Varja: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Varja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Varja (वर्ज) refers to “excluded” (i.e., ‘purifying all sorts of karmas apart from a particular type of karma’), according to Kṣemarāja’s commentary on the Svacchandatantra verse 4.142b.—Accordingly, “For the purpose of supernatural powers, from the past pure and impure [karma] that maintains the [current] body he should only purify the impure [portion] for him, for in this way (evam) the achievement of enjoyment comes about without any obstacles. As for the pure and impure [karma] that is accumulated in other [past] births and which he will do in a [future] birth, all those should be purified for him according to the proclaimed procedure, like in the case of the Putraka, apart from [those karmas for] the propitiation of mantras (mantrārādhana-varja). Therefore he said, [prākkarmāgāmi caikasthaṃ bhāvayitvā ca dīkṣayet (Svacchanda 4.142cd)]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
varja (वर्ज).—p S Excluded or excepted. 2 Rejected, cast away or out.
varja (वर्ज).—p Excluded; excepted; rejected.
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
Varja (वर्ज).—Leaving, abandoning.
Derivable forms: varjaḥ (वर्जः).
Varja (वर्ज).—i. e. vṛj + a, I. adj. 1. Devoidof. 2. Excepted. Ii. ºjam, adv. Except, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 35, 10. Iii. m. 1. Leaving. 2. Excepting.
Varja (वर्ज).—[adjective] wanting, excluding (—°).
1) Varja (वर्ज):—[from varga] a mf(ā)n. (ifc.) free from, devoid of excluding, with the exception of [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. leaving, leaving out, excepting, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) b etc. See [column]1.
4) [from vṛj] c etc. See p. 924, col. 1.
Varja (वर्ज):—(von varj) adj. am Ende eines comp. (f. ā)
1) frei von, ermangelnd: rasa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 59.] caturlakṣaṇa [Mahābhārata 12, 7194.] —
2) mit Ausnahme von: niryāsāḥ sallakīvarjāḥ (varjyāḥ ed. Bomb.) [Mahābhārata 13, 4716.] nañsamāsakarmadhārayasamāsavarjastatpuruṣaḥ [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 19. 1, 2, 45.] repha [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 2, 31. 3, 34.] bahuvarjā saṃkhyā [6, 22.] — Vgl. varjam .
Varja (वर्ज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vajja.
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
Varja (ವರ್ಜ):—[noun] = ವರ್ಜನ - [varjana -] 1.
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 (+7): Varjabhumi, Varjadivasa, Varjaha, Varjak, Varjaka, Varjam, Varjan, Varjana, Varjanaka, Varjane, Varjaneey, Varjanem, Varjaniya, Varjaniyacarya, Varjaniyacaryalakshana, Varjaniyanirupana, Varjar, Varjarakam, Varjari, Varjarika.
Full-text (+22): Varjam, Parvavarja, Rasavarjam, Uktavarjam, Mantravarjam, Cora-drohaka-varja, Shudravarjam, Shronivarjam, Coradanda-varjam, Dakshinavarjam, Varjarakam, Cora-danda-varja, Cora-rajapathyakari-varjam, Tricavarja, Caura-varjam, Rasavarja, Deva-Brahmana-bhukti-varja, Cora-varja, Varjasvaram, Varjya.
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Search found 27 books and stories containing Varja; (plurals include: Varjas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.59 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Verse 12.2 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 864 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 366 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 217 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 14 - Vajranamani (Vajra Nama) < [Chapter 4 - Second Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.55 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 9 < [Volume 4 (1877)]