Bhagineya, Bhāginēya, Bhāgineya: 15 definitions
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Bhagineya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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)
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय) refers to “one’s nephew”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.9 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura said to the Gods: “[...] Indra, his elder brother, is a greater sinner. He has committed many sins for his self-interest. To gain his selfish end, by him Diti’s foetus was destroyed; the modesty of Gautama’s wife was outraged, Vṛtra, the son of a Brahmin, was killed. He beheaded the Brahmin Viśvarūpa, the nephew (bhāgineya) of Bṛhaspati. Thus he transgressed the Vedic path. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Bhāgineyī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Agnicakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the agnicakra refers to one of the three divisions of the saṃbhoga-puṭa (‘enjoyment layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Bhāgineya] are red in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
bhāginēya (भागिनेय).—m S A sister's son.
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
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय).—[bhaginyā apatyaṃ ḍhak] A sister's son.
-yī A sister's daughter.
Derivable forms: bhāgineyaḥ (भागिनेयः).
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A sister’s son. E. bhaginī a sister, ḍhak aff.
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय).—i. e. bhaginī + eya, I. m. A sister’s son, [Pañcatantra] 231, 20. Ii. yī, A sister’s daughter.
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय).—[masculine] a sister’s son.
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय):—[from bhāga] m. ([from] bhaginī) a sister’s son, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (also in friendly address to any younger person, [Divyāvadāna])
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. A sister’s son.
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय):—(von bhaginī) f. Schwestersohn [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 32.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 543.] [Halāyudha 2, 352.] [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 3, 10.] [Mahābhārata 1, 2187. 5692. 3, 10599. 5, 698. 6, 1611. 8, 2083. 14, 1816.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 117.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 422, 1 v. u.] [Pañcatantra 231, 20] (wo der Schakal den Wolf so nennt).
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय):—und ka m. Schwestersohn.
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhāiṇijja, Bhāiṇea, Bhāiṇejja.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय):—(nm) a sister’s son.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Bhāginēya (ಭಾಗಿನೇಯ):—[noun] one’s sister’s son; a nephew.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bhāgineya (भागिनेय):—n. sister's son; nephew;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+0): Bhagineyaka.
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