vraja

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[mw] m. (n. only RV. v, 6, 7; ifc. f (A).; fr. vṛj) a fold, stall, cow-pen, cattle-shed, enclosure or station of herdsmen RV. &c 1042,1 210450 m. N. of the district around Agra agra and Mathura1 mathurā (the abode of Nanda nanda, of Kr2ishn2a kṛṣṇa 's foster-father, and scene of Kr2ishn2a kṛṣṇa 's juvenile adventures; commonly called Braj; cf. vṛji) Inscr. 1042,1 210451 m. a herd, flock, swarm, troop, host, multitude...

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m. (n. only RV. v, 6, 7; ifc. f (A).; fr. vṛj) a fold, stall, cow-pen, cattle-shed, enclosure or station of herdsmen RV. &c 1042,1 210450 m. N. of the district around Agra agra...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

153

Texts Appeared In

38

DCS: a bow-string | Monier-Williams: N. of a son of Havir-dhāna , Hariv. ; VP.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 38 24.8%
2. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 17 11.1%
3. Viṣṇupurāṇa 17 11.1%
4. Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7 4.6%
5. Vājasaneyisaṃhitā (Mādhyandina) 7 4.6%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: vraje

  vyādhaḥ kubjā vraje gopyo yajñapatnyas tathāpare

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: vrajān

  puragrāmavrajān sārthān bhikṣārthaṃ praviśaṃś caret

• Haṃsadūta surface: vrajam

  iti krāntvā kekākṛtavirutim ekādaśavanīṃ ghanībhūtaṃ cūtair vrajam anuvanaṃ dvād