Shivabhuti, Śivabhūti: 4 definitions
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Shivabhuti 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 Śivabhūti can be transliterated into English as Sivabhuti or Shivabhuti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraŚivabhūti (शिवभूति) is the name of minister (mantrin) of Brahmadatta, an ancient king from Vārāṇasī (Benares), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 114. Accordingly, as Kaśyapa said to Naravāhanadatta: “... in that city [Vārāṇasī] there lived of old time a king named Brahmadatta, exclusively devoted to Śiva, a patron of Brāhmans, brave, generous and compassionate. [...] And he had a Brāhman minister named Śivabhūti, equal to Bṛhaspati in intellect, who had fathomed the meaning of all the Śāstras”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śivabhūti, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivabhūti (शिवभूति).—[masculine] [Name] of a minister.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivabhūti (शिवभूति):—[=śiva-bhūti] [from śiva] m. Name of a minister, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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)
Partial matches: Shiva, Bhuti, Civa.
Starts with: Shivabhutika.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Shivabhuti, Śivabhūti, Sivabhuti, Shiva-bhuti, Śiva-bhūti, Siva-bhuti; (plurals include: Shivabhutis, Śivabhūtis, Sivabhutis, bhutis, bhūtis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Jainism after the death of Mahāvīra < [Chapter 3 - Historical Background of Jainism in Ancient Bengal]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXIV < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Kalpa-sutra (Lives of the Jinas) (by Hermann Jacobi)