Bhesha, Bha-isha, Bhēśa, Bheśa: 13 definitions
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Bhesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Bhēśa and Bheśa can be transliterated into English as Bhesa or Bhesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
bhēśa (भेश) [or ष, ṣa].—or sa m (vēṣa S through H) Dress, garb, habit. 2 A fashion or manner of dress, a costume. Ex. aisē nānā bhēsa ghēvuni hiṇḍati || pōṭāsāṭhīṃ ghēti pratigraha ||. 3 A disguise or guise.
bhēśa (भेश) [-ṣa-sa, -ष-स].—m Dress; a costume; a disguise.
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
Bheśa (भेश).—
1) the sun.
2) the regent of an asterism.
Derivable forms: bheśaḥ (भेशः).
Bheśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bha and īśa (ईश). See also (synonyms): bhena.
Bheśa (भेश):—[from bha] m. the regent of an asterism etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bheśa (भेश):—(1. bha + īśa) m. der Regent eines Sternbildes, eines Zodiakalbildes [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 278, 26.]
Bheśa (भेश):—m. der Regent eines Sternbildes , — eines Zodiakalbildes.
Bheṣa (भेष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhesa.
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
1) Bheṣa (भेष) [Also spelled bhesh]:—(nm) appearance, exterior appearance; guise; get-up; —[dharanā/banānā] to assume the guise of, to look like. —[badalanā] to (be) disguise(d), to be in a disguise.
2) Bhesa (भेस) [Also spelled bhes]:—(um) appearance; dress, garb; get-up; guise; -[dharanā/banānā] to assume the guise (of); to be peculiarly dressed up;-[badalanā] to(be) disguise (d), to be in a disguise.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Bhesa (भेस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bheṣa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Bhēśa (ಭೇಶ):—
1) [noun] = ಭೇನ [bhena].
2) [noun] the lord of light, as the sun.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Bheṣa (भेष):—n. costume; dress;
2) Bhesa (भेस):—n. 1. costume; dress; clothing; 2. disguise; 3. artificial appearance; 4. attire of saints;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
bhesa (ဘေသ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
bhesaso bhī．bhesataḷāvana (1) ．
ဘေသမည်သော ဘီလူး။ ဘေသတဠာဝန (၁) ကြည့်။
[Pali to Burmese]
bhesa—
(Burmese text):
ဘေသမည်သော ဘီလူး။ ဘေသတဠာဝန (၁) ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation):
What is the name of the cat? Look at the cat's habitat (1).
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Isha, Bha.
Starts with (+3): Bheshabhusha, Bheshacuda, Bheshadhari, Bheshaj, Bheshaja, Bheshajabhakshana, Bheshajacandra, Bheshajacatushka, Bheshajagara, Bheshajakalpa, Bheshajakalpasarasamgraha, Bheshajakarana, Bheshajakrita, Bheshajalakshana, Bheshajanga, Bheshajasarvasva, Bheshajashastra, Bheshajata, Bheshajatarka, Bheshajavirya.
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