Varija, Vārija, Vari-ja: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Varija means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Vārija (वारिज) is another name for Vāriśaya, which is the Sanskrit name for a group of animals referring to “animals who live in marshy land”. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
vārija : (adj.) water-born. (m.) a fish. (nt.) a lotus.
Vārija refers to: “water-born, ” i.e. (1) a lotus Sn. 845, cp. Nd1 203;— (2) a fish Dh. 34 (=maccha DhA. I, 289); J. V, 464 (=Ānanda-maccha C.), 507.
Note: vārija is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāri and ja.
vārija (ဝါရိဇ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[vāri+jana+kvi．rū．586．vārimhi jāyateti vārijaṃ,padumaṃ,kappadduma．]
[ဝါရိ+ဇန+ကွိ။ ရူ။၅၈၆။ ဝါရိမှိ ဇာယတေတိ ဝါရိဇံ၊ ပဒုမံ၊ ကပ္ပဒ္ဒုမ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
vārija—
(Burmese text): (၁) ရေ၌ဖြစ်သော (က) ငါး။ (ခ) မိကျောင်း။ (ဂ) ပုစွန်လုံး။ (ဃ) ကြာ။ (၂) သိင်္ဃပုပ္ဖဇာတ်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) In water (a) fish. (b) crab. (c) shrimp. (d) eel. (2) Dazzling architecture.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vārija (वारिज).—a. produced in water. (-jaḥ) 1 a conchshell; प्रणनाद सांनहनिकोऽस्य वारिजः (praṇanāda sāṃnahaniko'sya vārijaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 15.72.
2) any bivalve shell. (-jam) 1 a lotus; दधद्भिरभितस्तटौ बिकचवारिजाम्बू नदैः (dadhadbhirabhitastaṭau bikacavārijāmbū nadaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 4.66.
2) a kind of salt.
3) a kind of plant. (gaurasuvarṇa).
4) cloves.
Vārija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāri and ja (ज).
Vārija (वारिज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Aquatic, born or produced in or by water. m.
(-jaḥ) 1. A conch-shell. 2. Any bivalve-shell. n.
(-jaṃ) 1. A lotus. 2. A kind of salt. 3. Cloves. E. vāri water, and ja born.
Vārija (वारिज).—[vāri-ja], I. adj. Produced in or by water. Ii. m. 1. A conch-shell. 2. Any bivalve shell. Iii. n. 1. A lotus, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 46. 2. Salt.
Vārija (वारिज).—(water-born); [masculine] conch-shell, [neuter] a lotus.
1) Vārija (वारिज):—[=vāri-ja] [from vāri > vār] mfn. born or produced in or by w°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a conch-shell, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] any bivalve shell, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] (perhaps) a lotus, [Mahābhārata i, 3373] ([Nīlakaṇṭha] ‘a fish’)
5) [v.s. ...] n. a lotus, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of pot-herb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] cloves, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a kind of salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vārija (वारिज):—[vāri-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) 1. m. A conch; any bivalve shell. n. Lotus; salt.
Vārija (वारिज):—
1) adj. im Wasser entstanden u. s. w. —
2) m. Muschel [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1204.] [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] [Mahābhārata 4, 2188. 8, 409. 2985. 3043.] [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 7, 23.] Muschel (Fisch [Nīlakaṇṭha]) oder Wasserrose [Mahābhārata 1, 3373.] —
3) n. a) Wasserrose [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1162,] [Scholiast] [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Spr. 2973.] [Śiśupālavadha 4, 66.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 42, 224. 43, 62.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 20, 47.] vārijākṣa [Oxforder Handschriften 29,a,1.] — b) eine best. Gemüsepflanze (gaurasuvarṇa) . — c) Gewürznelke. — d) eine Art Salz (droṇīlavaṇa) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. vārisaṃbhava .
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
Vārija (ವಾರಿಜ):—
1) [noun] that which is water-born, as a lotus, water lily plant.
2) [noun] a flower of any of these water-plants.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vārija (वारिज):—n. 1. a lotus; 2. a conch-shell;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kvi, Ja, Jana, Vari.
Starts with (+0): Varijagamdhi, Varijaksha, Varijakshacaritra, Varijanabha, Varijanetra, Varijanetre, Varijanilaye, Varijapa, Varijasadme, Varijata, Varijavan.
Full-text (+5): Raktavarija, Kandakavarija, Shvetavarija, Savarija, Varijasadme, Varijanabha, Varijanetra, Varijanilaye, Varijanetre, Varijagamdhi, Varicalayan, Varijaksha, Varicam, Varijakshacaritra, Variruha, Vaarij, Kempuvarija, Gaurasuvarna, Jighrikshu, Samnahanika.
Relevant text
Search found 18 books and stories containing Varija, Vārija, Vari-ja, Vāri-ja, Vari-jana-kvi, Vāri-jana-kvi; (plurals include: Varijas, Vārijas, jas, kvis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.219 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.164 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 258-259 [Śuddhavidyā liberates Śiva from limitations imposed by Māyāśakti] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 141 < [Volume 1 (1871)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 51 - Glorification of Dānadharma < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 4.9 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 1.80 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)