Atmabhu, Āٳū, Atman-bhu: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀٳū (आत्मभू).—Name of Brahmā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 12. 20.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaĀٳū (आत्मभू) refers to the God of love, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 8.105.

Kavya (काव्�, 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀٳū (आत्मभू).�a. self-born, self-existent.
-ū� वचस्यवसिते तस्मिन� ससर्� गिरमात्मभू� (vacasyavasite tasmin sasarja giramātmaū�) Kumārasambhava 2.53,3.16,5.81.
Āٳū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ٳ and ū (भू).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀٳū (आत्मभू).—mfn. (-ū-ū�-bhu) Self-born, self-existent. m.
(-ū�) 1. A name of Bmahma. 2. Of Kamadeva. 3. Of Vishnu, and 4. Of Siva. E. ٳ self, and ū being.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀٳū (आत्मभू).—i. e. ٳ-ū, adj. Self-existing, epithet of Brahman, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 186; of Viṣṇu, Śiva and Kāma.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀٳū (आत्मभू).—[adjective] self-existent ([Epithet] of [several] gods).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āٳū (आत्मभू):—[=ātma-ū] [from ātma > ٳ] m. ٱ-ǰ�, Name of Brahmā, [Śakuntalā; Kumāra-sambhava ii, 53]
2) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 21]
3) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [Śakuntalā]
4) [v.s. ...] a Brahman, [Bhāminī-vilāsa]
5) [v.s. ...] ‘mind-born�, Name of Kāma, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀٳū (आत्मभू):—[ātma-ū] (ū�) 3. m. A name of Brahma. a. Self existent.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀٳū (ಆತ್ಮಭೂ):—[noun] a self born, born from within or a descendant a) Viṣṇu; b) Brahma; c) Manmatha, the Love-God; d) a male offspring; a son.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 17 - The greatness of Śiva < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 265 < [Volume 21 (1918)]
Ჹ-پ-첹貹-پ (by Sarasvati Thkura)
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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