In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Vasubhūti (वसुभूति) is the chief of a gang of robbers (caura-camūpati) from Sughoṣa, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Padmiṣṭhā said to Śrīdarśana: “... now in this village [Sughoṣa] there lives a great bandit, the chief of a gang of robbers, called Vasubhūti, a Brāhman only by name. When my father arrived here, that ruffian, with the help of his servants, killed him, and took away the gold he had about his person”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vasubhūti, 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.

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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’.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) Vasubhūti (वसुभूति) is the name of an ancient Muni, according to chapter 6.3 [ānanda-puruṣapuṇḍarīka-bali-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Also here in Bharatakṣetra in the city Potana, Priyamitra was king, who resembled the rising of the sun for lotuses in the form of friends. Suketu kidnaped his wife and he, disgusted with existence from that humiliation, became a mendicant at Muni Vasubhūti’s side. Afflicted with grief at his wife’s kidnaping, he practiced severe penance and made a nidāna for killing his wife’s kidnaper. He fasted and died without confessing the nidāna and was born a powerful god in the heaven Māhendra”.

2) Vasubhūti (वसुभूति) is the name of a Brāhman from Dāru, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa].—Accordingly, “Now in Jambūdvīpa in this same Bhāratakṣetra in the village Dāru there was a Brāhman, Vasubhūti. He had a son, Atibhūti, by his wife, Anukośā; and his son had a wife, Sarasā. One day she was kidnaped quickly by a trick by a Brāhman, Kayāna, who had become infatuated with her. [...]”.

3) Vasubhūti (वसुभूति) was a friend of Amṛtasvara: the messenger of king Vijayaparvata from Padminī, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā].

Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī Mahāvīra

Vasubhūti (वसुभूति) is the father of Indrabhūti, Agnibhūti and Vāyubhūti: the first trough third of the eleven gaṇadharas (group-leader) of Mahāvīra.—Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra’s congregation had 11 gaṇadharas. All these were Brahmin householders from different places. All these gaṇadharas (for example, Indrabhūti, Agnibhūti and Vāyubhūti) were Brahmins by caste and Vedic scholars. After taking initiation, they all studied the 11 Aṅgas. Hence, all of them had the knowledge of the 14 pūrvas and possessed special attainments (labdhis).

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vasubhūti (वसुभूति).—name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 16.

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

Vasubhūti (वसुभूति).—[masculine] a man’s name.

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

Vasubhūti (वसुभूति):—[=vasu-bhūti] [from vasu > vas] m. Name of various men, [Manu-smṛti; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti; Ratnāvalī; Kathāsaritsāgara; Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vasubhuti 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: Bhuti, Vasu.

Full-text (+1): Subhuti, Pushpavati, Atibhuti, Anukosha, Sarasa, Candragati, Gotamasvamigita, Amritasvara, Gotamasvamin, Vijayaparvata, Padmini, Udita, Daru, Mudita, Suketu, Kayana, Upayoga, Kundalamandita, Indrabhuti, Bhamandala.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Vasubhuti, Vasubhūti, Vasu-bhuti, Vasu-bhūti; (plurals include: Vasubhutis, Vasubhūtis, bhutis, bhūtis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 8: Story of Kulabhūṣaṇa and Deśabhūṣaṇa < [Chapter V - The kidnapping of Sītā]

Part 2: Previous births of the three < [Chapter III - Ānandapuruṣapuṇḍarīkabalicaritra]

Part 11: Previous births of Sītā and Bhāmaṇḍala < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 67 - In Praise of Ratneśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter LXXIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]

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