Bhuridyumna, Bhūridyumna: 5 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Bhuridyumna in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Bhūridyumna (भूरिद्युम्न).—A king in the assembly of Yama. He attained Heaven (Svargaloka) by virtue of his having performed godāna (gift of cow). (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 76).

2) Bhūridyumna (भूरिद्युम्न).—A Maharṣi. This sage once went to Hastināpura as a messenger of peace. On the way he met with Śrī Kṛṣṇa whom he reverently worshipped by doing "Pradakṣiṇā".

3) Bhūridyumna (भूरिद्युम्न).—He was the only son of Vīradyumna, a King. Bhūridyumna was lost somewhere in the forest. (Mahābhārata Śānti Parva, Chapter 127, Verse 14)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bhūridyumna (भूरिद्युम्न).—A son of the first Sāvarṇa Manu.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 65 and 72.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhuridyumna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bhūridyumna (भूरिद्युम्न):—[=bhūri-dyumna] [from bhūri > bhū] m. ‘possessing great glory’, Name of a pious prince (son of Vīra-dyumna), [Maitrī-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] of the sons of 2 Manus ([varia lectio] -dhāman), [Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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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.

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