Bhasma, Bhasman: 40 definitions

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3. Shaivism
4. Nirukta
5. Shaktism
6. Jyotisha
7. Yoga
In Buddhism
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Bhasma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhasm.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

: Academia.edu: Ayurveda and Pharmaceutics (rasashastra)

Bhasma (Cinder): Powder of any substance obtained by calcinations is known as bhasma. Metals, minerals and animal products are calcinated in closed crucibles in pits specially made. Example: Abhraka-bhasma.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) refers to 鈥渁sh鈥� (e.g., gotten from burnt rice), and is used in the treatment of snake-bites such as those caused by the K峁涐梗峁嘺ma峁囜笉al墨-snakes, according to the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擜ccordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: 鈥淔or the fire-like burning of the wound caused by the bite, a paste or bolus made out of the excreta of pigeon, sap of Kapittha, Vi艣v膩bh奴 and Girikar峁噄k膩 must be applied on it with the dry leaves of A艣vam膩ra. Ash gotten from burnt rice (迟补峁囜笉耻濒墨-产丑补蝉尘补) must be applied on the body. It can be used for fumigation too鈥�.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥�(well-burnt) ashes鈥� which is used in various bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap膩la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 big and strong mud pot should be filled with the mixture of mud and plenty of beef; and the Nerium indicum plant should be grown there with effort by watering profusely with cow dung and good quality beef. The above stated plant of Nerium indicum should then be shifted to a pit previously prepared by filling with cow bones, well-burnt ashes (sudagdha-bhasman) and then wetted by water mixed with beef. Thereafter, the plant should be fed with plenty of water mixed with beef. So treated, it is transformed into a creeper to blossom profusely and perennially鈥�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: WikiPedia: Ayurveda

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ):鈥擳he usual means used to administer these substances is by preparations called bhasma, Sanskrit for "ash".

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ):鈥擜shes of metals / minerals obtained through incineration / calcinations process

2) Ash

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ).鈥�(Sacred ash). To know a story about the greatness of Bhasma see under the word Durjaya.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥渟acred ashes鈥�, symbolically representing the 鈥渆ssence鈥�, as mentioned in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.18. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] the ash (bhasma) is of three types, derived from ordinary fire, Vedic fire and 艢iva fire. The ash derived from ordinary fire shall be used for the purification of articles of mud, wood or metals and even for grains. [...] The ashes resulting from Vedic rites in fire shall be smeared over the forehead at the end of the rites. Since the ashes are purified by the mantras the rite itself takes the form of the ashes. [...] Bilva twigs shall be burnt repeating the 膧tma mantra of Aghora. This fire is called Siv膩gni. The ashes resulting therefrom are called 艢iv膩gnija鈥�.

For the sake of resplendence, the ashes (bhasma) shall be taken. The word bhasma (Ash) means that which is honoured and adored. 艢iva formerly did so.鈥斺€淎 king takes the essence of wealth by way of tax, in his kingdom. Men burn plants and take the essence thereof. The gastirc fire burns different kinds of foodstuffs and with their essence nourishes the body. Similarly the great lord 艢iva, the creator of the universe, burns the universe presided over by Him and takes the essence of the same. After burning the universe He applies the ashes (bhasma) over his body鈥�.

According to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.24, while explaining the importance of holy ashes (bhasma):鈥斺€淸...] the ashes (bhasma) of auspicious nature are of two types. I shall explain their characteristics. Please listen attentively. One is known as 尘补丑腻产丑补蝉尘补 (Great ashes) and the second is known as svalpa (the little)鈥�.

Also, 鈥淎 person who has applied ashes (bhasma) on his body actually wears as many 濒颈峁単补蝉 as there are particles of the ash that remain on his body. [...] Just as the fire when touched with or without knowledge burns the body so does the ash (bhasma) worn consciously or unconsciously sanctify the man鈥�.

2) Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) or Bhasmamaya refers to 鈥渁sh鈥�, representing the material of the li峁単a of the Yogins, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.12, where the Devas and Vi峁ａ箛u requested Vi艣vakarman for 濒颈峁単补蝉 for the achievement of the desires of all people:鈥斺€淸...] at our bidding Vi艣vakarm膩 made 濒颈峁単补蝉 and gave them to the devas according to their status. [...] the Goddesses (Dev墨) took the 濒颈峁単补蝉 of butter; the Yogins took 濒颈峁単补蝉 of the ash (Bhasman-li峁単a); the Yak峁s took 濒颈峁単补蝉 of curd and the deity Ch膩y膩 took a li峁単a of beaten flour. [...] Thus different kinds of 濒颈峁単补蝉 were given to them by Vi艣vakarm膩 which the devas and the celestial sages worship regularly. After giving the devas the various 濒颈峁単补蝉 from a desire for their benefit, Vi峁ａ箛u explained the mode of worship of 艢iva to me, Brahm膩鈥�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ).鈥擲acred ash supposed to be the 惫墨谤测补 of 艢iva who is Bhasmasamcchannadeha;¹ sn膩nam of, makes one pure: amulet for places of confinement.²

1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 27. 10 and 92, 105-28; III. 28. 12.
2) Ib. II. 27. 105-115.

