दिग्गज

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिग्गज (diggaja), from दिग् (dig, “quarter, region (of the world)”) +‎ गज (gaja, “elephant”).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪɡ.ɡəd͡ʒ/, [d̪ɪɡ̚.ɡɐd͡ʒ]

दिग्गज • (diggaj) m

1. (Hinduism) one of the mythological elephants that support the weight of the Earth
2. (figuratively) a legendary person, someone who is larger than life

दिग्गज • (diggaj) (indeclinable)

1. colossal, giant, great, legendary, larger than life
   • 2018 July 18, “कांग्रेस कार्यसमिति में सीपी जोशी, दिग्विजय सिंह सहित कई दिग्गजों को जगह नहीं [kāṅgres kāryasmiti mẽ sīpī jośī, digvijay sĩh sahit kaī diggajõ ko jagah nahī̃]”, in Dainik Bhaskar‎:

     कांग्रेस कार्य समिति में 51 सदस्यों को शामिल किया गया है। इनमें 23 सदस्य, 19 स्थायी आमंत्रित सदस्य और 9 विशेष आमंत्रित सदस्य होंगे। कांग्रेस के कई दिग्गज नेताओं को इसमें जगह नहीं मिली है।

     kāṅgres kārya samiti mẽ 51 sadasyõ ko śāmil kiyā gayā hai. inmẽ 23 sadasya, 19 sthāyī āmantrit sadasya aur 9 viśeṣ āmantrit sadasya hoṅge. kāṅgres ke kaī diggaj netāõ ko ismẽ jagah nahī̃ milī hai.

     51 members have been appointed to the Congress Working Committee. From these there will be 23 members, 19 permanently invited members, and 9 specially invited members. Many larger-than-life leaders of the Congress part have not been given a spot.