Sindhuja, Sindhu-ja, Sindhujā, Simdhuja: 9 definitions
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Sindhuja 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)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaSindhuja (सिन्धुज) refers to “rock salt” and is mentioned in a list of remedies for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., māhiṣapayaḥ (buffalo’s milk) or kṛsara]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., sindhuja (rock salt)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.
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 dictionarySindhuja (सिन्धुज).—a.
1) aquatic.
2) river-born.
3) Sea-born, born in the Sindha country.
-jaḥ the moon.
-jam rock-salt.
Sindhuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sindhu and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): sindhujanman.
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Sindhujā (सिन्धुजा).—f. Name of Lakṣmī.
Sindhujā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sindhu and jā (जा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySindhuja (सिन्धुज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) 1. River or sea-born, marine, aquatic. 2. Born or produced in Sindh. n. (-ja) Rock-salt. f.
(-jā) The goddess Lakshmi. m.
(-jaḥ) The moon. E. sindhu the country or river, &c., ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySindhuja (सिन्धुज).—[sindhu-ja], I. adj. 1. River or sea-born. 2. Born in Sindhu. Ii. n. Rock-salt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySindhuja (सिन्धुज).—[adjective] born on the Indus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sindhuja (सिन्धुज):—[=sindhu-ja] [from sindhu] mfn. ocean-born, river-born, aquatic, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] born or produced in the country Sindh, [Mahābhārata]
3) Sindhujā (सिन्धुजा):—[=sindhu-jā] [from sindhu-ja > sindhu] f. Name of Lakṣmī (as produced at the churning of the ocean), [Catalogue(s)]
4) Sindhuja (सिन्धुज):—[=sindhu-ja] [from sindhu] n. rock-salt, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySindhuja (सिन्धुज):—[sindhu-ja] (jaṃ) 1. n. Rock salt. 1. f. Lakshmī. a. Marine, of Sindh.
[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 corpusSiṃdhuja (ಸಿಂಧುಜ):—
1) [noun] anything that has its origin in the sea, sea-water, particularly, sea-salt, the moon, an aquatic animal.
2) [noun] a man or an animal whose native place is in the ಸಿಂಧು [simdhu] region.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Sindhujal, Sindhujanman.
Full-text: Sindhujanman, Mahija, Mahishapayas, Krisara, Imtu.
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