Vidvajjana: 8 definitions
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Vidvajjana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vidwajjan.
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (artha)Vidvajjana (विद्वज्जन, “scholar”) is an official title designating one of the seventy-two officers (niyoga) of the Bāhattaraniyogādhipati circle, according to the Inscriptional glossary of Andhra Pradesh (Śāsana-śabdakośāmu). The bāhattaraniyoga-adhipati is the highest executive officer of this circle (including a Vidvajjana). For example: During the reign of Gaṇapatideva, the area extending between Pānagal to Mārjavāḍi was entrusted to Gaṇḍapeṇḍāru Gangayasāhiṇi as Bāhattaraniyogādhipati. Later on, this office was entrusted to Kāyastha Jannigadeva.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvidvajjana (विद्वज्जन).—m S A learned man, a philosopher, a savant.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvidvajjana (विद्वज्जन).—m A learned man.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidvajjana (विद्वज्जन).—[masculine] a wise man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidvajjana (विद्वज्जन):—[=vidvaj-jana] [from vidvaj > vid] m. a wise man, sage, seer, [Bhartṛhari; Hitopadeśa]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVidvajjana (विद्वज्जन) [Also spelled vidwajjan]:—(nm) learned/scholarly people, the wise.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVidvajjana (ವಿದ್ವಜ್ಜನ):—
1) [noun] a learned man; a scholar.
2) [noun] a group or multitude of scholars.
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)
Partial matches: Vidvaj, Jana.
Starts with: Vidvajjanamadabhanjana, Vidvajjanamanohara, Vidvajjanaparisevita, Vidvajjanavallabha, Vidvajjanavallabhiya.
Full-text: Vidvajjanamanohara, Vidvajjanamadabhanjana, Vidvajjanavallabhiya, Vidvajjanavallabha, Vidvajjanaparisevita, Vidvaj-jana, Vittuvacanam, Vidwajjan, Vidvan.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Part 5 - Commentators on the Bhāgavata Purāṇa < [Introduction]