Vrihadbhanu, Vṛhadbhānu: 2 definitions
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Vrihadbhanu 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 Vṛhadbhānu can be transliterated into English as Vrhadbhanu or Vrihadbhanu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛhadbhānu (वृहद्भानु).—m.
(-nuḥ) Agni or fire. E. vṛhat large, many, bhānu a ray of light.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛhadbhānu (वृहद्भानु):—[vṛha-dbhānu] (nuḥ) 2. m. Agni or fire.
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: Vriha.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Chapter CXL - Description of the race of puru < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXX < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]