Vajin, Vaji, Vājin, Vāji, Vājī: 29 definitions

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Vajin means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Vāji (वाजि).—One of the ten horses yoked to the chariot of the Moon.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 56.

2) Vājī (वाजी).—A horse of the Moon's chariot.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 126. 52.

3) Vājin (वाजिन्).—The common name to the fifteen pupils of Yājñavalkya;1 sons of Gāndharvī;2 the Yajus granted to Yājñavalkya as horse by Sūrya.3

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 26, 30; Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 24-6; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 5. 29-30.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 76.
  • 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 22.
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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.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Vājin (वाजिन्).—Description of a women of horse (vājin) type;—A woman who is faithful, has symmetrical sides, thighs, hips, back and neck, straight and thick hairs, is charming, munificent, small, fickle-minded, sharp-tongued, quickly moving, and disposed to anger and sexual passion, is said to have the nature of a horse (vājin or haya).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Vājin (वाजिन्) (lit. “one who is swift”) is a synonym (another name) for the Horse (Aśva), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Vājin (वाजिन्) refers to “horses”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] He, who well knows the Horā, the Gaṇita and the Saṃhitā śāstras, ought to be respected by the prince who loves victory and admitted into his court. That service, which a single Jyotiṣaka, having a knowledge of place and time can render to a prince, cannot be rendered to him by a thousand elephants or by four thousand horses [i.e., vājin]”

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Vājin (वाजिन्) refers to “horses”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “An abnormal modification caused by a aggressive ritual against Kings, occurring at the improper time, dreadful and all-reaching, is characterized by the these signs: Suddenly horses (vājin), elephants and ministers perish, the king himself suffers from a serious illness which has seized [his] body; terrifying thunderbolts strike his dominion; [...] from such and other signs he should understand that the enemy is performing a aggressive ritual”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Vāji (वाजि) represents the number 7 (seven) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 7—vāji] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Vājin (वाजिन्) refers to “birds”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “As Patra, Vāja and Chada are synonymous words, all birds have a common name Vāja. Just as, though Aśvathāmā, Karṇa, Bhīṣma, Pārtha and Rukmī could all draw the bow with their left hand, Pārtha alone was called ‘the drawer of the bow, with the left hand’ for his pre-eminence, so, though all birds are Vāja (winged), the hawks specially are called Vāja (vājin) [śyene patrīti vājīti śabdo]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Tibetan Buddhism)

Vājin (वाजिन्) refers to “horses”, according to verse 14.24bd-27 of the Laghuśaṃvara, an ancient Buddhist Yoginī Tantra.—Accordingly, [while describing the Siddhi of speech]: “The Sādhaka [who has] the Siddhi of speech can certainly attract a king or queen by [merely] thinking [it]. He quickly controls gods, demons and men. When angry, he can kill with his speech and drive away his adversary. The practitioner can thus effect a curse with his speech. And he can stop a river, a cart, a machine [like a water-wheel,] the ocean, elephants and horses (vājin), clouds, a man or bird merely by means of his speech. He achieves everything which he desires by his speech”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Vājin.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘seven’. Note: vājin is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vajin [वाजिन्] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Justicia adhatoda L. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Adhatoda vasica, Adhatoda zeylanica. For the possible medicinal usage of vajin, 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)

Vaji in India is the name of a plant defined with Justicia adhatoda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Justicia adhatoda Mart. ex Nees (among others).

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

· Prodr. (DC.) (1847)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Botanical Gazette (1974)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1978)
· Planta Medica (1989)
· Bangladesh Journal of Botany (1990)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vaji : (aor. of vajati) went; proceeded. || vājī (m.), a horse.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vājin, (adj. -n.) (fr. vāja) possessed of strength or swiftness; a horse, stallion Dāvs. I, 31; V, 35 (sita°), 53 (sasi-paṇḍara°); VvA. 278. (Page 607)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Vājī (वाजी).—m S A horse.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Vājī (वाजी).—m A horse.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vājin (वाजिन्).—a. [vāja-astyarthe ini]

1) Swift, quick.

2) Strong.

3) Winged; having anything for wings; मुष्णं- स्तेज उपानीतस्तार्क्ष्येण स्तोत्रवाजिना (muṣṇaṃ- steja upānītastārkṣyeṇa stotravājinā) Bhāgavata 4.7.19. -m.

1) A horse; न गर्दभा वाजिधुरं वहन्ति (na gardabhā vājidhuraṃ vahanti) Mṛcchakaṭika 4.17; सत्यमतीत्य हरितो हरींश्च वर्तन्ते वाजिनः (satyamatītya harito harīṃśca vartante vājinaḥ) Ś.1; R.3.43;4.25,67; Śiśupālavadha 18.31.

2) An arrow.

3) A follower of the Vājasaneyin branch of the Yajurveda; एतावदित्याह च वाजिनां श्रुतिः (etāvadityāha ca vājināṃ śrutiḥ) A. Rām.7.5.21.

