Bhutishiva, Bhūtiśiva: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Bhutishiva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Bhūtiśiva can be transliterated into English as Bhutisiva or Bhutishiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Bhūtiśiva (भूतिशिव) is the name of a Pāśupata ascetic, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 108. Accordingly, as Surabhi incarnated as a brown cow said to Nāgasvāmin: “... at a distance of five yojanas from this place [Vajraloka] there is a mighty Pāśupata ascetic named Bhūtiśiva, dwelling in a temple of Śiva in a forest. He possesses supernatural knowledge, and he will protect you for this one night, if you take refuge with him...”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bhūtiśiva, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhūtiśiva (भूतिशिव):—[=bhūti-śiva] [from bhūti > bhū] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Bhūtiśiva (भूतिशिव):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Kathāsaritsāgara 108, 35.]
Bhūtiśiva (भूतिशिव):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shiva, Bhuti.
Full-text: Sandhyavasa.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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