Prithvija, Pṛthvīja, Prithvi-ja: 4 definitions

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Prithvija 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 term Pṛthvīja can be transliterated into English as Prthvija or Prithvija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pṛthvīja (पृथ्वीज).—

1) a tree.

2) the planet Mars.

Derivable forms: pṛthvījaḥ (पृथ्वीजः).

Pṛthvīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛthvī and ja (ज).

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Pṛthvīja (पृथ्वीज).—rock-salt (gaḍalavaṇa).

Derivable forms: pṛthvījam (पृथ्वीजम्).

Pṛthvīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛthvī and ja (ज).

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

1) Pṛthvīja (पृथ्वीज):—[=pṛthvī-ja] [from pṛthvī > pṛth] m. ‘e°-born’, a tree, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of the planet Mars, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a species of salt (= gaḍa-lavaṇa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Prithvija 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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