Bhaumaka: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Bhaumaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaBhaumaka (भौमक).—Name of a settlement (janapada) situated near the seven great mountains on the western side of mount Naiṣadha, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 83. These settlements consume the water flowing from these seven great mountains (Viśākha, Kambala, Jayanta, Kṛṣṇa, Harita, Aśoka and Vardhamāna). Niṣadha (Naiṣadha) is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhaumaka (भौमक).—Any animal living in the earth.
Derivable forms: bhaumakaḥ (भौमकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaumaka (भौमक).—[masculine] animal living in the earth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhaumaka (भौमक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rāvaṇārjunīya kāvya. Quoted by Kṣemendra in Suvṛttatilaka 3, 4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaumaka (भौमक):—[from bhauma] m. any animal living in the earth, [Adbhuta-brāhmaṇa]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Haimabhaumaka, Sarvabhauma, Svargabhaumaka, Urahsankirnabhaumaka.
Full-text: Ravanarjuniya.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Bhaumaka; (plurals include: Bhaumakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Rāvaṇārjunīya of Bhaṭṭabhīma < [Chapter 1 - Śāstrakāvyas—A Brief Survey]
Kashmir and the Fine Arts < [March 1939]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The River Gaṅgā or Ganges < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]