Angabhu, Aṅgabhū, Anga-bhu: 3 definitions

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Angabhu 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṅgabhū (अङ्गभू).—a. [aṅgāt manaso vā bhavati; bhū-kvip] born from the body or mind. (-bhūḥ) 1 a son.

2) Cupid.

3) [aṅgānām aṅgamantrāṇāṃ bhūḥ sthānam] one who has touched and purified, and then restrained, his limbs by repeating the Mantras pertaining to those limbs; ब्रह्माङ्गभूर्ब्रह्मणि योजितात्मा (brahmāṅgabhūrbrahmaṇi yojitātmā) Kumārasambhava 3.15 (sadyojātādimantrāṇām aṅgānāṃ hṛdayādimantrāṇāṃ bhūḥ sthānaṃ, kṛtamantranyāsaḥ Malli.).

Derivable forms: aṅgabhūḥ (अङ्गभूः).

Aṅgabhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅga and bhū (भू).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṅgabhū (अङ्गभू):—[=aṅga-bhū] [from aṅga] m. son, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

[Sanskrit to German]

Angabhu in German

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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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