Abhumi, Abhūmi: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Abhūmi (अभूमि).—A son of Citraka.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 115; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 114.
1b) A son of Aśvini and Akrūra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 45. 33.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Abhūmi (अभूमि).—f.
1) Non-earth, anything but earth,
2) An unfit place or object, no proper object for, beyond the reach or scope of; अभूमिरियं मालविकायाः (abhūmiriyaṃ mālavikāyāḥ) M.3; अभूमिरियमविनयस्य (abhūmiriyamavinayasya) Ś7; स खलु मनोरथानामप्यभूमिर्वि- सर्जनावसरसत्कारः (sa khalu manorathānāmapyabhūmirvi- sarjanāvasarasatkāraḥ) ibid. far exceeded or transcended my (highest) expectations; Śiśupālavadha 1.42; Śānti.4.22. K. 45,196,24.
Derivable forms: abhūmiḥ (अभूमिः).
Abhūmi (अभूमि).—(a-bhūmi) (?) , adj. (or read or understand a-bhūmyam, neg. of bhūmya, q.v.?), non-terrestrial, i.e. celestial, supernal: Mahāvastu i.72.9 (verse) vartayiṣyi varacakram abhūmi, I shall start turning the celestial excellent wheel (of the Law). So one ms.; the rest abhūṣi (which makes no sense); Senart em. adbhutaṃ, which is violent, and metrically impossible. [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] alleges a Pali abhumma, groundless, unfounded, unsubstantial, Jāt v.178.11; vi.495.23; but Critical Pali Dictionary rejects this word and reads abhuṃ me in both passages.
Abhūmi (अभूमि).—f.
(-miḥ) Want of place of refuge or support, destitution, privation. E. a neg. bhūmi site.
Abhūmi (अभूमि).—f. 1. anything but earth. 2. an unsuitable place, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 101, 19. 3. no object for, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 97, 9 (exceeding).
Abhūmi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and bhūmi (भूमि).
Abhūmi (अभूमि).—[feminine] not the right place or object.
1) Abhūmi (अभूमि):—[=a-bhūmi] f. non-earth, anything but earth, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] no proper place or receptacle or object for ([genitive case]), [Śākaṭāyana etc.]
Abhūmi (अभूमि):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-miḥ) 1) Anything but earth, anything but a solid ground; e. g. Kātyāy. Śrautas.: śūlaṃ cābhūmau (Yājnikad.: adhvaryustaddhṛdayaśūlaṃ na pṛthivyāṃ nāpsu nikṣipet, he is not to put it down anywhere, i. e. he is to hold it up).
2) No object for; e. g. Śākunt.: sa khalu manorathānāmabhūmirvisarjanāvasarasatkāraḥ (comm. abhūmiḥ = aviṣayaḥ) ‘the honour (Indra conferred on me) at the occasion of dimissing me, was indeed no object for (i. e. beyond) my wishes’; or Śiśupālabadha: abhūdabhūmiḥ pratipakṣajanmanāṃ bhiyām (comm. abhūmiraviṣayaḥ) ‘he was no object for fear from enemies’, i. e. he was fearless. [
3) A bad or unsuitable ground.] E. a neg. or deter. and bhūmi.
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
abhūmi (အဘူမိ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[na+bhūmi]
[န+ဘူမိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
abhūmi—
(Burmese text): (၁) (က) တည်ရာ-သွားလာရာ-မဟုတ်သော အရပ်။ (ခ) တည်ရာ-ဖြစ်ရာ-သွားလာရာ-ကျက်စားရာ-နေထိုင်ရာ-မဟုတ်သော အရပ်။ (တိ) (၂) အရာ-အခွင့်-မဟုတ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) (a) A place that is not for residence or travel. (b) A place that is not for residence, happening, travel, resting, or living. (2) Not a situation or opportunity.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: A, Bhumi, Na.
Starts with: Abhumija, Abhumipala, Abhumisahvaya.
Full-text: Abhumija, Bhumika, Abhumisahvaya, Bhumishaya, Bhumipa, Shayanaspada, Bhumindhara, Cittabhumi, Bhaumika, Baddhamala, Edakakridita, Shakatasya, Avarta, Bhramara, Addita.
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1i - The Vṛṣṇi Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 589 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
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Page 257 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛtam (by Śrīla Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - The Vṛṣṇi dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]