As a deity name
Name 603 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a colourist, dyer, painter
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "rañjaka" is derived from "rañja" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
rañja m. See jala-r˚
rañja (au) r. 1st cl. aurañja (rajati-te) 4th cl. (rajyati-te) To dye, to tinge, to give tint or colour to any thing. r. 1st cl. (rajati) To be attached to or intent on, to have one's affections or passions engaged by any object. With anu prefixed, To be fond of or attached to. With apa and vi, To be averse, to dislike.
rañjaka mf(ikā)n. colouring, dyeing, ŚārṅgS.
exciting passion or love, charming, pleasing, Cat.
Dictionary citations
rañjaka mf(ikā)n. colouring, dyeing, ŚārṅgS.
exciting passion or love, charming, pleasing, Cat.
rañjaka m. a colourist, dyer, painter, Mn. iv, 216
an inciter of affection &c., stimulus, W.
the red powder on the capsules of the Rottleria Tinctoria, L.
rañja m. See jala-r˚
rañja (au) r. 1st cl. aurañja (rajati-te) 4th cl. (rajyati-te) To dye, to tinge, to give tint or colour to any thing. r. 1st cl. (rajati) To be attached to or intent on, to have one's affections or passions engaged by any object. With anu prefixed, To be fond of or attached to. With apa and vi, To be averse, to dislike.
Alternative readings
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