Bhoh, Bhoḥ: 3 definitions
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Bhoh 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhoḥ (भोः).—A term used for greeting elders. When saluting an elderly person, the term "Bhoḥ" is used as a suffix to his name.
For example:
"somaśarmā nāma aham asmi bhoḥ. bhoḥ śabdaṃ kīrtayedante svasya nāmnābhivādane / nāmnāṃ svarūpa bhāvo hi bhobhāvo ṛṣibḥiḥ smṛtaḥ //" (Manusmṛti, Chapter 2, verse 124)
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhoḥ (भोः).—( = bhavas, [vocative] of 2 bhavant) interj. of address, sorrow, or interrogation, often repeated or connected with other interjections.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhoḥ (भोः):—[from bhos] in [compound] for bhos.
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)
Starts with: Bhohar, Bhohara, Bhohshabda.
Full-text (+16): Bhos, Bhohshabda, Bhobhava, Bhovadin, Avida, Bhobhavatpurvakam, Madgura, Shyamaliman, Ham, Sthagita, Saumitra, Saumitri, Aha, Ukha, Nanu, Ayi, Aparadhabhanjana, Upaghata, Daksheya, Bandhula.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Bhoh, Bhoḥ; (plurals include: Bhohs, Bhoḥs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.13.5 < [Chapter 13 - The Arrival of Sri Uddhava]
Verse 6.6.45 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas’ Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇī is Kidnapped]
Verse 4.1.42 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.124 < [Section XXIII - Rules regarding Salutation]
Verse 2.128 < [Section XXIII - Rules regarding Salutation]
Verse 2.122 < [Section XXIII - Rules regarding Salutation]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.7 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 4.89 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 11.42 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.2.37-38 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Verse 1.5.100 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 2.1.216 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.25 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 4.5.31 < [Part 5 - Anger (raudra-rasa)]
Verse 4.2.8 < [Part 2 - Astonishment (adbhuta-rasa)]