Vaj: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Vaj means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vaj in India is the name of a plant defined with Acorus calamus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acorus calamus var. americanus Raf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Izvestiia Akademii Nauk Belorusskoi SSR: Seriia Biologicheskikh Nauk (1985)
· Methods Find Exp. Clin. Pharmacol. (2007)
· Taxon (1980)
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· Phytotherapy Research
· Journal of Faculty of Pharmacy of Ankara University (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vaj, for example health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaj (वज्).—I. 1 P. (vajati) To go, move, roam about. -II. 1 U. (vājayati-te)
1) To trim, prepare.
2) To feather an arrow.
3) To go, move.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaj (वज्).—r. 1st cl. (vajati) To go. r. 10th cl. (vājayati-te) 1. To go. 2. To make. 3. To prepare the way. 4. To trim or feather an arrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaj (वज्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To go.
— Cf. perhaps [Latin] vagari.
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Vaj (वज्).—i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] 1. (rather [Causal.] of a lost vb. vaj, probably ‘To increase, to be strong;’ cf. vajra, ugra, ojas), To strengthen, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 99, 7 = [Rigveda.] iii. 62, 8. † 2. To prepare the way. 3. † (rather a [denominative.] derived from vāja), To trim or feather an arrow. 4. † To go.
— Cf. [Latin] vegere and augere probably vigor, vigere; [Old High German.] auhôn; [Anglo-Saxon.] eacan, see vakṣ; probably also [Anglo-Saxon.] wacor, cf. [Icelandic.] vakr; [Anglo-Saxon.] wácian.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaj (वज्):—([probably] corrupted [from] √vraj) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] vajati ([perfect tense] vavāja [future] vajitā etc. [grammar]), to go, [Dhātupāṭha vii, 78]:
—[Causal] or [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] vājayati, to prepare the way, to trim or feather an arrow (mārga-, or mārgaṇa-saṃskāre), [Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 74]. Another √vaj or uj, ‘to be hard or strong’, may be inferred from ugra, ojas, vajra, vāja (qq.vv.), the last of which gave rise to the [Nominal verb] vājaya q.v. ([For cognate words See under ugra and ojas.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaj (वज्):—vajati 1. a. To go. (ka) vājayati 10. a. To go, make, prepare.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vāj (वाज्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāya.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+925): Vaajakham, Vaja, Vajaana, Vajaba, Vajabaki, Vajabakiberija, Vajabamiti, Vajabandhu, Vajabastya, Vajabharman, Vajabharmiya, Vajabhojin, Vajabhrit, Vajabi, Vajaca, Vajacandra, Vajada, Vajadavan, Vajadavari, Vajadesha.
Ends with (+2): Abhiparisvaj, Abhisasvaj, Avaj, Bhavaj, Dhvaj, Gandhilovaj, Ganghilovaj, Goda-vaj, Godavaj, Kritadhvaj, Pakhvaj, Parishvaj, Rakshakavaj, Rivaj, Samavaj, Samparisvaj, Sasvaj, Shvaj, Surajadhvaja, Vaagvaj.
Full-text (+372): Upamanthitri, Vajati, Goda-vaj, Paribbajati, Vajrin, Vajjeti, Samparivajjeti, Ashiksha, Vaja, Uppabbajati, Anujji, Vajrasu, Pabajeti, Utsaktha, Ushasya, Bhimala, Parivajjeti, Avasarjana, Vajravijaka, Ayogu.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Vaj, Vāj; (plurals include: Vajs, Vājs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 260 - The use of the hymns of Yajurveda (yajurvidhāna)
Chapter 263 - Appeasing rites for portents (utpāta-śānti)
Chapter 259 - The application of the mantras of the Ṛgveda (ṛgvidhāna)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.11.14 < [Chapter 11 - The Stories of Kubjā and Kuvalayāpīḍa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - Sadācāra (Conduct of the Good) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 17 - Procedure of Worship (of the Sun-God) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - The Greatness of Pañcatīrtha < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 2 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 6 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)