Prithvija, Pṛthvīja, Prithvi-ja: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pṛthvīja can be transliterated into English as Prthvija or Prithvija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛthvīja (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 Dictionary1) 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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