Brihaduktha, Bṛhaduktha: 7 definitions
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Brihaduktha 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.
The Sanskrit term Bṛhaduktha can be transliterated into English as Brhaduktha or Brihaduktha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBṛhaduktha (बृहदुक्थ).—He was the son of the hermit named Pāñcajanya. He was transformed to a god, who is remembered at the beginning of the sacrifice known as agnihotra. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 22, Stanza 13).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bṛhaduktha (बृहदुक्थ).—A Ṛṣika who became a sage by satya; an Angiras and a Mantrakṛt.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 101, 111; Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 93, 101.
1b) A son of Svārociṣa Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 19.
1c) (Bṛhaduttha, Vāyu-purāṇa) a son of Devarāta and father of Mahāvīrya; a righteous monarch.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 8-9; Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 8; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 5. 25.
1d) A tripravara, not to marry with the An giras or Vāmadevas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 35.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsBṛhaduktha (बृहदुक्थ) is mentioned in an obscure hymn of the Ṛgveda as a priest; in two hymns of the tenth Maṇḍala he is definitely a Ṛṣi. He is also mentioned in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa as having consecrated Durmukha Pāñcāla, and is called Vāmadeva’s son in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa. In the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa he appears as Vāmneya, “descendant of Vāmnī”. Hopkins’ suggestion that he may have been there thought of as Vāmadevya also is quite probable.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBṛhaduktha (बृहदुक्थ).—[adjective] having loud praise, far-famed; [masculine] a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bṛhaduktha (बृहदुक्थ):—[=bṛhad-uktha] [from bṛhad > bṛṃh] mfn. (bṛhad-) having loud hymns of praise, loudly praised, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Agni (son of Tapas), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] (with vāmadevya) Name of a man (author of [Ṛg-veda x, 54-56]), [Anukramaṇikā]
4) [v.s. ...] (with vāmneya) of another man, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of Deva-rāta, [Viṣṇu-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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Brihad, Uktha.
Starts with: Brihadukthasaineya.
Full-text: Barhaduktha, Uktha, Vamadevya, Irammada, Bribaduktha, Brihati, Devarata, Mahavirya.
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