Bhukhanda, Bhūkhaṇḍa, Bhukhamda: 6 definitions
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Bhukhanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhūkhaṇḍa (भूखंड).—n (S) A division or section of the globe.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhūkhaṇḍa (भूखण्ड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—of Skandapurāṇa. Ben. 46.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūkhaṇḍa (भूखण्ड):—[=bhū-khaṇḍa] m. n. ‘earth-section’, Name of a section of the [Skanda-purāṇa] and of the [Padma-purāṇa] (= bhūmi-kh).
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhūkhaṃḍa (ಭೂಖಂಡ):—[noun] any of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe (as Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America, Europe, and sometimes, Antarctica); a continent.
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: Bhukhandala.
Ends with: Bhamti-bhukhanda.
Full-text: Shambhalagamamahatmya, Skandapurana.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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