Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 U. 1 To shine, glitter; Bv. 1. 88.
2 To appear or look [Page0988-c+ 56] like; R. 2. 20.
3 To be eminent or illustrious. Caus. To brighten, illuminate, irradiate.
virāj
Dictionary meanings for virāj from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. 1 Beauty, splendour.
2 A man of the Kṣatriya or warrior tribe.
3 The first progeny of Brahman; cf. Ms. 1. 32; ta- smāt virāḍajāyata Rv. 10. 90. 5 (where virāj is represented as born from Puruṣa).
4 The body.
5 (In Vedānta phil.) N. of ‘intel- lect’ considered as ruling over the aggregate of bodies. f. N. of a Vedic metre.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. A1. -rājati, te, to reign, rule, govern, master (gen. or acc.), excel (abl.) RV.; AV.; Br.; to be illustrious or eminent, shine forth, shine out (abl.), glitter ChUp.; Mn.; MBh. &c; to appear as (nom.) MBh.: Caus. -rājayati, (rarely te) cause to shine... mfn. (for 1., see p. 949, col. 3) ruling far and wide, sovereign, excellent, splendid RV. 982,3 199211 mfn. a ruler, chief. king or queen (applied to Agni agni,...
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