Bhrakumsha, Bhrakuṃśa: 7 definitions
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Bhrakumsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Bhrakuṃśa can be transliterated into English as Bhrakumsa or Bhrakumsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhrakuṃśa (भ्रकुंश).—An actor in female dress.
Derivable forms: bhrakuṃśaḥ (भ्रकुंशः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrakuṃsa (भ्रकुंस).—m.
(-saḥ) An actor wearing female apparel. E. bhra for bhrū the eyebrow, and kuśi or kusi to speak, aff. ac; hence also bhrakuṃśa, bhrūkuṃsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrakuṃśa (भ्रकुंश).—see bhṛkuṃśa.
Bhrakuṃśa can also be spelled as Bhrakuṃsa (भ्रकुंस).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhrakuṃśa (भ्रकुंश):—[=bhra-kuṃśa] a or sa, bhra-kuñca, bhrakuṭi etc. See under bhrū, p. 771, col. 1.
2) [=bhra-kuṃśa] [from bhra > bhrū] b m. = bhrūkuṃśa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Bhrakuṃsa (भ्रकुंस):—[=bhra-kuṃsa] [from bhra > bhrū] m. = bhrūkuṃśa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhrakuṃsa (ಭ್ರಕುಂಸ):—[noun] an actor actiing in a female character.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Bhramkumsa, Bhrikumsha, Bhrukumsa, Bhrabhanga.
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