Brahmasavarni, Brahman-savarni, Brahmasāvarṇi: 6 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Brahmasāvarṇi (ब्रह्मसावर्णि).—Tenth Manu. (See Manvantara).
Brahmasāvarṇi (ब्रह्मसावर्णि).—The tenth Manu; son of Upaśloka; Bhūriṣeṇa and others were the ten sons; Haviṣmat and others were the sages: Śrīmūrti was the name of the manifestation of Hari in this epoch; Śambhu [Śānti (vi. p.)] was Indra.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VII. 13. 21-3. Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 25-28.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Brahmasāvarṇi (ब्रह्मसावर्णि).—Name of the tenth Manu; दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतो महान् (daśamo brahmasāvarṇirupaślokasuto mahān) Bhāgavata 8.13.21.
Derivable forms: brahmasāvarṇiḥ (ब्रह्मसावर्णिः).
Brahmasāvarṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and sāvarṇi (सावर्णि).
Brahmasāvarṇi (ब्रह्मसावर्णि).—m. the tenth Manu, ib. 21.
Brahmasāvarṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and sāvarṇi (सावर्णि).
Brahmasāvarṇi (ब्रह्मसावर्णि):—m. = brahmasāvarṇa
1) vp. 3 , 2 , 24.
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
Brahmasāvarṇi (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸಾವರ್ಣಿ):—[noun] name of the tenth manu, the progenitors of human race.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text (+0): Savarni, Manu, Upashloka, Bhurishena, Sukshetra, Uttamauja, Suvrata, Shveta Varaha Kalpa.
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