Brihadbhanu, Bṛhadbhānu, Brihat-bhanu: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bṛhadbhānu can be transliterated into English as Brhadbhanu or Brihadbhanu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBṛhadbhānu (बृहद्भानु).—A fire. A hermit who had acquired great knowledge in Vedas and Vedāṅgas (scriptures) also has this name. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 231, Stanza 8).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bṛhadbhānu (बृहद्भानु).—A son of Satrayāṇa and Vitānā; a manifestation of Hari in the epoch of the 14th Manu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 35.
1b) A son of Pṛthulākṣa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 11.
1c) A son of Kṛṣṇa and Satyabhāmā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 10; 90. 3.
1d) A son of Bṛhadkamā and father of Bṛhanmanas.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 18. 22.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Brihadbhanu in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago scandens L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
· FBI (1882)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1966)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Fontqueria (1987)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBṛhadbhānu (बृहद्भानु).—
1) fire.
2) the sun; वराहोऽग्निर्बृहद्भानुः (varāho'gnirbṛhadbhānuḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12. 43.8.
3) Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: bṛhadbhānuḥ (बृहद्भानुः).
Bṛhadbhānu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bṛhat and bhānu (भानु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBṛhadbhānu (बृहद्भानु).—[adjective] shining bright; [masculine] a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bṛhadbhānu (बृहद्भानु):—[=bṛhad-bhānu] [from bṛhad > bṛṃh] mfn. (bṛhad-) shining brightly, [Ṛg-veda; Lāṭyāyana]
2) [v.s. ...] m. fire or the god of fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] Agni, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Sattrāyaṇa and a manifestation of Viṣṇu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] of a king, [Purāṇa]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBṛhadbhānu (ಬೃಹದ್ಭಾನು):—
1) [noun] fire.
2) [noun] the sun.
3) [noun] Viṣṇu.
4) [noun] the plant Ricinus communis of Euphorbiaceae family.
5) [noun] its oil-yielding seed.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Brihad, Brihat, Bhanu.
Full-text: Sattrayana, Sattarayana, Vitana, Brihaddarbha, Subhanu, Brihanmana, Pratibhanu, Indrasavarni, Ashavaha, Brihadkarma, Bhanu, Titikshavamsha, Jayadratha, Gunavatara, Karna.
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