Bhavina, Bhāvina: 6 definitions
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Bhavina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 IndexBhāvina (भाविन).—A caste equal to Śūdra in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 17.

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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhāvīṇa (भावीण).—f (bhāva) A woman that dedicates herself to the service of dēvī. The dedication is made by her pouring on her head some oil from the lamp before the idol. bhāviṇīcā kāsōṭā A term for a thing which any body may take up and use without asking the consent of the owner.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhāvīṇa (भावीण).—f A woman that dedicates her- self to the service of dēvī.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhavina (भविन).—A poet; also भविनिन् (bhavinin) m.
Derivable forms: bhavinaḥ (भविनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhavina (भविन).—m.
(-naḥ) A poet, a versifier. E. bhū to think, in aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhavina (भविन):—(naḥ) 1. m. A poet, versifier.
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)
Full-text: Bhavinin, Rogina, Bhavin, Plakshadvipa.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.148 [Bhāvika] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
The Naciketa-Upakhyana as the source of the Nasiketopakhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1142 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 805 < [Chapter 13 - Examination of Sāmānya (the ‘universal’)]
Verse 3578 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
The concept of Visnubhakti and Prapatti < [Chapter 5 - Philosophical doctrines]
The character of Sumati (the Heroine of the Drama) < [Chapter 4a - Characterisation of the play]
The character of Vyavasaya (the Commander-in-chief of Viveka) < [Chapter 4a - Characterisation of the play]