बीजbīja

बीज (bīja) is a Sanskrit word meaning seed of plants, semen, seed-corn or grain, a runner of the Indian fig-tree, any germ, element, primary cause, source, or origin, calculation of original or primary germs, analysis, algebra. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Comprehensive Meanings of Bīja (Neuter), Biological Seed / Semen / Grain, Origin / Source / Primary Cause.

Definitions: 22

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Meanings by context

Comprehensive Meanings of Bīja (Neuter)

4 definitions

1. Seed of plants and animals, seed-corn, or grain. 2. Runner of the Indian figtree. 3. Germ, element, source, origin, or beginning. 4. Germ of a poem or play from which the plot is developed. 5. Algebra. 6. Quicksilver.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Seed, corn, or grain 2. Semen virile 3. Marrow 4. Origin, cause, or source 5. Algebra 6. The germ of the plot of a play 7. The mystical letter forming the essential part of a mantra

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Seed of plants and animals, seed-corn, or grain. 2. Germ, element, origin, or beginning.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

seed

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Biological Seed / Semen / Grain

3 definitions

1. Seed of plants. 2. Semen. 3. Seed-corn or grain.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

seed of plants and animals

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

The seed or germ of plants and animals, or seed-corn.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Origin / Source / Primary Cause

3 definitions

any germ, element, primary cause, source, or origin

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

truth as the seed or cause of being

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. From Ishvara and Yoni. 2. From Prakriti. 3. From Narayana.

— The Purana Index

Citron Tree / Fruit

2 definitions

the citron tree

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The citron tree.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Orthographic / Cross-Reference

2 definitions

See vija

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

see vija

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Specific Botanical / Anatomical Terms

2 definitions

a runner of the Indian fig-tree

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the position of the arms of a child at birth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Algebra / Mathematical Analysis

1 definition

calculation of original or primary germs, analysis, algebra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Germ of Composition / Plot Element

1 definition

the origin or germ of a literary composition, plot, or formula

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Marrow

1 definition

marrow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mystical Syllable (Bīja Mantra)

1 definition

the mystical letter or syllable forming the essential part of any deity's mantra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Quicksilver / Mercury

1 definition

quicksilver

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Receptacle / Support

1 definition

anything serving as a receptacle or support

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.