Brihad, Bṛhaḍ: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bṛhaḍ can be transliterated into English as Brhad or Brihad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bṛhaḍ (बृहड्):—[from bṛṃh] in [compound] for bṛhat.
2) Bṛhad (बृहद्):—[from bṛṃh] in [compound] for bṛhat.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBṛhad (बृहद्):—allomorph of [bṛhat] (see).
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Starts with (+167): Brihad-Adanika, Brihad-bhogika, Brihad-bhogin, Brihad-rajni, Brihad-uparika, Brihad-vachaka, Brihad-vajika, Brihadabhidhanacintamani, Brihadagni, Brihadagnimukha, Brihadakshaya, Brihadamara, Brihadamarakosha, Brihadambalaka, Brihadambalika, Brihadambashataka, Brihadamla, Brihadanga, Brihadangiras, Brihadanika.
Full-text (+946): Brihaddhakka, Bharata, Brihadrayi, Brihadaranyakopanishadvarttika, Brihadaranyakavyakhya, Brihaddiveshu, Brihadri, Brihaduksha, Brihadbrahmasamhita, Brihadvasishtha, Brihadravas, Brihadaranyakabhashyavarttika, Brihadaranyakavarttikasara, Brihaduksh, Brihadukshan, Brihadaranyakabhashyatika, Brihadaranyakopanishatkhandartha, Brihadvati, Brihadgravan, Brihadaranyakabhashya.
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Search found 38 books and stories containing Brihad, Bṛhaḍ, Brhad, Bṛhad; (plurals include: Brihads, Bṛhaḍs, Brhads, Bṛhads). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.72 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.209 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 1.4.20 < [Part 4 - Devotional service in Love of God (prema-bhakti)]
Verse 2.4.69 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 1.6 - From Ācārya Tulsi to Modern Times < [Chapter 1 - The Jain Yoga Tradition—A Historical Review]
Chapter 2.4 - Works of Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 2 - Life, Date and Works of Ācārya Haribhadrasūri]
Brahma Sutras (Vedanta Sutras) (by George Thibaut)
III, 3, 7 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
III, 3, 19 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
III, 3, 20 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Appendix on Rajarajesvaram: Later History < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]