anna ja

 In Sanskrit, anna‑ja means “produced from food” or “arising from food,” and can also refer to rice‑gruel or, in a feminine form, a type of hiccup.

Core meaning of anna‑ja

The compound anna‑ja (अन्नज) is formed from:

• anna (अन्न) — food

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• ja (ज) — born, produced (a common Sanskrit suffix meaning “born from”)
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According to the Sanskrit dictionary entry in the results, annaja means “produced from food as the primitive substance” or “springing from or occasioned by food.”

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Additional senses listed in the sources

The same entry provides several extended meanings:

• Rice‑gruel — “water in which rice has been boiled”

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• Feminine form annajā — “a kind of hiccup” in Ayurvedic/medical texts

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• General grammatical sense — an adjective meaning “food‑born,” “food‑related,” or “caused by food”

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How the compound works

Anna‑ja is a tatpuruṣa compound, literally “food‑born.” This pattern is common in Sanskrit for describing origin or cause.

Summary

So “anna ja” (more properly written anna‑ja) can mean:

• Produced from food / arising from food (primary meaning)

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• Rice‑gruel (neuter form)

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• A type of hiccup (feminine annajā)

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