Saj: 6 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
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Introduction:

Saj means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Saj [साज] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Terminalia elliptica Willd. from the Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper) family having the following synonyms: Terminalia alata, Terminalia macrocarpa, Terminalia ovata. For the possible medicinal usage of saj, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Saj in India is the name of a plant defined with Tectona grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Theka grandis (L.f.) Lam. (among others).

2) Saj is also identified with Terminalia alata It has the synonym Pentaptera tomentosa Roxb. ex DC., nom. illeg., nom. superfl. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Prodr. (1828)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1793)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Saj, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Saj (सज्).—v. sañj.

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Sāj (साज्).—drive together, unite; overthrow.

Sāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and aj (अज्).

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

1) Saj (सज्):—a See √sañj, p. 1132, col. 3.

2) b (or sañj) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxiii, 18]) sajati (rarely [Ātmanepada] te; [perfect tense] sasañja, [Brāhmaṇa] etc. [in some rare and doubtful cases in [Mahābhārata] and, [Raghuvaṃśa] sasajja]; 3. [plural] sejuḥ, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]; [Aorist] asāṅkṣīt, sāṅkṣīt, Up. etc.; asañji, [Brāhmaṇa]; asakthās, ta, [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa]; Prec. sajyāt [grammar]; [future] saṅktā, saṅkṣyati, [ib.]; [infinitive mood] saktum, [Mahābhārata]; saṅktos, [Brāhmaṇa]; [indeclinable participle] -sajya, -saṅgam, [ib.] etc.),

2) —to cling or stick or adhere to, be attached to or engaged in or occupied with ([locative case]), [Brāhmaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Naiṣadha-carita] :—[Passive voice] sajyate (generally sajjate, [Epic] also ti), to be attached or fastened, adhere, cling, stick (with na, ‘to fly through without sticking’, as an arrow), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.;

2) —to linger, hesitate, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];

2) —to be devoted to or intent on or occupied with ([locative case]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:—[Causal] sañjayati ([Aorist] asasañjat; for sajjayati See √sajj),

2) —to cause to stick or cling to, unite or connect with ([locative case]), [Bhagavad-gītā; Śaṃkarācārya] :—[Desiderative] sisaṅkṣati See ā-√sañj:—[Intensive] sāsajyate, sāsaṅkti [grammar]

3) cf. [according to] to some, [Latin] segnis; [Lithuanian] segú, ‘I attach.’

4) [from sat] c in [compound] for sat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Saj in German

context information

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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Saj in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) adoration/adorning, ornamentation; —[dhaja/baja] prank; ornamentation..—saj (सज) is alternatively transliterated as Saja.

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