Bhra: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhra (भ्र).—1, 4 P. (bhramati, bhramyati, bhrāmyati, babhrāma, abhramat, abhramīt, bhramiṣyati, bhramitum, bhrānta)
1) To roam or wander about, move or go about, rove, ramble (fig. also); भ्रमति भुवने कन्दर्पाज्ञा (bhramati bhuvane kandarpājñā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.17; मनो निष्ठाशून्यं भ्रमति च किमप्यालिखति च (mano niṣṭhāśūnyaṃ bhramati ca kimapyālikhati ca) 31; oft. with acc. of place; भुवं बभ्राम (bhuvaṃ babhrāma) Dk.; दिग्मण्डलं भ्रमसि मानस चापलेन (digmaṇḍalaṃ bhramasi mānasa cāpalena) Bhartṛhari 3.77; so भिक्षां भ्रम् (bhikṣāṃ bhram) 'to go about begging'.
2) To turn or whirl round, revolve, move round or in a circle; सूर्यो भ्राम्यति नित्यमेव गगने (sūryo bhrāmyati nityameva gagane) Bhartṛhari 2.95; भ्रमता भ्रमरेण (bhramatā bhramareṇa) Gītagovinda 3.
3) To go astray, stray, swerve, deviate.
4) To spread, prevail, be current or afloat; अभ्रमच्च पौरजानपदेष्वियं वार्ता (abhramacca paurajānapadeṣviyaṃ vārtā) Dk.
5) To totter, reel, stagger, be in doubt or suspense, waver; अन्तर्भिन्नं भ्रमति हृदयम् (antarbhinnaṃ bhramati hṛdayam) Māl. 5.2.
6) To err, be in error or mistake, be mistaken; आभरणकारस्तु तालव्य इति बभ्राम (ābharaṇakārastu tālavya iti babhrāma).
7) To flicker, flutter, quiver, move unsteadily; चक्षुर्भ्राभ्यति (cakṣurbhrābhyati) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.78.
8) To surround.
9) To waver, be perplexed, doubt; तैरश्वै- र्भ्राम्यते भ्रान्तैः सुमाली राक्षसेश्वरः (tairaśvai- rbhrāmyate bhrāntaiḥ sumālī rākṣaseśvaraḥ) Rām.7.7.3. -Caus. (bhramayati-te or bhrāmayati-te)
1) To cause to rove or wander, cause to revolve or turn round, whirl round; भ्रमय जलदानम्भोगर्भान् (bhramaya jaladānambhogarbhān) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.41.
2) To cause to err, delude, mislead, perplex, confuse, embarrass, cause to reel or stagger; विकारश्चैतन्यं भ्रमयति च संमीलयति च (vikāraścaitanyaṃ bhramayati ca saṃmīlayati ca) Uttararāmacarita 1.36.
3) To wave, brandish, vibrate; लीलारबिन्दं भ्रमयांचकार (līlārabindaṃ bhramayāṃcakāra) R.6.13.
4) To proclaim by beat of drum.
5) To disarrange.
Derivable forms: bhram (भ्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhra (भ्र):—[from bhrū] in [compound] for bhrū (cf. [Pāṇini 6-3, 61], [vArttika] 3, [Patañjali])
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.
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Starts with (+392): Bhra ddha dha ru, Bhra nga ra dza, Bhra-ddha-dha-ru, Bhrabhanga, Bhrad, Bhradini, Bhragn, Bhragyat, Bhraingarika, Bhraj, Bhraja, Bhrajabhrishti, Bhrajadrishti, Bhrajajjanman, Bhrajaka, Bhrajakapitta, Bhrajamana, Bhrajana, Bhrajas, Bhrajashloka.
Ends with (+62): Abbhra, Abhra, Adabhra, Ambhra, Anabhra, Anavabhra, Arjunabhra, Aurabhra, Avabhra, Babhra, Balabhra, Bandarebhra, Bhushvabhra, Bhutishubhra, Brihacchhringarabhra, Candrashubhra, Chinnabhra, Dabhra, Damaranandabhra, Dambhra.
Full-text (+157): Adabhra, Aurabhra, Dabhra, Bhramin, Sitabhra, Vyabhra, Phusa, Shubhra, Tarabhra, Pindabhra, Phuma, Bhrakuti, Nilabhra, Sandhyabhra, Vibhranti, Rathabhra, Khandabhra, Urabhra, Jhampa, Bhram.
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9.8. Summary of the Bhut Ne Bhram (1924) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 24 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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