Brihadvishnu, Bṛhadviṣṇu: 4 definitions
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Brihadvishnu 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 Bṛhadviṣṇu can be transliterated into English as Brhadvisnu or Brihadvishnu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBṛhadviṣṇu (बृहद्विष्णु).—A son of Bṛhadvasu.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 171.
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 DictionaryBṛhadviṣṇu (बृहद्विष्णु):—[=bṛhad-viṣṇu] [from bṛhad > bṛṃh] m. Name of the larger recension of V°’s law-book.
[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, Vishnu.
Full-text: Brihadkarma.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 4 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.159 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.156 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - The Song of Gopīs (cowherd-women) < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Āyurveda and the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]