Barhishada, Barhiṣada: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Barhiṣada can be transliterated into English as Barhisada or Barhishada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Barhiṣada (बर्हिषद).—A sacred fire.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 63.
1b) A group of Pitṛs in the Somapadā world; such of the householders who perform sacrifices and are dead become this class of Pitṛs; are māsās; perform sacrifices; agnihotrins; represent the ṛtus or months; their mindborn daughters Acchodā and Dhāraṇī; in the Vaibhrāja region.*
- * ^1 Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 13. 6, 28, 32; III. 10. 53-66; II. 23. 75; 28. 15, 72; Vāyu-purāṇa 30. 6, 7; 56. 13, 67; 52. 67; 110. 10; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 10. 18; II. 12. 13. ^2 Matsya-purāṇa 15 1; 126. 69.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Barhiṣada (बर्हिषद):—[=barhi-ṣada] [from barhi > barha] m. Name of a Ṛṣi, [Mahābhārata]
2) Bārhiṣada (बार्हिषद):—or bārhiḥṣada m. [patronymic] [from] barhi-ṣad or barhiḥ-ṣad (also [plural]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Barhiṣada (बर्हिषद):—[(barhi = barhis + sada)] m. Nomen proprium eines Heiligen (= barhin) [Mahābhārata 12, 7593. 13, 7109.]
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Bārhiṣada (बार्हिषद):—m. patron. von barhiṣad; pl. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 25, 1] (bārhiḥṣada [BURN.]).
Barhiṣada (बर्हिषद):—m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi.
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Bārhiṣada (बार्हिषद):—oder bārhiḥṣada m. Patron. von barhiṣad oder barhiḥṣad Auch Pl.
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: Barhi, Shada, Shata.
Full-text: Pitri, Barhin, Verukitatar, Barhihshada, Sagni, Paridheya, Dharini, Vibhraja, Acchoda, Mena, Svadhadevi.
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