virAj 1 U. 1 To shine, glitter; Bv. 1. 88. 2 To appear or look ( pb ) like; R. 2. 20. 3 To be eminent or illustrious. — Caus. To brighten, illuminate, irradiate.
virAj m. 1 Beauty, splendour. 2 A man of the Kṣatriya or warrior tribe. 3 The first progeny of Brahman; cf. Ms. 1. 32 ; tasmAt virAqajAyata Rv. 10. 90. 5 (where virAj is represented as born from Puruṣa ). 4 The body. 5 (In Vedānta phil. ) N. of ‘intellect’ considered as ruling over the aggregate of bodies. — f. N. of a Vedic metre.