Bhurivasu, Bhūrivasu: 5 definitions
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Bhurivasu 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraBhūrivasu (भूरिवसु) or Bhūtivasu is the name of a Brāhman, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Bhūrivasu said to king Bhūnandana: “... king, that Daitya maiden that you love lives in Pātāla, so be of good cheer, I will take you to her. For I am a Brāhman named Bhūrivasu, the son of a sacrificing Brāhman of the Deccan, named Yajuḥ, and I am a chief among magicians. My father communicated his knowledge to me, and I learned from a treatise on Pātāla the proper charms and ceremonies for propitiating Hāṭakeśāna”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bhūrivasu, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūrivasu (भूरिवसु).—[masculine] [Name] of [adjective] minister.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhūrivasu (भूरिवसु):—[=bhūri-vasu] [from bhūri > bhū] m. ‘having much wealth’, Name of a minister or councillor, [Mālatīmādhava]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Brāhman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
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Full-text: Bhutivasu, Hatakeshana, Yajus, Ankamukha, Malatimadhava.
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Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2g - Act-wise Summary of the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 3.3 - Position of Marriageable Girl in 8th-century India < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 3.5 - Education of Women in 8th-century India < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
5. Mālatīmādhava in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 4 - Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit Plays of other Poets]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]