Suraja, Surajā, Shuraja: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Suraja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Suraj.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSurajā (सुरजा).—An apsarā woman, daughter of Kaśyapa prajāpati by his wife Pradhā. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 65, Verse 50). Surajā gave a dance performance at the birthday celebrations of Arjuna. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 122, Verse 63).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySurājā (सुराजा).—m.
(-jā) A divinity. E. su particle of eminence, rāj to shine, affs. ṭāp and ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śūraja (शूरज):—[=śūra-ja] [from śūra > sūr] m. a son of Śūra, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [ib.]
3) Surajā (सुरजा):—[=sura-jā] [from sura > sur] f. Name of an Apsaras, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySurājā (सुराजा):—[su-rājā] (jā) 1. m. A divinity.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Surāja (सुराज) [Also spelled suraj]:—(nm) good rule; independence; ~[jī] a fighter for independence.
2) Sūraja (सूरज) [Also spelled suraj]:—(nm) the sun; see [sūrya; ~mukhī] see [sūryamukhī; ~sutā] an epithet of the river Yamuna:, —[ko cirāga/dīpaka dikhānā] (to be stupid enough) to light the course of the sun, to try to instruct the Omniscient Himself, to introduce the well-known; —[chipanā/ḍūbanā/ḍhalanā] the sun to set; -, [ugatā] the rising sun; -, [ḍūbatā] the setting sun; —[para thūkanā-para dhūla pheṃkanā] to accuse the infallible and be self-debased.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sura, Ja, Raja, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Suraja-mukhi, Surajadhvaja, Surajahphala, Surajaka, Surajakanti, Surajambhava, Surajamukhi, Surajan, Surajana, Surajani, Surajas, Surajay, Surajaya.
Ends with: Bhikshuraja, Hasuraja, Lavanasuraja, Pashuraja, Vasuraja.
Full-text: Surajahphala, Surajas, Suraja-mukhi, Surajaya, Surajay, Suraj, Tilottama, Dhalana, Apsaras, Dubana, Nikalna, Nikalana, Kesini.
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