Alternative spellings of this word include Bhaybhit.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Bhayabhīta (भयभीत) refers to “being extremely terrified”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with Kārttikeya: “[...] The wind did not blow. The sun became dim. The earth quaked along with mountains and forests. In the meantime Himālaya and other mountains anxious to see Kumāra out of affection came there. On seeing the mountains extremely terrified (bhayabhīta), Kumāra the son of Śiva and Pārvatī spoke enlightening them thereby. [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Bhayabhīta (भयभीत) refers to “fear and terror”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Then the robbers released the five hundred men to be killed because of vices caused by their greed, and killed the magically conjured-up men. Then they, freed from the robbers, found their relief from the fear and terror (bhayabhīta) of being killed, went to the place where the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja stayed, bowed down at the feet of the Buddha, joined the palms of their hands, bowed to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, and said: ‘We survived and found relief because of you, O Good man, please teach us the dharma which is the entrance into development for myself and others, because one can make progress in the dharma’. [...]

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Bhayabhītā (भयभीता) refers to “(being) frightened by (all) fears”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “[...] A pill should be mounted on the top of a flagpole at the residence lake. Blue banners should be fixed. Furthermore, [pills at the] top of a flagpole should be placed at the top of the lake. At the time of lightning the Nāgas are unable to hurl thunderbolts. The Nāgas see that as if golden-coloured. The Nāgas stand frightened by all fears (sarva-bhayabhītā) and it rains as long as it is wished”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhayabhīta (भयभीत).—a (S) Frightened, afraid, struck with fear.

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bhayābhīta (भयाभीत).—a (Properly bhayabhīta) Frightened.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bhayabhīta (भयभीत).—a Frightened, struck with fear.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bhayabhīta (भयभीत) [Also spelled bhaybhit]:—(a) afraid, frightened, terrified, horrified, fear-stricken.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Bhayabhīta (भयभीत):—adj. frightened; terrified; alarmed; scared;

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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: Bhita, Bhaya.

Full-text: Bhebhista, Garaha, Bhaybhit, Bhita.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 6.2.36 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

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