Sarvabhutamaya, Sarvabhūtamaya: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Sarvabhutamaya in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sarvabhūtamaya (सर्वभूतमय) refers to “that which is made of all the elements”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. It was appreciated by all. It was golden in colour and all the elements had gone into its making (sarvabhūtamaya). The right wheel was the sun and the left wheel was the moon. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sarvabhutamaya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvabhūtamaya (सर्वभूतमय) or Sarvvabhūtamaya.—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Comprising or comprehending all elementary matter. m.

(-yaḥ) The supreme pervading spirit. E. sarvabhūta, mayaṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvabhūtamaya (सर्वभूतमय).—[sarva-bhūta + maya], adj. I. Comprising all beings, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 7. Ii. m. The supreme Spirit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvabhūtamaya (सर्वभूतमय).—[feminine] ī containing all beings.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sarvabhūtamaya (सर्वभूतमय):—[=sarva-bhūta-maya] [from sarva-bhūta > sarva] mf(ī)n. containing or representing all b°, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. the supreme pervading Spirit, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvabhūtamaya (सर्वभूतमय):—[sarva-bhūtamaya] (yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a. Comprising all. m. God.

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Sarvabhutamaya in German

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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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