Adrija, Adri-ja: 11 definitions
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Adrija 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚāktismAdrija (अद्रिज, “Mountain-born”).—One of the names of the Goddess, Devī, who is regarded as the female principle of the divine; the embodiement of the energies of the Gods. This name is also known as Girija.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuAdrijā (अद्रिजा) is another name for Saiṃhalī, a medicinal plant identified with Piper retrofractum Vahl. or “Balinese long pepper” from the Piperaceae or ‘pepper’ family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.16-18 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Adrijā and Saiṃhalī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdrija (अद्रिज).—a. [adrau jāyate; jan-ḍa] produced from, or found among mountains, mountainborn. अब्जा गोजा ऋतजा अद्रिजा ऋतम् (abjā gojā ṛtajā adrijā ṛtam) Ṛgveda 4.41.5.
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Adrija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adri and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdrija (अद्रिज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Produced or found in the hills. n. (jaṃ) Red chalk. f.
(-jā) A name of Parvati or Durga, the daughter of Himalaya, ruler of Himalaya mountain, and hence this her appellation, mountain-born. E. adri, and ja, from jana to be born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdrijā (अद्रिजा).—[adjective] mountain-born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adrija (अद्रिज):—[=adri-ja] [from adri] mfn. produced from or found among rocks or mountains
2) Adrijā (अद्रिजा):—[=adri-jā] [from adri-ja > adri] a f. the plant Saiṃhalī
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Pārvatī or Durgā
4) Adrija (अद्रिज):—[=adri-ja] [from adri] n. red chalk.
5) Adrijā (अद्रिजा):—[=adri-jā] [from adri] b mfn. produced from (the friction of) stones, [Ṛg-veda iv, 40, 5]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of the soul, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdrija (अद्रिज):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-jaḥ-jā-jam) Produced or found in the hills. Ii. f.
(-jā) 1) A name of Pārvatī or Durgā, the daughter of Himālaya, the ruler of the Himālaya mountain, and hence this her appellation, mountain-born.
2) The name of a plant. See saiṃhalī. Iii. n.
(-jam) Red chalk. See śilājatu. E. adri and ja.
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Adrijā (अद्रिजा):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-jāḥ) (ved.) Produced by the (friction of) stones (an epithet of Agni and haṃsa q. v.). E. adri and jā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdrija (अद्रिज):—[adri-ja] (jaṃ) 1. n. Red chalk. a. Produced in the hills, adri-jā (jā). 1. f. A name of Durgā.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAdrija (ಅದ್ರಿಜ):—
1) [noun] that which is mountain-born.
2) [noun] asphalt found in a natural state; bitumen.
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: Adrijata, Adrijatu.
Ends with: Himadrija, Mekaladrija.
Full-text: Adrijata, Girija, Mekaladrija, Ritaja, Ritajata, Saimhali, Abja.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 4.40.5 < [Sukta 40]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 6 - Sūrya (the Lord of Morality) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 2.2.2 < [Adyaya II, Valli II - The soul after death]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - Atithi-saparyā in Saṃhitas < [Chapter 2 - Ātithyeṣṭi]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Saṃhitā (1): Divine steed in the Ṛgveda < [Chapter 2]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLXIX < [Mokshadharma Parva]
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