bī́ja n. (also written vīja, of doubtful origin; ifc. f(A). ) seed (of plants), semen (of men and animals), seed-corn, grain, [RV.] &c. &c.
a runner (of the Indian fig-tree), [Vcar.]
any germ, element, primary cause or principle, source, origin (ifc. = caused or produced by, sprung from), [ChUp.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
the germ or origin of any composition (as of a poem, of the plot of a drama, of a magical formula &c.), [R.]; [BhP.]; [Daśar.]; [Pratāp.]
calculation of original or primary germs, analysis, algebra, [Col.]
truth (as the seed or cause of being), [L.]
anything serving as a receptacle or support (= ālambana), [Yogaś.]
the mystical letter or syllable which forms the essential part of the Mantra of any deity, [RTL. 197] &c.
the position of the arms of a child at birth, [BhP.]
quicksilver (?), [Sūryas.]
marrow, [L.]
bī́ja m. = bijaka, the citron tree, [Āryabh.]