Babhrava, Bābhrava: 7 definitions

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Babhrava 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Babhrava (बभ्रव).—A disciple of Śaunaka;1 of Kauśikagotra.2

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 53.
  • 2) Ib. 91. 99.

1b) Kāśyapa gotrakāras.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 199. 7.
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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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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Bābhrava (बाभ्रव), “descendant of Babhru”, is the patronymic of Vatsanapāt in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad. In the legend of Śunahśepa the Kāpileyas and the Bābhravas are enumerated as the descendants of Śunaliśepa under his adoptive name of Devarāta Vaiśvāmitra. A Sāman, or Chant, of Babhru is mentioned in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bābhrava (बाभ्रव).—a. Belonging or relating to बभ्रु (babhru).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bābhrava (बाभ्रव).—[masculine] patr. from babhru.

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

1) Bābhrava (बाभ्रव):—mf(ī)n. belonging or relating to Babhru, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]

2) m. [patronymic] [from] babhru, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (cf. [Pāṇini 4-1, 106])

3) n. Name of various Sāmans, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Babhrava 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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