Bhutagrama, Bhūtagrāma, Bhuta-grama: 9 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम).—The group of five bhūtas;1 beings are of four kinds; viviparous, aṇḍaja (egg-born), udbhijja (sprouting as plant) and svedaja (sweat produced);2 worshipped in ceremonies prior to the construction of tanks, etc.3 Born of the sacrifice of Varuṇa clothed with tamas, rajas and satva.4
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 37. 6; III. 1. 32; Matsya-purāṇa 1. 15; 165. 23-24.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 82; 30. 101 and 227; 63. 5; 65. 122.
- 3) Matsya-purāṇa 53. 31; 58. 26; 166. 5-8.
- 4) Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 33.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम).—m S The five elements aggregately.
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 dictionaryBhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम).—
1) the whole multitude or aggregate of living beings; Uttararāmacarita 7; भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते (bhūtagrāmaḥ sa evāyaṃ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.19.
2) a multitude of spirits.
3) the body.
Derivable forms: bhūtagrāmaḥ (भूतग्रामः).
Bhūtagrāma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and grāma (ग्राम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम).—m.
(-maḥ) Any aggregate of elementary matter, the body, the world. E. bhūta and grāma a heap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम):—[=bhūta-grāma] [from bhūta > bhū] m. = -gaṇa (in both meanings), [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a multitude of plants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] any aggregate or elementary matter, the body, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūtagrāma (भूतग्राम):—[bhūta-grāma] (maḥ) 1. m. Aggregate of elementary matter; universe.
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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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Partial matches: Bhuta, Grama.
Full-text: Grama, Bhavishyapurana, Bhuta.
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