Barhis, Barhir, Barhish: 10 definitions
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Barhis means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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)
Barhis (बर्हिस्).—A devagandharva clan. These were born to Kaśyapa prajāpati of his wife Pṛthā. (Chapter 65, Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata).
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)
Barhis (बर्हिस्) is found repeatedly in the Ṛgveda and later denoting the litter of grass strewn on the sacrificial ground on which the gods are summoned to seat themselves.
Biology (plants and animals)
Barhis in India is the name of a plant defined with Imperata cylindrica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1985)
· Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae (1841)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Mémoires de l’Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse (1788)
· Annali di Botanica (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Barhis, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Barhis (बर्हिस्).—m., n. [barh karmaṇi isi]
1) Kuśa grass; प्राक् कूले बर्हिष्यासीनो गङ्गाकुल उदङ्मुखः (prāk kūle barhiṣyāsīno gaṅgākula udaṅmukhaḥ) Bhāgavata 12.6.1; नियमविधिजलानां बर्हिषां चोपनेत्री (niyamavidhijalānāṃ barhiṣāṃ copanetrī) Kumārasambhava 1.6.
2) A bed or layer of Kuśa grass.
3) A sacrifice, oblation; ये बर्हिषो भागभाजं परादुः (ye barhiṣo bhāgabhājaṃ parāduḥ) Bhāgavata 4.6.5. -m.
1) Fire.
2) Light, splendour. -n.
1) Water.
2) Sacrifice.
3) Ether.
4) A kind of perfume.
Barhis (बर्हिस्).—or varhis varhis, I. n. A layer, a seat of sacred grass,
Barhis (बर्हिस्).—[neuter] ([masculine]) the sacrificial grass or bed (often personif.).
Barhir (बर्हिर्):—[from barha] in [compound] for his.
1) Barhiṣ (बर्हिष्):—[from barha] in [compound] for his.
2) Barhis (बर्हिस्):—[from barha] n. (rarely m.) ‘that which is plucked up’, sacrificial grass, a bed or layer of Kuśa grass (usually strewed over the sacrificial ground and [especially] over the Vedi, to serve as a sacred surface on which to present the oblations, and as a seat for the gods and for the sacrificers), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] n. Sacrificial Grass personified (and enumerated among the Prayāja and Anuyāja deities), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] sacrifice, [Ṛg-veda; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] ether, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of perfume, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] m. fire, light, splendour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Plumbago Zeylanica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Maitrī-upaniṣad]
11) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bṛhad-rāja, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] [plural] the descendants of Barhis, [Saṃskārakaustubha]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, The, Barhis, Te.
Starts with (+2): Barhihshushman, Barhirhoma, Barhirjyotis, Barhiruttha, Barhisan, Barhisha, Barhishad, Barhishada, Barhishadi, Barhishikha, Barhishka, Barhishkesha, Barhishmant, Barhishmat, Barhishmati, Barhishtha, Barhishtham, Barhishya, Barhisikhi, Barhistrina.
Full-text (+54): Barhishkesha, Barhitpala, Apabarhis, Barhiruttha, Barhirjyotis, Barhirmukha, Barhirhoma, Barhishmati, Barhihshushman, Barhishmat, Urdhvabarhis, Uttanabarhis, Pracinabarhis, Ritebarhishka, Jivabarhis, Stirnabarhis, Samanabarhis, Barhitpula, Vriktabarhis, Citrabarhis.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.1: Introductory Iṣṭi (prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.5: Digging of the Uparavas < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.4: The Iṣṭi Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda I, adhyaya 5, brahmana 3 < [First Kanda]
Kanda I, adhyaya 3, brahmana 3 < [First Kanda]
Kanda II, adhyaya 6, brahmana 1 < [Second Kanda]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Apastamba Grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
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