As a Hindi name
षड्ज · noun · masculine
संगीत के सात स्वरों में से चौथा स्वर — Śabdasāgara
षड्ज · masculine
the first note of the Indian solfege (सप्तक (saptak)), denoted सा (sā)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi षड्ज — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit षड्ज (ṣaḍja), from षड् (ṣaḍ) + -ज (-ja), literally “generating the six (notes)”. Doublet of खरज (kharaj).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ṣaḍ—ja m. ‘six-born’, N. of the first or (accord. to some) of the fourth of the 7 Svaras or primary notes of music (so called because it is supposed to be produced by six organs, viz. tongue, teeth, palate, nose, throat, and chest; the other six Svaras are Ṛṣabha, Gāndhāra, Madhyama, Pañcama, Dhaivata, and Niṣāda, of which Niṣ˚ and Gāndh˚ are referred to the Udātta, Ṛṣ˚ and Dhaiv˚ to the An-udātta, while Ṣaḍ-ja and the other two are referred to the Svarita accent; the sound of the Ṣaḍ-ja is said to resemble the note of peacocks), MBh.; Ragh.; VarBṛS. &c.
N. of the 16th Kalpa or day of Brahmā, Cat.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘six-born’, N. of the first or (accord. to some) of the fourth of the 7 Svaras or primary notes of music (so called because it is supposed to be produced by six organs, viz. tongue…
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ṣaḍ—ja m. ‘six-born’, N. of the first or (accord. to some) of the fourth of the 7 Svaras or primary notes of music (so called because it is supposed to be produced by six organs, viz. tongue, teeth, palate, nose, throat, and chest; the other six Svaras are Ṛṣabha, Gāndhāra, Madhyama, Pañcama, Dhaivata, and Niṣāda, of which Niṣ˚ and Gāndh˚ are referred to the Udātta, Ṛṣ˚ and Dhaiv˚ to the An-udātta, while Ṣaḍ-ja and the other two are referred to the Svarita accent; the sound of the Ṣaḍ-ja is said to resemble the note of peacocks), MBh.; Ragh.; VarBṛS. &c.
N. of the 16th Kalpa or day of Brahmā, Cat.
ṣaḍja m. (-ḍjaḥ) The fourth note of the Hindu gamut. E. ṣaṣ six, and ja born: supposed to require for its articulation the employment of the tongue, teeth, palate, nose, throat, and chest.
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