Bhauvana: 3 definitions
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Bhauvana 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bhauvana (भौवन).—A son of Manthu and Satyā. His queen was Dūṣaṇā and son Tvaṣṭa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 15. 15.
1b) A son of Mahān, married Irāvatī: father of Airāvaṇa, the vehicle of Indra; sang the rathantara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 69; III. 7. 324-6; Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 59.
1c) A son of Bhṛgu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 12.
1d) See Airāvata.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 209.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhauvana (भौवन).—See भौमन (bhaumana); निहत्य विश्वकर्माणं भौवनं सोमरक्षणे (nihatya viśvakarmāṇaṃ bhauvanaṃ somarakṣaṇe) Bm.1.144.
Derivable forms: bhauvanaḥ (भौवनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhauvana (भौवन) or Bhaumana.—m.
(-naḥ) An epithet of Vishwakarman, the architect of gods.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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)
Full-text: Bhaumana, Abhramu, Manthu, Tvashta, Dushana, Rathantara, Airavata, Satya.
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The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Satapatha Brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LIV - Progeny of Priya Vrata and incidental description of the Seven Islands of the Earth < [Agastya Samhita]
The Bhagavata Purana (by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
Chapter 15 - The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata < [Canto V - The Creative Impetus]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - The race of Priyavrata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.99 < [Section XII - Exhortation and Examination of Witnesses]