Vamsaja, Vaṃsaja, Vamshaja, Vamsha-ja: 13 definitions
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Vamsaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVaṃśaja (वंशज) refers to “being born in a particular family”, according to verse 11.36-38 of the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “When the (goddess) born in the family (vaṃśaja) of the Himalaya will assume a body, Skanda (Ṣaṇmukha) will be her son. Then Mitreśa who is accompanied by his consort, will tell his consort the teaching of knowledge in a solitary place (but) will not tell (it) to (his) son. O fair lady, out of anger, his son Skanda will throw that book into the sea and a fish will swallow it”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaṃsaja : (adj.) born in a certain clan or race.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaṃśaja (वंशज).—a S Sprung from a (good) race or tribe.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvaṃśaja (वंशज).—a Sprung from a good race.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṃśaja (वंशज).—a.
1) born in the family of; तस्य दाक्षिण्यरूढेन नाम्ना मगधवंशजा (tasya dākṣiṇyarūḍhena nāmnā magadhavaṃśajā) R.1.31.
2) made of bamboos.
3) sprung from a good family. (-jaḥ) 1 progeny, issue, lineal descendant.
2) the seed of the bamboo.
-jam bamboo-manna.
-jā bamboomanna; वंशजा बृंहणी वृष्या बल्या स्वाद्वी च शीतला (vaṃśajā bṛṃhaṇī vṛṣyā balyā svādvī ca śītalā) Bhāva P.
Vaṃśaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaṃśa and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśaja (वंशज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) 1. Sprung from a good family. 2. Produced by the bamboo. nf.
(-ja-jā) Bamboo-manna. E. vaśa a bamboo, or lineage, &c., and ja born, produced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśaja (वंशज).—[vaṃśa-ja], adj. 1. Caused in (or to) one’s tribe, [Pañcatantra] v. [distich] 67 (cf. Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1323). 2. Sprung from a good family.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśaja (वंशज).—[adjective] made of bamboos or sprung from the race of (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṃśaja (वंशज):—[=vaṃśa-ja] [from vaṃśa] mfn. made of or produced from b°, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] born in the family of, belonging to the family of ([locative case] or [compound]), [Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) [v.s. ...] belonging to the same family (plur. with prāktanāḥ = forefathers, ancestors), [Kāvya literature]
4) [v.s. ...] sprung from a good family, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] m. the seed of the bamboo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] n. and f(ā). b°-manna, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśaja (वंशज):—[vaṃśa-ja] (jaḥ-jā) 1. m. f. Bambu manna. a. Of a good family.
[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 corpusVaṃśaja (ವಂಶಜ):—
1) [noun] a man belonging to a particular family, lineage.
2) [noun] a bamboo seed, earlier used as food.
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)
Starts with: Vamshajata.
Ends with: Apadhvamsaja, Guptavamshaja, Magadhavamshaja, Pravaravamshaja, Shashivamshaja, Svavamshaja, Upadhvamsaja.
Full-text: Svavamshaja, Magadhavamshaja, Pravaravamshaja, Shashivamshaja, Pravara.
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