Brihatsama, Bṛhatsāma: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bṛhatsāma can be transliterated into English as Brhatsama or Brihatsama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBṛhatsāma (बृहत्साम).—A teacher born in the family of Aṅgiras. The Kṣatriyas of his time had troubled and harassed him a great deal. Mention is made in Atharva Veda that the Kṣatriyas met with destruction as a consequence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bṛhatsāma (बृहत्साम).—A Mantraśarīra;1 Puṣpadanta, the Nāga belongs to this line.2
1b) A sūkta of the Sāma Samhitā;1 recited in tank ritual;2 from the south face of Brahmā.3
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 9. 50; 21. 75 and 78.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 58. 37.
- 3) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 8. 51; Viṣṇu-purāṇa 1. 5. 54.
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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