Bhutapati, Bhūtapati, Bhuta-pati: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhūtapati (भूतपति) refers to the “lord of spirits”, and is used by Dakṣa to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] on hearing [Dadhīci’s] words, the foolish and evil-minded Dakṣa became furious in a trice and said mockingly:—‘[...] O Brahmin, this Śiva is not a man of nobility. He has neither father nor mother. He is the lord of goblins, ghosts and spirits (viz., bhūtapati) and is incorrigible’”.
1a) Bhūtapati (भूतपति).—Is Agni;1 also Śiva.2
1b) See Bhūtas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 2. 26.
Bhūtapati (भूतपति) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.19, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Bhūta-pati) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Bhūtapati (भूतपति) refers to 1) “the sky”, 2) Śiva, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 4.55.—In verse 11.18 Bhūtabhartṛ means Śiva.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
bhūtapati : (m.) lord of demons.
Bhūtapati refers to: (a) lord of beings J. V, 113 (of Inda); VI, 362 (id.); Vv 641 (id.). (b) lord of ghosts, or Yakkhas J. VI, 269 (of Kuvera).
Note: bhūtapati is a Pali compound consisting of the words bhūta and pati.
bhūtapati (ဘူတပတိ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[bhūta+pati]
[ဘူတ+ပတိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhūtapati—
(Burmese text): သတ္တဝါတို့၏အရှင် (က) လူတို့၏အရှင်။ လူမင်း။ (ခ) နတ်တို့၏အရှင်၊ သိကြားမင်း။
(Auto-Translation): The Lord of Creatures (a) the Lord of Humans, the King of Men. (b) the Lord of Spirits, the Knowledgeable King.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhūtapati (भूतपति).—
1) an epithet of Śiva; ध्यानास्पदं भूतपतेर्विवश (dhyānāspadaṃ bhūtapatervivaśa) Kumārasambhava 3.43,74.
2) of Agni.
3) the sacred basil.
4) the sky; ज्वलसि यन्निशि भूतपतिं श्रितः (jvalasi yanniśi bhūtapatiṃ śritaḥ) N.4.55.
Derivable forms: bhūtapatiḥ (भूतपतिः).
Bhūtapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and pati (पति).
Bhūtapati (भूतपति).—[masculine] lord of (evil) beings ([Epithet] of [several] gods).
1) Bhūtapati (भूतपति):—[=bhūta-pati] [from bhūta > bhū] m. ‘lord of beings’ ([especially] of evil beings, Name of Rudra-Śiva, Bhava, Śarva and Agni), [Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Ocimum Sanctum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bhūtapati (भूतपति):—[(bhūta + pa)] m.
1) Herr der Wesen, namentlich böser Wesen [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 2, 14, 4.] Rudra [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 4, 20, 1. Agni] [Mahābhārata 14, 1177.] Bhava und Śarva [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 11, 2, 1. 6, 21.] [Sāyaṇa] zu [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 3, 33.] Śiva [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 199.] [Mahābhārata 3, 904. 5, 3558. 13, 6569.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 43. 74.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 34, 100.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 3, 7.] pl. [1, 2, 26. 4, 27, 11.] Vgl. bhūtasya und bhūtānāṃ patiḥ u. bhūta 3. —
2) Ocymum sanctum Lin. [NIGH. PR.]
Bhūtapati (भूतपति):—m. —
1) Herr der Wesen , insbes. der bösen. Auch Bez. Rudra-Śiva’s , Bhava’s , Śarva’s und Agni's. —
2) *Ocimum sanctum.
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
Bhūtapati (ಭೂತಪತಿ):—[noun] = ಭೂತನಾಥ [bhutanatha].
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)
Partial matches (+0): Bhuta, Pati.
Starts with (+0): Bhutapatibaddha, Bhutapatibaddhabhavavinivatti.
Full-text (+0): Bhutabhartri, Bhutavant, Disampati, Parihri, Bhuta, Agni.
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