Vrijana, Vṛjana: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Vrijana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Vṛjana can be transliterated into English as Vrjana or Vrijana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsVṛjana (वृजन) according to Roth, denotes in several passages of the Rigveda the ‘settlement’ or ‘village’, the German ‘Mark’ and its inhabitants. Zimmer, accepting this view, sees in Vṛjana the ‘secure abode’ (kṣiti dhruvā) where the clan lives, the clan itself as a village community (like Grāma), and the clan in war.
Geldner, on the other hand, takes the literal sense of Vṛjana to be ‘net’, developing all the other senses from that idea, but the traditional view seems more natural.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛjana (वृजन).—[vṛjeḥ kyuḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 3.77] a.
1) Crooked.
2) Ved. Strong.
3) Ved. Moving.
4) (Hence) Perishable, transient.
-naḥ 1 Hair.
2) Curled hair.
-nam 1 Sin.
2) A calamity.
3) Sky.
4) An enclosed piece of ground, an enclosure; especially a field cleared for pasture or agriculture.
5) Energy, strength.
6) A battle, fight.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛjana (वृजन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Crooked. n.
(-naṃ) 1. Sin. 2. Sky, atmosphere. 3. A field cleared for pasture. m.
(-naḥ) Hair. E. vṛj to quit, &c., Unadi aff. kyu .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛjana (वृजन).—[vṛj + ana], I. adj. Crooked. Ii. m. Curled hair. Iii. n. 1. ved. Creature,
Vṛjana (वृजन).—(vṛjana) [neuter] enclosure, either sacrificial ground or enclosed settlement, dwelling or the dwellers; also = [feminine] ī crooked way, trick, cheat, art, stratagem.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛjana (वृजन):—[from vṛj] n. (once vṛj) an enclosure, cleared or fenced or fortified place ([especially] ‘sacrificial enclosure’; but also ‘pasture or camping ground, settlement, town or village and its inhabitants’), [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] crookedness, wickedness, deceit, wile, intrigue, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] = bala, strength, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 9]
4) [v.s. ...] the sky, atmosphere, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] = nirākaraṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛjana (वृजन):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ)] 1. n. Sin; sky. m. Hair. a. Crooked.
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Ends with: Suvrijana.
Full-text: Vrijanya, Suvrijana, Vrijani, Kshiti, Amatra, Vajati, Vrij, Vata.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
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