Bhasmabhuta, Bhasmabhūta, Bhasman-bhuta, Bhasmībhūta, Bhasmibhuta: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत) refers to “one who has been reduced to ashes” and is used to describe Kāma, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.21 (“Nārada instructs Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Brahmā: “O dear Brahmā, O disciple of Viṣṇu, of great intellect. O Creator of three worlds, this is a very wonderful story of the great soul Śiva that has been narrated. When Kāma had been reduced to ashes [i.e., bhasmībhūta] by the fire from the third eye of Śiva and when that fire had been deposited in the ocean what happened thereafter? What did Goddess Pārvatī, the daughter of the lord of mountains, do? O storehouse of mercy, please tell me now where she went along with her maids”.
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत) or Bhasmabhūta refers to “ash-like (Brāhmaṇas)” (i.e., ‘those devoid of learning and austerity’), according to the Manusmṛti chapter 3.97. Accordingly:—“Rites in honour of the gods and those in honour of the Pitṛs performed by ignorant men become lost, when they are presented by the givers, through folly, to ash-like [i.e., bhasmībhūta] Brāhmaṇas. [...]”.
Note: ‘Ash-like’—those who have become ashes are called ‘bhasmabhūta’. Or, the term ‘bhūta’ may mean similarity; hence the word ‘bhasmabhūta’ means ‘ash-like’; just as in the compound ‘kāṣṭhabhūta’.—This verse is quoted in Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 434), where ‘bhasmabhūteṣu’ is explained as ‘those devoid of learning and austerity’.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhasmabhūta (भस्मभूत).—a. dead.
Bhasmabhūta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhasman and bhūta (भूत).
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Reduced to ashes. 2. Being mere ashes, i. E. being wholly worthless. E. bhaṣman, and bhūta become, cvi augment.
Bhasmabhūta (भस्मभूत).—[adjective] reduced to ashes.
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत).—[adjective] reduced to or being mere ashes.
Bhasmabhūta (भस्मभूत):—[=bhasma-bhūta] [from bhasma > bhas] mfn. become ashes, dead, [Rāmāyaṇa]
1) Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत):—[=bhasmī-bhūta] [from bhasmī > bhas] mfn. become ashes, reduced to ashes, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
2) [v.s. ...] being mere ashes id est. wholly worthless, [Manu-smṛti iii, 97; iv, 188.]
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत):—[bhasmī-bhūta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत) [Also spelled bhasmibhut]:—(a) burnt to ashes, completely burnt; ruined.
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Nepali dictionary
Bhasmībhūta (भस्मीभूत):—adj. burnt to ashes; reduced to ashes;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhasma, Bhasmi, Bhuta.
Full-text: Bhasmibhut, Akhya, Kavyalinga, Bhuta, Bhu.
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