra (kind of pulse), niṣpāva (a kind of pulse), kulutthika (horse gram) etc.1 Unsown and unploughed; 14 kinds; wild and good variety; when these got exhausted and the world was in a state of hunger and sadness, Brahmā milked the earth with seeds; 17 good varieties except the 14; coming in of cultivation and the name vārtā; for names see the text.2 Same as the lord of.3

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 8. 150; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 6. 22-6.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 7. 126, 128, 138, 148; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 5. 50.
  • 3) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 10. 62.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Oshadhija in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Oṣadhija (ओषधिज) or Oṣadhīja (ओषधीज).—a. produced from plants.

-jaḥ fire; ज्वलयतौषधिजेन कृशानना (jvalayatauṣadhijena kṛśānanā) Kirātārjunīya 5.14.

Oṣadhija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms oṣadhi and ja (ज).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Oṣadhija (ओषधिज).—[oṣadhi-ja] (vb. jan), adj. Produced from plants, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 14 (i. e. a phosphorescent light).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Oṣadhija (ओषधिज):—[=oṣa-dhi-ja] [from oṣa-dhi] mfn. born or living amongst herbs (as snakes), [Atharva-veda x, 4, 23]

2) [v.s. ...] produced from plants (as fire), [Kirātārjunīya v, 14.]

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Oshadhija in German

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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.

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