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Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Subhīma (सुभीम).—One of the eight rākṣasas facing the eight vasus in the battle of the gods (devas) between the demons (asuras), according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 94. This battle was initiated by Mahiṣāsura in order to win over the hand of Vaiṣṇavī, the form of Trikalā having a red body representing the energy of Viṣṇu. Trikalā is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva).

The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Subhīma (सुभीम).—A son of Pāñcajanyāgni called Tapa. This Agni is one of the fifteen Agnis which cause hindrances in Yajñas. Subhīma, Atibhīma, Bhīma, Bhīmabala. Bala, Sumitra, Mitravān, Mitrajña, Mitravardhana, Mitradharman, Surapravīra, Vīra, Suvarcas, Veśa and Surahantā are the fifteen Agnis which cause hindrances in Yajñas. (Vana Parva, Chapter 220, Verse 11).

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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

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

1) Subhīma (सुभीम):—[=su-bhīma] [from su > su-pakva] mfn. very dreadful or terrible, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a malignant demon, [Mahābhārata]

3) Subhīmā (सुभीमा):—[=su-bhīmā] [from su-bhīma > su > su-pakva] f. Name of a wife of Kṛṣṇa, [Harivaṃśa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Subhīma (सुभीम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Subhāma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Subhima 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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Partial matches: Bhima, Bhimma, Cu, Shu.

Full-text: Padmakuta, Subhama.

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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

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