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) represents the 鈥渆nergy of Agni鈥�, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, the merits of using the bhasma is expressed by the 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺. The bhasma is the energy of Agni and by besmearing bhasma on the body a person becomes powerful (惫墨谤测补v膩n) and self-controlled. He becomes liberated from all sins and attains communion with 艢iva (艣颈惫补蝉腻测耻箩测补)鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism

1) Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to one of the five kinds of external marks of an 腻肠腻谤测补 (鈥溑歛iva preceptor鈥�), according to Nigamaj帽膩na (艢aiva teacher of the 16th century) in his 艢aiv膩gamaparibh膩峁Ｄ乵a帽jar墨.

2) Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to one of the 鈥渆ight lords of divisions鈥� (惫颈驳谤补丑别艣惫补谤补) associated with the so-called eight divisions (vigraha) according to the Mata峁単ap膩rame艣vara (1.8.83鈥�5). These 鈥渆ight lords of divisions鈥� are also mentioned in a copper-plate inscription found in Malhar, Chhattisgarh, written around 650 CE. The eight divisions (vigraha) represent the uppermost part of the L膩kulas鈥� impure universe.

All these manifestations of 艢iva (e.g., Bhasman) appear at the borders of various divisions of the universe according to the L膩kula system.

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) is the name of a deity who received the Yogaj膩gama from Sudh膩khya through the 尘补丑腻苍蝉补尘产补苍诲丑补 relation, according to the 辫谤补迟颈蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 theory of 膧gama origin and relationship (sambandha). The 测辞驳补箩补-腻驳补尘补, being part of the ten 艢ivabhed膩gamas, refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddh膩nt膩gamas: a classification of the 艢aiva division of 艢aiv膩gamas. The 艢aiv膩gamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord 艢iva, received by P膩rvat墨 and accepted by Vi峁ａ箛u.

Bhasma obtained the Yogaj膩gama from Sudh膩khya who in turn obtained it from 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补 through parasambandha. Bhasma in turn, transmitted it to Prabhu who then, through divya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Devas who, through 诲颈惫测腻诲颈惫测补-蝉补尘产补苍诲丑补, transmitted it to the 峁氠梗is who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Yogaj膩gama to human beings (Manu峁a). (also see Ananta艣ambhu鈥檚 commentary on the Siddh膩ntas膩r膩vali of Trilocana艣iv腻肠腻谤测补)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) refers to 鈥渁sh鈥�, according to the 9th-century Sarvaj帽膩nottaratantra chapter 18.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ext, I shall teach the best observance among observances, which is known as the 艢iva-vrata and which is revered by Asuras and Gods alike. Pure pale ash (bhasma) [should be used, and] white dress and unguents; he should wear a white sacred thread and be adorned by a chignon of matted locks. He should be equipped with all [suitable] ornaments, [and] adorned with white garlands; he should consume [only the pure ritual gruel-offering known as] caru; he should observe the chaste conduct of a student; he should venerate 艢iva, the fire and his Guru. [...]鈥�.

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渁sh鈥� (used for applying the forehead mark), according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.88-89ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]鈥斺€淥ne should always perform [the recitation of the mantra] for the sake of peace in obligatory rites, special rites, and for fulfillment of special wishes. [The Mantrin should always] apply the forehead mark of white ash (艣惫别迟补-产丑补蝉尘补苍) [infused] with seven recitations [of the Am峁泃e艣a] mantra on [the king鈥檚] washed face. [This] removes the pollution caused by the mothers鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana (nirukta)

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) means 鈥渢hat which has controlled the essence of the whole universe鈥�. (Bha=惫峁沝诲丑颈 (flourishing essence). Sma=svayam. Manyate=鈥榗onsiders his own鈥�).

