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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विराज्virāj1 U.
1. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
2. To shine, glitter; शाखिनोऽन्ये विराजन्ते खण्ड्यन्ते चन्दनद्रुमाः Bv.1.88.
3. To appear or look like; तदन्तरे सा विरराज धेनुः R 2.2.
4. To be eminent or illustrious. -Causal To brighten, illuminate, irradiate.
Derived forms and compounds
- विराज् virāj, Adjective
  
  Splendid, excellent; मृत्युर्भोजपतेर्विराडविदुषां तत्त्वं परं योगिनाम् Bhāg.1.43.17.
  
  A ruler, chief. -Masculine
  
  Beauty, splendour.
  
  A man of the Kṣatriya or warrior tribe; विराडायुषोऽर्घमथात्यगात् Bhāg.4.27.6.
  
  The first progeny of Brahman; Compare Ms.1.32; तस्मात् विराडजायत Ṛv.1.9.5 (where विराज् is represented as born from Puruṣa.)
  
  The body.
  
  (In Vedānta Philosophy) Name of 'intellect' considered as ruling over the aggregate of bodies.
  
  The universe (ब्रह्माण्ड); नानावीर्याः पृथग्भूता विराजं जनयन्ति हि Bhāg.1.3.15. Feminine
  
  Name of a Vedic metre.
  
  Excellence, dignity.
- -सुतः (विराट्सुतः)) a class of deceased ancestors; विराट्सुताः सोमसदः साध्यानां पितरः स्मृताः Ms. 3.195.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विराज्virājP. A1. -राजति, ˚ते, to reign, rule, govern, master (gen. or acc.), excel (abl.) RV. AV. Br.; to be illustrious…
1. Parasmaipada Atmane-pada -राजति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते, to reign, rule, govern, master (genitive case or accusative), excel (ablative) fg-veda AV. Breton; to be illustrious or eminent, shine forth, shine out (ablative), glitter ChUp. Mn. MBh. etc.; to appear as (nominative case) MBh. : Causal -राजयति, (rarely that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते) cause to shine forth, give radiance or lustre, brighten, illuminate MBh. R. etc.
2. masculine gender (for 2. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order) king of birds BhP.
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (for 1. see page and participle 949, column 3) ruling far and wide, sovereign, excellent, splendid fg-veda
4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective a ruler, chief. king or queen (applied to Agni अग्नि, Sarasvati1 सरस्वती, the Sun etc.) ibidem AV. VS. Breton MBh.
5. feminine excellence, pre-eminence, high rank, dignity, majesty TS. Breton S3rS.
6. mf. the first progeny of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा (according to Mn. i, 32 etc., Brahma1 ब्रह्मा having divided his own substance into male and female, produced from the female the male power Vira1j विराज्, who then produced the first Manu मनु or Manu मनु Sva1yambhuva स्वायम्भुव, who then created the ten Praja1-patis प्रजा-पति s; the BhP. states that the male half of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा was Manu मनु, and the other half S3ata-ru1pa1 शत-रूपा, and does not allude to the intervention of Vira1j विराज्; other Pura1n2as पुराण s describe the union of S3ata-ru1pa1 शत-रूपा with Vira1j विराज् or Purusha पुरुष in the first instance, and with Manu मनु in the second; Vira1j विराज् as a sort of secondary creator, is sometimes identified with Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति, Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, Agni अग्नि, Purusha पुरुष, and later with Vishn2u विष्णु or Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण, while in fg-veda x, 90, he is represented as born from Purusha पुरुष, and Purusha पुरुष from him; in the AV. viii, 10, 24; xi, 8, 30, Vira1j विराज् is spoken of as a female, and regarded as a cow; being elsewhere, however, identified with Pra7n2a प्रा*ण) IW. 22 etc.
7. masculine gender (in Veda1nta वेदान्त) Name of the Supreme Intellect located in a supposed aggregate of gross bodies (Equivalent to वैश्वानर, q. v.), Veda7ntas वेदान्त s .
8. masculine gender a warrior (Equivalent to क्षत्रिय) MBh. BhP.
9. masculine gender the body MW.
10. masculine gender a particular Eka7ha एका*ह Pan5cavBr. Vait.
11. masculine gender Name of a son of Priya-vrata प्रिय-व्रत and Ka1mya1 काम्या Hariv.
12. masculine gender of a son of Nara नर VP.
13. masculine gender of Buddha बुद्ध Lexicographers
14. masculine gender of a son of Ra1dha1 राधा MW.
15. masculine gender of a district ibidem
16. feminine a particular Vedic metre consisting of four Pa1das पाद s of ten syllables each (and therefore also a symbolical Name of the number "ten"; in fg-veda x, 130, 5 this metre is represented as attaching itself to Mitra मित्र and Varun2a वरुण, and in AitBr. i, 4 Vira1j विराज् is mystically regarded as "food", and invocations are directed to be made in this metre when food is the especial object of prayer; in prosody Vira1j विराज् is applied to any metre defective by two syllables RPra1t.)
17. feminine plural Name of particular bricks (40 in number) VS. S3Br.
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अतिविराज्ativirājto shine or be brilliant exceedingly MBh. &c.

to shine or be brilliant exceedingly MBh. etc.

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अधिविराज्adhivirājto surpass in brightness RV.

to surpass in brightness fg-veda

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अनुविराज्anuvirājto be bright after or along RV. v, 81, 2.

to be bright after or along fg-veda v, 81, 2.

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अभिविराज्abhivirāj(= वि-√राज्, "to govern") Nir.; to shine, be radiant MBh. &c.

(Equivalent to वि-√राज्, "to govern") Nir.; to shine, be radiant MBh. etc.

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काविराज्kāvirājf. a metre consisting of 9 + 12 + 19 syllables RPra1t.

feminine a metre consisting of 9 plus 12 plus 19 syllables RPra1t.

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भद्रविराज्bhadravirājf. N. of a metre Col.

feminine Name of a metre Col.

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विराज्ञीvirājñīf. a female ruler, queen TBr.

feminine a female ruler, queen TBr.

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विराज्यvirājyan. reign, dominion MaitrUp.

neuter gender reign, dominion MaitrUp.

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