4) The sun; ऊर्ध्वपवित्रो वाजिनीव स्वमृतमस्मि (ūrdhvapavitro vājinīva svamṛtamasmi) T. Up.1.1.

5) Name of Indra, Bṛhaspati and other gods.

6) A bird; शूलव्यालसमाकीर्णां प्राणिवाजिनि- षेविताम् (śūlavyālasamākīrṇāṃ prāṇivājini- ṣevitām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.14.16.

7) The number 'seven'.

-nī 1 A mare.

2) Name of Uṣas (dawn).

3) Food (Ved.).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vaji (वजि).—(the usual form in mss. of Mahāvastu, Senart always Vajji), or Vajji (= Pali Vajji) = Vṛji, q.v., name of a people and country; associated with (Sanskrit) Malla, and with Licchavi, who in Pali are one unit in the Vajji con- federacy, but the two are also treated as interchangeable: Mahāvastu i.34.9 (prose), text vajji-, v.l. vaji-; 264.13 (verse), mss. vajim abhimukho, read vajiṃ a°, m.c.; Senart vajji; 326.2 (prose), mss. vajiṣu or varjiṣu; ii.419.9 (prose), mss. -vaji-or -vajri-; iii.421.5 (verse), vaji-required by meter, mss. vajī-, vajrī-, Senart vajji-.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vājin (वाजिन्).—m. (-jī) 1. A horse. 2. An arrow. 3. A bird. 4. A plant (Justicia adhenatoda.) f. (-jinī) A mare. E. vāja speed or a feather, &c., and ini poss. aff.

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

Vājin (वाजिन्).—i. e. vāja + in, I. adj. Swift, Chr. 290, 6 = [Rigveda.] i. 64, 6. Ii. m. 1. A sacrificer, Chr. 292, 3 = i. 86, 3. 2. A horse, [Pañcatantra] 218, 7; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 143. 3. An arrow. 4. A bird. Iii. f. , A mare.

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

Vājin (वाजिन्).—[adjective] swift, courageous, strong, brave, manly [masculine] hero, warrior; horse, stallion. Pl. the horses of the gods, also the sect of Vājasaneya.

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

1) Vāji (वाजि):—[from vāja] 1. vāji (for 2. See [column]3), in [compound] for vājin.

2) Vājī (वाजी):—[from vāja] in [compound] for vāja.

3) Vāji (वाजि):—2. vāji (?) m. (for 1. See [column]2) a [particular] manner of cutting the hair, [Saṃskārakaustubha]

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

1) Vājin (वाजिन्):—[from vāja] mfn. swift, spirited, impetuous, heroic, warlike, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (with ratha m. a war-chariot; [superlative degree] vājin-tama)

2) [v.s. ...] strong, manly, procreative, potent, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] winged, (ifc.) having any thing for wings, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] feathered (as an arrow), [Harivaṃśa]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a warrior, hero, man, [Ṛg-veda] (often applied to gods, [especially] to Agni, Indra, the Maruts etc.)

6) [v.s. ...] the steed of a war-chariot, [ib.]

7) [v.s. ...] a horse, stallion, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

8) [v.s. ...] Name of the number ‘seven’ [Golādhyāya] (cf. aśva)

9) [v.s. ...] a bridle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] a bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] an arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) [v.s. ...] Adhatoda Vasika, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) [v.s. ...] [plural] ‘the Coursers’, a class of divine beings ([probably] the steeds of the gods, but [according to] to [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] Agni, Vāyu and Sūrya), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???] (vājināṃ sāma Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa])

14) [v.s. ...] the school of Vājasaneya (so called because the Sun in the shape of a horse revealed to Yājñavalkya [particular] Yajus verses called a-yātayāmāni q.v.), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

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

Vājin (वाजिन्):—(jī) 5. m. A horse; arrow; bird; plant as above. f. A mare.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vājin (वाजिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāji.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vajin in German

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vājī (वाजी):—(nm) a horse;(a) winged; strong; ~[kara] aphrodisiac; ~[karaṇa] sex-stimulation, excitement of sexual passion or enhancement of sexual potency through aphrodisiacs or stimulant drugs.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Vāji (वाजि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vājin.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vāji (ವಾಜಿ):—

1) [adjective] capable of running fast (as a horse).

2) [adjective] spirited; impetuous.

3) [adjective] strong; manly.

4) [adjective] procreative; potent.

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Vāji (ವಾಜಿ):—

1) [noun] speed; swiftnes; quickness.

2) [noun] spirit; impetuousness.

3) [noun] a horse.

4) [noun] an arrow (which is fitted with feathers, for moving speedily in the air).

5) [noun] a bird (that has feathers).

6) [noun] a bone.

7) [noun] an enemy; a foe.

8) [noun] the plant Adhatoda vasica ( = Justicia adhatoda) of Acanthaceae family.

9) [noun] a bee.

10) [noun] a kind of spicy sauce.

11) [noun] a religious sacrifice.

12) [noun] a quill or feather of a bird.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vājī (वाजी):—n. 1. a horse; 2. a bird;

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