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Nirukta (啶ㄠた啶班啶曕啶�) or 鈥渆tymology鈥� refers to the linguistic analysis of the Sanskrit language. This branch studies the interpretation of common and ancient words and explains them in their proper context. Nirukta is one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) means 鈥渁shes鈥�, according to the second recension of the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, as the Goddess (i.e., Khage艣墨) said to the God (i.e., Bhairava), 鈥淸...] Being one who has matted hair, shaved head, (having a) topknot, carrying a skull, smeared with ashes [i.e., 产丑补蝉尘补-驳耻峁囜笉颈迟补] or wearing the five insignias鈥擮 god, (none of this) leads to accomplishment in the Kula tradition. (Even) a renouncer who does not bear the five insignias and is naked does not quickly achieve success in the western (transmission) of the House of the Yogin墨s. This is forbidden and (so) all this is absent in the Kaula (teachings). O Mahe艣vara, as this is improper how can the Command be given to you?鈥�.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) refers to an 鈥渁shy-pale-colored sun鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f in Var峁Ｄ� the colour of the sun be that of the flower 艢ir墨峁 (Mimosa flexuosa) there will be immediate rain; if the colour be that of the peacock鈥檚 plume there will be no rain for twelve years to come. If, then the sun be black there will be fear from worms and reptiles; if it be ashy pale [i.e., bhasma-nibha] there will be fear from foreign princes; if the sun should appear with a hole that prince will perish in the star of whose nativity the sun then happens to be鈥�.

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Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渁shes鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] Putting on ochre garments, carrying a skull, plucking out clumps of hair, maintaining non-vedic religious observances, ashes (bhasman), ascetic clothing and matted locks, behaving as if mad, [the ascetic practice of] nakedness, [studying] the Vedas, Tantras and so on and the meeting [of learned people] for [reciting] poetry in the assembly: All [this] is exertion for the sake of filling one's stomach and is not the cause of the highest good. [...]鈥�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) refers to 鈥渁shes鈥� and represents one of the five auspicious symbols of 狈补颈谤腻迟尘腻.鈥擳he Indian Museum image is the only image of this goddess [狈补颈谤腻迟尘腻] which conforms to the description given in the 蝉腻诲丑补苍补. Here the goddess, in accordance with the Dhy膩na, has a terrible appearance with canine teeth, garland of heads and three eyes rolling in anger. She stands on the corpse lying on its back, and dances in the 补谤诲丑补辫补谤测补峁卥补 attitude. Burning flames radiate from her person, and her hair rise upwards in the shape of a flame. She is decked in the five auspicious symbols, the 办补峁囜弓丑颈办腻 (torque), rucaka (bracelets), ratna (jewels), 尘别办丑补濒腻 (girdle), and bhasma (ashes) or the 蝉奴迟谤补 (sacred thread) in the form of a garland of heads. She bears the image of her sire Ak峁bhya on her crown and carries the menacing kartri in the right hand. The left hand holding the 办补辫腻濒补 is broken. The 办丑补峁璿腻峁単补, as usual, hangs from her left shoulder.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渁sh鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 31).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Thrown on the fire (agni), the body becomes ash (bhasman); devoured by insects (kurmi) it becomes dung (辫耻谤墨峁); placed in the earth, it decays, decomposes, and becomes earth; put into the water, it swells up and decays or it is eaten by water-insects. Of all corpses (办耻峁嘺辫补), that of man is the most impure: his impurities (补艣耻肠颈诲丑补谤尘补) will be explained at length in reference to the nine concepts (苍补惫补蝉补峁僯帽腻). [...]鈥�.

: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥渁shes (of oblations)鈥� (suitable for an offering ceremony), according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly [as the Bhagav膩n taught the detailed offering-manual], 鈥淗aving taken ashes from oblations (腻丑耻迟颈-产丑补蝉尘补), it should be mixed in rice gruel enchanted sixty times with the mantra. It should be thrown into the middle of the [N膩ga] residence. Merely upon throwing all N膩gas become agitated. Then they send down rain showers. If it does not rain on the same day, the bodies of all those N膩gas will have spotted leprosy鈥�.

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补s of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补s.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渁sh鈥�, according to P奴jyap膩da鈥檚 Sarv膩rthasiddhi.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Even if human birth is attained, a good country, a good family, keen senses, health, etc. are more and more difficult of attainment. When all these are attained, if true faith is not acquired, human birth becomes useless like the face without vision. And even after attaining this rare true faith, if anyone is immersed in worldly pleasures, it is like burning sandal-wood paste for the sake of ash (bhasman-artha). [...]鈥�.

