Lokabandhu, Loka-bandhu: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokabandhu (लोकबन्धु).—
1) the sun.
2) Śiva.
Derivable forms: lokabandhuḥ (लोकबन्धुः).
Lokabandhu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and bandhu (बन्धु). See also (synonyms): lokabāndhava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lokabandhu (लोकबन्धु):—[=loka-bandhu] [from loka > lok] m. ‘universal friend, friend of all’ Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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: Loka, Bandhu.
Full-text: Lokabandhava.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 43 - Establishment of Bhaṭṭāditya < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 29 - Gaṅgā-Sahasranāma (A Thousand Names of Gaṅgā) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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