Mayobhuva, Mayas-bhuva: 4 definitions
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Mayobhuva 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMayobhuva (मयोभुव).—Of the Agastya family.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 202. 2.
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 dictionaryMayobhuva (मयोभुव).—a. causing pleasure, delighting; आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवः (āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvaḥ) Ṛv.1.9.1.
Mayobhuva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mayas and bhuva (भुव). See also (synonyms): mayobhava, mayobhu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMayobhuva (मयोभुव):—[=mayo-bhuva] [from mayo > mayas] mfn. = -bhava, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.106 < [Section XV - False evidence permissible in special cases]
Verse 11.132 < [Section XV - Expiation for the killing of Cats and other Animals]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
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