Bahirmukha, Bahis-mukha: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Bahirmukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Bahirmukha (बहिर्मुख) refers to “extrovert faces”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin): “[...] How can He be easily realised, He who is the deity that creates, sustains and annihilates the worlds, all the same who is devoid of attributes and is termed Śiva? The form of Śiva, the supreme soul, is that of Brahman, devoid of attributes. How can people like you know it, people with extrovert faces (bahirmukha)? Persons of evil conduct, sinners and those who have gone astray from the path of the gods do not at all know the reality of Śiva of attributeless form. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahirmukha (बहिर्मुख).—a S Bent upon things external or secular; worldly, sensual, earthlyminded. Opp. to antarmukha.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bahirmukha (बहिर्मुख).—a Worldly, sensual.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahirmukha (बहिर्मुख).—a.

1) turning one's face away from.

2) averse from, indifferent to.

3) greatly devoted to external things.

4) coming out of the mouth.

-khaḥ a god or deity.

Bahirmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahis and mukha (मुख).

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

1) Bahirmukha (बहिर्मुख):—[=bahir-mukha] [from bahir > bahis] mf(ī)n. coming out of the mouth (opp. to antarm), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) one who turn his face away, indifferent to (khī-√bhū, to turn away from), [Śaṃkarācārya] (also with [locative case] [Divyāvadāna])

3) [v.s. ...] one who has his mind directed to external things, [Śaṃkarācārya]

4) [v.s. ...] m. a deity ([probably] [wrong reading] for barhir-m), L

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahirmukha 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bahirmukha (ಬಹಿರ್ಮುಖ):—

1) [adjective] turned outward; directing one’s interest outward; extrovert.

2) [adjective] diverted one’s interest from; not interested in.

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Bahirmukha (ಬಹಿರ್ಮುಖ):—

1) [noun] the act of directing one’s interest outward or to things outside the self; extroversion.

2) [noun] the state of being concerned primarily with things outside the self, with the external environment rather than with one’s own thoughts and feelings; extroversion.

3) [noun] (psych.) a person characterised by extroversion; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment (opp. to introvert); an introvert.

4) [noun] (phil.) a man not concerned about the self, inner development, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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