Bhita, Bhīta: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Bhita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBhīta (भीत) refers to “great fright”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “Thus with ardour, the king of the demons [i.e., Tāraka] performed the severe penance duly unbearable even to those who heard about it. [...] Then all those gods and sages consulted one another and in their great fright [i.e., bhīta] they came to my world and approached me in a piteous plight. Bowing to and eulogising me with palms joined in reverence, all of them explained everything to me distressed in mind that they were. [...]”.
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 GaganagañjaparipṛcchāBhīta (भीत) refers to “terror”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] The five hundred evil ones, who were without faith and clinging to the non-dharma, heard this sound from open space: ‘The Māra, his sons, or his followers, who do not produce the thought of awakening and do not give up the works of the Māra after having heard these words of the knowledge-mantras, the crowns of their heads will be destroyed by the lighting and blazing thunderbolt of the Yakṣa Vajrapāṇi’. Then, having looked up at the sky, the sons of the Māra saw five hundred Vajrapāṇis holding blazing thunderbolt, and produced the thought of awakening from the fear and terror (bhaya-bhīta)”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsBhīta (भीत) refers to “fear”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This world totters to the limit of the world of Brahmā with the fear of the beginning of a frown (bhrūbhaṅga-ārambha-bhīta), and mountains immediately fall asunder by force of [the fact that] the earth is overcome by the weight of the heavy feet, of those heroes who are all led to death by the king of time in [the space of] some days. Nevertheless, desire is intense only in a living being who is bereft of sense”.
Synonyms: Bhīru, Śaṅkitā, Bhrānta.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: New look on the kushan bengaliThe mounds at Bhita, situated 35 miles downstream from Kausambi on the bank of the Yamuna, represent the ruins of an ancient city which flourished during the Mauryan time to Gupta period. The excavations were conducted by Sir John Marshall (1909-1910 and 1911-12) at Bhita. The most important finds suggesting the Kushan occupation of this city are a number of seals and sealings inscribed in the Kushan character and the coins belonging to this dynasty. Some seals with scripts in the Kushan character were also found during the course of excavation.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybhīta : (pp. of bhāyati) frightened.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBhīta, (pp. of bhāyati) frightened, terrified, afraid Dh. 310; J. I, 168 (niraya-bhaya°); II, 110 (maraṇa-bhaya°), 129; IV, 141 (+tasita); PvA. 154, 280 (+tasita). Cp. sam°. (Page 505)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhīta (भीत).—p (S) Impressed with terror or fear, frightened.
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 dictionaryBhīta (भीत).—p. p. [bhī-kta]
1) Frightened, terrified, alarmed, afraid of (with abl.); न भीतो मरणादस्मि (na bhīto maraṇādasmi) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.27.
2) Fearful, timid.
3) Placed in danger, imperilled.
-tam Fear, dread.
-tam ind. Timidly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīta (भीत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Afraid, frightened, fearful, timid. 2. Imperiled. n.
(-taṃ) Fear, alarm, apprehension. E. bhī to fear, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīta (भीत).—[adjective] frightened, terrified, afraid of ([ablative], [genetive], or —°); anxious about (—°); [neuter] or vat† [adverb], [neuter] also as [abstract]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhīta (भीत):—[from bhī] mfn. frightened, alarmed, terrified, timid, afraid of or imperilled by ([ablative] or [compound]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] anxious about ([compound]), [Pañcarātra]
3) [from bhī] n. fear, danger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] ([impersonal or used impersonally]) fear has been shown, [Śṛṅgāra-tilaka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīta (भीत):—(taṃ) 1. n. Idem. a. Afraid.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bhīta (भीत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bīhia, Bhāia, Bhīa, Bhīia.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBhīta (भीत) [Also spelled bhit]:—(a) afraid; terrified, horrified, scared, fear-stricken; (nf) a wall; ~[citta] terrorized, afraid, frightened, scared.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhīta (ಭೀತ):—[adjective] filled with fear or apprehension; fearing; frightened; afraid of.
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Bhīta (ಭೀತ):—
1) [noun] a man who is afraid of; a frightened man.
2) [noun] a singer singing or instrumentalist playing the instrument with diffidence.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Bhita Sutta, Bhitabhita, Bhitacarin, Bhitacharin, Bhitachitta, Bhitacitta, Bhitagayana, Bhitalla, Bhitam, Bhitamkara, Bhitamkaram, Bhitankara, Bhitaparitranavastupalambhapandita, Bhitar, Bhitara, Bhitara-bhandara-adhikarin, Bhitara-navara, Bhitaranem, Bhitarasavai, Bhitari.
Ends with (+147): Abbhita, Abhirambhita, Abhishobhita, Abhita, Acchambhita, Achchhambhita, Agribhita, Akshobhita, Akshubhita, Anabbhita, Ancitaribhita, Antargarbhita, Arabhita, Arambhabhita, Arambhita, Arthagarbhita, Aryamahasimhavijrimbhita, Asamprabhita, Ashobhita, Atmavrishabhita.
Full-text (+46): Bhitabhita, Abhita, Vyadhabhita, Divabhita, Vibhita, Mahabhita, Nabhita, Bhitacitta, Abhitavat, Bhitacarin, Bhitagayana, Bhitankara, Bhitamkaram, Bhi, Nirbhita, Sambhita, Bhitiyukta, Bhitavat, Nabhitavat, Saurabha.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Bhita, Bhīta; (plurals include: Bhitas, Bhītas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.6.39 < [Chapter 6 - Seeing Śrī Mathurā]
Verses 6.2.43-45 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
Verse 3.2.26 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.5.577 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]
Verse 1.11.39-40 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]
Verse 2.23.370 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.35 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.255 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.4.10 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
The Siva Linga: Conceptual, Iconographical and < [January – March, 1996]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)