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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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bhasma : (nt.) ashes.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhasma, (n) (nt.) (cp. Vedic bhasman (adj.); Sk. bhasman (n.), originally ppr. of bhas to chew & thus n-stem. It has passed into the a-decl. in Pali, except in the Loc. bhasmani (S. I, 169). Etymologically & semantically bhasman is either 鈥渃hewing鈥� or 鈥渁nything chewed (small),鈥� thus meaning particle, dust, sand, etc. ; and bhas is another form of 辫蝉腻 (cp. Sk. 辫蝉腻 morsel of food, 辫蝉腻ta hungry=P. ch膩ta). Idg. *bhs膩 & *bhsam, represented in Gr. yw/xw to grind, y维mmos & y蠋xos sand; Lat. sabulum sand. The Dhtp 326 & Dhtm 452 explain bhas by bhasm墨kara峁嘺鈥渞educe to ashes,鈥� a pp. of it is bhasita; it also occurs in Sk. Loc. bhasi) ashes S. I, 169=Nd² 576 (Loc. bhasmani); Vv 84⁴⁴; J. III, 426; Vism. 469 (in comparison).

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥€€曖€€嬦€€-醼曖€€犪€€欋€坚€斸€横€欋€� 醼♂€樶€€撫€€斸€�)

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(Auto-Translation): (1) Blue. (T) (2) Similar to blue, resembling blue (Muthawada). Also see Basmaputa.

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ).鈥攏 (S) Ashes. 2 Any metallic oxyde.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ).鈥�n Ashes. Any metallic oxide.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ).鈥�n. [bhas-manin]

1) Ashes; (kalpate) 啶о啶班啶掂 啶氞た啶むぞ啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶班啷� 啶掂た啶多啶︵啶оく啷� (dhruva峁� cit膩bhasmarajo vi艣uddhaye) Kum膩rasambhava 5.79.

2) Sacred ashes (smeared on the body); 啶す啶距う啷囙さ啷嬥そ啶� 啶むう啷嵿き啶膏啶� 啶え啷嬥き啶掂ざ啶班啶班啶 啷� 啶嗋う啶距く啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ- 啶椸ぞ啶む啶班啶粪 啶啶むた啶侧啶 啶むう啶距啶班啶む (mah膩devo'tha tadbhasma manobhava艣ar墨rajam | 膩d膩ya sarva- g膩tre峁 bh奴tilepa峁� tad膩karot) || K膩lik膩 P. (bhasmani hu 'to sacrifice in ashes', i. e. to do a useless work).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ).鈥攏. (-sma) 1. Ashes. 2. Holy ashes. E. bhas to shine, Unadi aff. manin .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ).鈥� (cf. bhasita), n. Ashes, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] ii. [distich] 163.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ).鈥擺adjective] chewing, devouring. [neuter] (also [plural]) ashes, [ablative] bhasmatas.

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

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ):鈥擺from bhas] in [compound] for bhasman.

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

1) Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ):鈥擺from bhas] a mfn. chewing, devouring, consuming, pulverizing, [峁歡-veda v, 19, 5; x, 115, 2]

2) [v.s. ...] n. (also [plural]) 鈥榳hat is pulverized a or calcined by fire鈥�, ashes, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (yu峁膩bhir bhasma bhak峁yitavyam, 鈥榶ou shall have ashes to eat鈥� id est. 鈥榶ou shall get nothing鈥� [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补]; mani-huta. mfn. 鈥榮acrificed in a掳鈥� id est. 鈥榰seless鈥� [P膩峁噄ni 2-1, 47 [Scholiast or Commentator]])

3) [v.s. ...] n. sacred ashes (smeared on the body; cf. 产丑补蝉尘补-诲丑腻谤补峁嘺).

4) b etc. See above.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ):鈥�(sma) 5. m. Ashes.

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

Bhasman (啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhasama, Bhassa, 叠丑腻蝉补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ) [Also spelled bhasm]:鈥�(nf) ash, cinders, calx; ~[蝉腻迟] reduced to ashes, burnt to ashes;—[肠补岣峢腻苍腻/谤补尘腻苍腻/濒补驳腻苍腻] to turn into an ascetic/a mendicant; —[丑辞苍腻] to be reduced to ashes; to be ruined.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bhasma (嗖哺喑嵿伯):鈥�

1) [noun] the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning; ash.

2) [noun] the ash of the burnt cowdung cake, regarded as holy.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Bhasma (啶じ啷嵿ぎ):鈥攏. 1. ashes; cinder; 2. Ayurvedic medicine prepared by burning the metals;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Review of research works done on Tamra Bhasma [Incinerated Copper] at Institute for Post-Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar < [Volume 34 (1); 2013 (Jan-Mar)]

Physicochemical characterization and antibacterial activity of Rajata Bhasma and silver nanoparticle < [Volume 37 (1); 2016 (Jan-Mar)]

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Study of loha bhasma in Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya. < [Volume 5, Issue 2: March - April 2018]

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"Evaluation of Yashada bhasma using Namburi Phased Spot Test" < [Volume 2 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2011]

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