bīja

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[mw] n. (also written vīja, of doubtful origin; ifc. f (A).) seed (of plants), semen (of men and animals), seed-corn, grain RV. &c 732,2 145385 n. a runner (of the Indian fig-tree) Vcar. 732,2 145386 n. any germ, element, primary cause or principle, source, origin (ifc. = caused or produced by, sprung from) ChUp.; MBh.; Ka1v. &c 732,2 145387 n. the germ or origin of any composition (as of a poem, of the plot of a drama,...

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√drama द्रम

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · gatau

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n. (also written vīja, of doubtful origin; ifc. f (A).) seed (of plants), semen (of men and animals), seed-corn, grain RV. &c 732,2 145385 n. a runner (of the Indian fig-tree)...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 1,701
Texts Appeared In: 119

DCS: name of a teacher | Monier-Williams: bI/ja m. = bijaka , the citron tree, Āryabh.

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Abstract Body Plant Artifact Location

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Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: bījam

guṇapravāhaṃ sadaśeṣabījaṃ dadhyau svayaṃ yaj jaṭharābjajātaḥ
Spandakārikānirṇaya surface: bīja

yatastu yathā nyagrodhabījasthaḥ śaktirūpo mahādrumaḥ
Spandakārikānirṇaya surface: bīja

tathā hṛdayabījasthaṃ jagad etac carācaram