Brihaddhvani, Bṛhaddhvani: 4 definitions
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Brihaddhvani 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 Bṛhaddhvani can be transliterated into English as Brhaddhvani or Brihaddhvani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBṛhaddhvani (बृहद्ध्वनि).—A river in India. This river is famous in the Purāṇas. Mention is made about this river in Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 32.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBṛhaddhvanī (बृहद्ध्वनी):—[=bṛhad-dhvanī] [from bṛhad > bṛṃh] f. ‘loud-sounding’, Name of a river, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Brihad, Dhvani.
Full-text: Brihadvant.
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