Bhalacandra, Bhālacandra, Bhala-candra: 5 definitions

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Bhalacandra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhalachandra.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Bhalacandra in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bhālacandra (भालचन्द्र).—A name of Vināyaka.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 42. 36.
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhalacandra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhālacandra (भालचन्द्र).—

1) an epithet of Śiva.

2) of Gaṇeśa.

-drā Name of Durgā.

Derivable forms: bhālacandraḥ (भालचन्द्रः).

Bhālacandra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāla and candra (चन्द्र).

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

Bhālacandra (भालचन्द्र):—[=bhāla-candra] [from bhāla] m. ‘having the moon on his forehead’ Name of Gaṇeśa, [Purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhalacandra 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.

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