Vrajana: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Vrajana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Vrajan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVrajana (व्रजन).—A king born to emperor Ajamīḍha by his wife Keśinī. It is stated in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Stanza 31, that he was the brother of Jahnu and Rūpiṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVrajana (व्रजन).—A Sudharmāna god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 60.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVrajana (व्रजन).—[vṛjeḥ kyuḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 2.77]
1) Roaming, wandering, travelling.
2) Exile.
3) Ved. A way, road.
4) Sky.
Derivable forms: vrajanam (व्रजनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrajana (व्रजन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Going, roaming. 2. Exile. E. vraj to go, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrajana (व्रजन).—[vraj + ana], n. Going, roaming, [Pañcatantra] 116, 24; exile, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 268.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrajana (व्रजन).—[neuter] wandering, way, road.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vrajana (व्रजन):—[from vraj] n. going, travelling (anyatra, ‘elsewhere’), [Pañcatantra ii 62/63] going into exile, [ib. iii, 268] ([varia lectio] pra-vrajana)
2) [v.s. ...] a road, way, [Ṛg-veda vii, 3, 2]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of as one of Aja-mīḍha and brother of Jahnu (considered as one of the ancestors of Kuśika), [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrajana (व्रजन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Roaming.
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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 dictionaryVrajana (व्रजन) [Also spelled vrajan]:—(nm) going; roaming; wandering.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vrajanatha, Vrajanatha bhatta, Vrajanatha gosvamin, Vrajanathabhatta, Vrajanavanagaracandrika, Vrajanavinadvandvashtaka.
Ends with: Abhipravrajana, Anupravrajana, Anuvrajana, Apapravrajana, Parivrajana, Pravrajana, Sanyasavrajana.
Full-text: Anuvrajana, Vrajan, Pravrajyavasita, Pravrajana, Pravrajyayoga, Anuvrajya, Pravrajika, Pravrajita, Pravrajya.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Vrajana; (plurals include: Vrajanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 7.3.2 < [Sukta 3]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Description of the dissolution of the Universe (a) < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]