Vaishyaja, Vaiśyāja, Vaiśyaja: 4 definitions
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Vaishyaja 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.
The Sanskrit terms Vaiśyāja and Vaiśyaja can be transliterated into English as Vaisyaja or Vaishyaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVaiśyaja (वैश्यज) refers to “one born of a merchant”, according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Pippalīnātha]: “There is a well known and fine town on the beautiful bank of the (river) Mandākinī called Bhogavardhana and Vikrama lives there. He was born in Visuli of a merchant (vaiśyaja) and was very powerful. Well known as an Atharvavedin. He was very strong and possessed the Command. He practised the austerity of (standing on) one toe in front of Ādinātha. For a thousand divine years he practiced tremendous austerity. A lotus grew out of the lotus of his (navel) that shone like the sun. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśyāja (वैश्याज).—[masculine] the son of a Vaiśya woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśyāja (वैश्याज):—[=vaiśyā-ja] [from vaiśyā > vaiśya] mfn. born of a Vaiśya woman, the child of a Vaiśya mother, [Manu-smṛti ix, 151.]
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 corpusVaiśyaja (ವೈಶ್ಯಜ):—[noun] = ವೈಶ್ಯ [vaishya]2 - 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: A, Ja, Vaishya.
Starts with: Vaishyajati, Vaishyajatiya.
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Full-text: Patavaishyaja, Ankavalan, Uravya, Tryamsha, Satvata, Brahma-vaishya, Kshema, Vaishyaputra, Visuli, Vessa, Vaishya, Gupta, Namadheya, Ja, Abhivadana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.151 < [Section XXI - Shares of Sons born of Mothers of diverse Castes]
Verse 10.119 < [Section XIV - Sources of Income (vittāgama)]
Verse 8.337-338 < [Section XLIV - Robbery (sāhasa)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
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