Bhartrihina, Bhartṛhīna, Bhartri-hina, Bhartṛhīnā: 3 definitions
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Bhartrihina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Bhartṛhīna and Bhartṛhīnā can be transliterated into English as Bhartrhina or Bhartrihina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBhartṛhīnā (भर्तृहीना) refers to a “woman without a husband”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] Just as a body bereft of the soul becomes unclean in a moment, similarly a woman without a husband (bhartṛhīnā) is always unclean even though she may take a neat bath. The mother, the father and the husband are blessed if there is a chaste lady in the house. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhartṛhīna (भर्तृहीन).—a. abandoned by a master.
Bhartṛhīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhartṛ and hīna (हीन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhartṛhīna (भर्तृहीन):—[=bhartṛ-hīna] [from bhartṛ > bhara] mfn. abandoned by a husband or lord, [Mahābhārata]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Bhartri, Hina.
Full-text: Randa.
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