Bhruna, Bhrūṇa: 14 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraBhrūṇa (भ्रूण) refers to an “embryo” or “child”, according to chapter 4.1 [śreyāṃsanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Hayagrīva (Aśvagrīva) said to Tripṛṣṭha:—“You are a stripling, boy. Slaughtering you is like killing an embryo (i.e., bhrūṇa), nothing else. Now go away. Today I am embarrassed before you. Verily, this weapon of mine, the cakra, never stumbles and never becomes dull, like Indra’s thunderbolt. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhrūṇa (भ्रूण).—m S An embryo or a fœtus.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhrūṇa (भ्रूण).—m An embryo or a fœtus.
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 dictionaryBhrūṇa (भ्रूण).—[bhrūṇ-ghañ]
1) An embryo, fœtus; सर्वा भ्रूणान्यारुषी (sarvā bhrūṇānyāruṣī) Ṛv.1.155.2.
2) A child, boy; उद्यम्य शस्त्रमायातं भ्रूण (udyamya śastramāyātaṃ bhrūṇa)-
3) A very learned Brāhmaṇa; भ्रूणहाऽभ्रूणहा (bhrūṇahā'bhrūṇahā) (bhavati) Bṛ. Up.4.3.22; तस्य साधोरपापस्य भ्रूणस्य ब्रह्मवादिनः । कथं वधं यथा बभ्रोर्मन्यते सन्मतो भवान् (tasya sādhorapāpasya bhrūṇasya brahmavādinaḥ | kathaṃ vadhaṃ yathā babhrormanyate sanmato bhavān) || Bhāgavata 9.9.32.
4) A pregnant woman (garbhiṇī).
Derivable forms: bhrūṇaḥ (भ्रूणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrūṇa (भ्रूण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. The embryo or fœtus. 2. A child. E. bhrūṇa to hope, to fear, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrūṇa (भ्रूण).—m. The embryo (cf. bhrūṇahan).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhrūṇa (भ्रूण).—[neuter] embryo, unborn child; [masculine] a Brahman of high rank.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhrūṇa (भ्रूण):—n. (for bhūrṇa, [from] √bhṛ) an embryo, [Ṛg-veda x, 155, 2]
2) m. a child, boy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a very learned Brāhman, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
4) a pregnant woman (= garbhiṇī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhrūṇa (भ्रूण):—(ka, ṅa) bhrūṇayate 10. d. To hope; to desire; to be confident.
2) (ṇaḥ) 1. m. The embryo or foetus.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bhrūṇa (भ्रूण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhuṇṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBhrūṇa (भ्रूण) [Also spelled bhrun]:—(um) foetus, embryo; ~[vijñāna] embryology; ~[hatyā] foeticide.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhrūṇa (ಭ್ರೂಣ):—
1) [noun] the young of a viviparous animal, esp. of a mammal, in the early stages of development within the womb (in humans up to the end of the eighth week); an embryo; a foetus.
2) [noun] a baby; an infant.
3) [noun] a young boy.
4) [noun] a pregnant woman.
5) [noun] the rudimentary plant usu. contained in the seed.
6) [noun] that which is in the very early stage of development.
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: Bhrunabhid, Bhrunadheya, Bhrunaghna, Bhrunahan, Bhrunahanana, Bhrunahantar, Bhrunahantri, Bhrunahati, Bhrunahattya, Bhrunahatya, Bhrunahatyapataka, Bhrunahatyapataki, Bhrunahatyara, Bhrunahatye, Bhrunashastra, Bhrunavadha, Bhrunavijnana.
Ends with: Navajata-bhruna.
Full-text (+1): Bhrunaghna, Bhrunahatya, Bhrunahan, Bhrunahati, Bhrunahantri, Bhrunahanana, Bhraunaghna, Bhrunavadha, Bhrunabhid, Bhunna, Navjaat-bhrun, Bhraunahatya, Purunakatti, Bhrun, Purunakam, Dheya, Hati, Hatya, Bhrunadheya, Kvip.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.377 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
6.1.4. Expiatory Rites in Vasiṣṭha-dharmasūtra < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
5.1. Expiatory Rites in Saṃhitā Literature < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 53 - Greatness of Bhrūṇagartā < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 5 - Dialogue between Nārada and Sutanu < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Apastamba Dharma-sutra (by Āpastamba)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 5.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Part 22: Duel between Tripṛṣṭha and Hayagrīva < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]