Brihatketu, Bṛhatketu, Brihat-ketu: 6 definitions
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Brihatketu 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 Bṛhatketu can be transliterated into English as Brhatketu or Brihatketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBṛhatketu (बृहत्केतु).—A king in ancient India. Mention is made about this king in the Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Stanza 237.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBṛhatketu (बृहत्केतु).—an epithet of Agni.
Derivable forms: bṛhatketuḥ (बृहत्केतुः).
Bṛhatketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bṛhat and ketu (केतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBṛhatketu (बृहत्केतु).—[adjective] of great brightness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bṛhatketu (बृहत्केतु):—[=bṛhat-ketu] [from bṛhat > bṛṃh] mfn. (hat-) having great clearness or brightness (said of Agni), [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king, [Mahābhārata]
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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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