The Sanskrit term Bṛhanmantra can be transliterated into English as Brhanmantra or Brihanmantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Bṛhanmantra (बृहन्मन्त्र).—See Bṛhatkīrti.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Bṛhatmantra (बृहत्मन्त्र) is the name of a Mantra discussed in chapter 46 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.—Description the chapter [nṛsiṃharājāṅga-mantra]: The subsidiary mantra to the nṛsiṃharājamantra is here mentioned. [...] Description of chapter 46: Also subsidiary to the narasiṃharājamantra are the following mantras which are here discussed: [e.g., bṛhatmantra (38b-44a)]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bṛhanmantra (बृहन्मन्त्र):—[=bṛhan-mantra] [from bṛhan > bṛṃh] m. Name of a grandson of Brahman, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Brihanmantra in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Brihan, Brihat, Mantra.

Full-text: Nrisimharajangamantra, Narasimharajangamantra.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 2.23.2 < [Sukta 23]

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