Brisaya, Bṛsaya: 5 definitions
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Brisaya 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 Bṛsaya can be transliterated into English as Brsaya or Brisaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsBṛsaya (बृसय) is mentioned twice in the Ṛgveda, being in the first passage connected with the Paṇis, and in the second with the Pārāvatas and the Paṇis. According to the St. Petersburg Dictionary, the word is the name of a demon, but is in the second passage used as an appellative, perhaps meaning “sorcerer”. Hillebrandt thinks that a people is meant locating them in Arachosia or Drangiana with the Pārāvatas and the Paṇis, and comparing Βαρσα,ίντης, satrap of Arachosia and Drangiana in the time of Darius. But this theory is not probable.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBṛsaya (बृसय).—(Ved.) a. Mighty, great; यथा सरस्वतीदेवताके निगदे (yathā sarasvatīdevatāke nigade) 'सरस्वति देवनिदो निबर्हय प्रजां विश्वस्य बृसयस्य मायिनः (sarasvati devanido nibarhaya prajāṃ viśvasya bṛsayasya māyinaḥ)' इति बृसयशब्दो बृहच्छब्दार्थं गमयति (iti bṛsayaśabdo bṛhacchabdārthaṃ gamayati) ŚB. on MS.1.1.32. [बृसय (bṛsaya) according to Śabara brings to our mind the word बृहत् (bṛhat) just as गावी (gāvī) etc. remind us of गौः (gauḥ). This would mean that बृसय (bṛsaya), according to Śabara, is an अपभ्रंश (apabhraṃśa).]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bṛsaya (बृसय):—m. Name of a demon ([Sāyaṇa] = tvaṣṭṛ), [Ṛg-veda i, 93, 4]
2) ([probably]) a sorcerer, conjuror, [vi, 61, 3].
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Full-text: Vrishaya.
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