Gobhanu, Gobhānu: 5 definitions
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Gobhanu 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGobhānu (गोभानु).—A King who was the grandson of Turvasu of the Pūru dynasty and son of King Varga. Gobhānu had a son named Traiśāni. (Chapter 277, Agni Purāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Gobhānu (गोभानु).—A son of Vanhi, and father of Trisānu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 1; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 1.
1b) A son of Garbha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 48. 1.
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 DictionaryGobhānu (गोभानु):—[=go-bhānu] [from go] m. Name of a son of Vahni, [Harivaṃśa 1830; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Trisari, Trisanu, Angarajavamsha, Gandhara, Vanhi, Cola.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Turvasu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1j - The Turvasu Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)