Retaja, Reta-ja, Retajā: 7 definitions

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Retaja 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Retaja (रेतज).—an offspring or child; रेतजो वा भवेत् पुत्रस्त्यक्तो वा क्षेत्रजो भवेत् (retajo vā bhavet putrastyakto vā kṣetrajo bhavet) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.49.13.

Derivable forms: retajam (रेतजम्).

Retaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms reta and ja (ज).

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Retajā (रेतजा).—sand.

Retajā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms reta and (जा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Retajā (रेतजा).—f.

(-jā) Sand.

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

Retaja (रेतज).—[adjective] born from (one’s own) seed (son).

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

Retaja (रेतज):—[=reta-ja] [from reta > reṇu] mfn. born from (one’s own) seed, one’s own or beloved (son), [Mahābhārata]

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

Retajā (रेतजा):—(jā) 1. f. Sand.

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Retaja 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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