अब्ज [abja] a. a. [अप्सु जायते, जन्-ड] Born in or produced from water
[Ms.5.112.] अब्जेषु चैव रत्नेषु 8.1
ब्जः The conch; गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपत्पार्थः कृष्णोऽप्यब्जमवादयत्
[Mb.7.] 129.38. (n. also).
The moon.
Camphor.
N. N. of a tree, Barringtonia Acutangula (निचुल).
Dhanvantari, physician of the gods, said to be produced at the churning of the ocean along with other jewels. cf. अब्जस्तु निचुले शङ्खे पद्मे धन्वन्तरावपि । वैद्येन्दोरपि ...
[Nm.] ब्जम् A lotus.
One thousand millions. -Comp.
-कर्णिका the seed vessel of lotus.
-जः, -भवः, -भूः, -योनिः epithets of Brahmā, (being supposed to have sprung from the lotus which arose form the navel of Viṣṇu)
-कान्तः a class of ten-storyed buildings.
[Māna.28.18.] -दृश्, -नयन, -नेत्र, -लोचन &c. a. lotuseyed, having large beautiful eyes.
-बान्धवः 'a friend of lotuses,' the sun.
भोगः the root of a lotus.
a cowrie (वराटक) as large as a conch.-वाहनः 'carrying the moon on his forehead,' epithet of Śiva. (-ना) 'having the lotus for her seat,' N. of Lakṣmī.
-स्थितः N. N. of Brahmā.
-हस्तः the sun (represented as holding a lotus in one hand).