Padmaja, Padma-ja: 8 definitions
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Padmaja 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusPadmaja (पद्मज) refers to the “lotus-born” and is used to describe Brahmā, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [After Dīrghatapas cursed the elephants]: “13. The elephants of the quarters, attended by all the elephant tribes, went and said to the Lotus-born (padmaja) (=Brahmā): ‘O god, when our kinsfolk have gone to earth by the power of fate, they may be a prey to diseases, because of unsuitable and undigested food due to eating coarse things and overeating, and other causes’. Thus addressed by them in their great distress, the Lotus-born replied to them: ‘[...]’.”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPadmaja (पद्मज).—epithets of Brahman, the lotus-born god.
Derivable forms: padmajaḥ (पद्मजः).
Padmaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): padmajāta, padmabhava, padmabhū, padmayoni, padmasaṃbhava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadmaja (पद्मज).—[padma-ja] (vb. jan), m. A name of Brahman, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 16, 24.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadmaja (पद्मज).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Brahman (cf. 2 padmagarbha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadmaja (पद्मज):—[=padma-ja] [from padma] m. ‘lotus-born’, Name of Brahmā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[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 corpusPadmaja (ಪದ್ಮಜ):—[noun] Brahma, the lotus-born deity.
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: Padmajani, Padmajanma, Padmajata, Padmajataka, Padmajati.
Full-text: Padmabhava, Padmayoni, Padmasambhava, Padmabhu, Padumaja, Padmajani, Padmodbhava, Padmajata.
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Search found 31 books and stories containing Padmaja, Padma-ja; (plurals include: Padmajas, jas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.79 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 2.13.228 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 1.15.41-45 < [Chapter 15 - Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda’s Wife]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 16 - Shodasha Adhyaya (sodaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 20 - Vimsha Adhyaya (vimso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 19 - Ekonavimsha Adhyaya (ekonavimso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 205 < [Volume 10 (1890)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.96 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 1.4.85 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 2.4.106-107 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]