Bhimadvadashi, Bhīmadvādaśī: 4 definitions
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Bhimadvadashi 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 term Bhīmadvādaśī can be transliterated into English as Bhimadvadasi or Bhimadvadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhīmadvādaśī (भीमद्वादशी).—Once called Kalyāṇinī; preached to Bhīma by Lord Kṛṣṇa; once observed by Ūrvaśī, Satyabhāmā and others to attain status; worship of Garuḍa, Govinda, Śiva, Vināyaka, Dikpālas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 69. 19-57.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīmadvādaśī (भीमद्वादशी):—[=bhīma-dvādaśī] [from bhīma > bhī] f. Name of the 12th day of the light half of the month Māgha (cf. bhīmaikādaśī), [Horace H. Wilson]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dvadashi, Bhima.
Starts with: Bhimadvadashivrata.
Full-text: Bhimaikadashi, Bhimadvadashivrata, Kalyanini, Urvashi.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.4 - List of other Vratas described in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 23 - The vow (vrata) for Prostitutes (veśyā) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 34 - The gift of Brahmāṇḍa < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Vows (Vrata) in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]