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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Bahumitra (बहुमित्र) refers to “(having) many friends”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.17 (“The dialogue between Indra and Kāmadeva”).—Accordingly, as Indra said to Kāma: “O Kāma [i.e., Makaradhvaja] you are blessed indeed, since you are in readiness to carry out the affair I have on hand. You have begun well. Listen to what is relevant to the context. I shall tell you everything. My job is equally your job and not otherwise. I have many friends [i.e., bahumitra—mitrāṇi mama saṃtyeva bahūni] and great friends at that. But, O Kāma, I have no other friend on a par with you anywhere. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Bahumitra (बहुमित्र):—[=bahu-mitra] [from bahu > bah] mfn. having many friends, [Āpastamba]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man (See bāhumitrāyaṇa).

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahumitra 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mitra, Bahu.

Starts with: Bahumitrayana.

Full-text: Bahumitrayana.

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