Brihat, 叠峁沨补迟: 14 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term 叠峁沨补迟 can be transliterated into English as Brhat or Brihat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�) refers to a 鈥渓arge neck鈥� (representing a desirable characteristic of elephants), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 2, 鈥渙n favorable marks鈥漖: 鈥�5. With large (产峁沨补迟), long, round necks [产峁沨补诲腻测补迟补惫峁泃迟补办补苍诲丑补谤腻岣�], trumpeting with a roar like clouds full of water, with sparrow-like honey-colored eyes, with trunks like tree stems and marked with three folds (wrinkles), such elephants are fine鈥�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to 鈥渓ofty鈥�, 鈥渟olid鈥�, 鈥渁bundant鈥� etc., and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the 厂耻艣谤耻迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 or the 颁补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.
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)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�).鈥�蝉腻尘补苍蝉 having the metrical form of 叠峁沨补迟墨; for 艣r膩ddha;1 in connection with installing a new image.2
1b) A son of Mantra艣ar墨ra.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 67. 5.
1a) 叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�).鈥擳he place of B峁沨aspati in the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 53. 59.
1b) A Jay膩deva.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 66. 6.
叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.61.53) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 叠峁沨补迟) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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)
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (shaivism)叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�) refers to one of the various leaves and flowers used in the worship of 艢iva, 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.鈥擳he text refers the following flowers and leaves to be offered to Lord 艢iva [viz., 叠峁沨补迟][...]. It is stated that if a person offers these flowers to Lord 艢iva, planting himself, the Lord Himself receives those flowers.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�) refers to 鈥�(having a) tall (body)鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 19).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淔urthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] Because the gift serves to maintain life, one obtains the marks consisting of having long fingers (诲墨谤驳丑腻峁噂耻濒颈) and the body tall and straight (产峁沨补迟-峁沯u-k膩ya). [...]鈥�.
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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English产峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�).鈥�a Large, bulky, big.
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叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�).鈥�a. (-迟墨 f.) [啶啶灌-啶呧い啶� (产峁沨-补迟颈)]
1) Large, great, big, bulky; 啶掂た啶むぐ啶むた 啶啶灌う啶多啶ぞ 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶む 啶啶班啶むた啶啷嵿し啷嵿ぃ啷嬥 (vitarati b峁沨ada艣m膩 parvata岣� pr墨timak峁ａ箛o岣�) M膩la迟墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 9.5.
2) Wide, broad, extensive, far-extended; 啶︵た啶侧啶じ啷傕え啷嬥 啶� 啶啶灌う啷嵿き啷佮啶距え啷嵿い啶班ぎ啷� (dil墨pas奴no岣� sa b峁沨adbhuj膩ntaram) R.3.54.
3) Vast, ample, abundant.
4) Strong, powerful.
5) Long, tall; 啶︵啶掂う啶距ぐ啷佮が啷冟す啶︵啶啶溹 (诲别惫补诲腻谤耻产峁沨补诲产丑耻箩补岣�) Kum膩rasambhava 6.51.
6) Fullgrown.
7) Compact, dense.
8) Eldest, or oldest.
9) Bright.
1) Clear, loud (as sound). -m. Name of Vi峁ａ箛u; 啶呧ぃ啷佮ぐ啷嵿が啷冟す啶ㄠ 啶曕啶多 啶膏啶ム啶侧 (a峁噓rb峁沨an k峁浥沘岣� sth奴la岣�) V. Sah. -f. Speech; 啶多た啶粪啶ぞ啶� 啶啶灌い啶距 啶い啷嵿く啷佮 啶啶班じ啷嵿い啶距さ啶う啶苦ざ啶︵啶︵啶多ぞ (艣i峁膩ya 产峁沨补迟膩峁� patyu岣� prast膩vamadi艣add峁浥浤�) 艢i艣up膩lavadha 2.68.
-迟墨 1 A large lute.
2) The lute of N膩rada.
3) A symbolical expression for the number 'thirty-six'.
4) A part of the body between the breast and backbone.
5) A mantle, wrapper.
6) A reservoir.
7) The egg-plant.
8) Name of a metre.
9) A speech; 啶︵啷嵿し啶距 啶啶多啶ㄠた啶� 啶啶灌い啷�啶� 啶掂た啶啶班啷冟し啷嵿啶距 (dak峁Ｄ佱箖 p峁浥沶i峁� 产峁沨补迟墨峁� viprak峁涐梗峁佱箖) ...... 啶椸啷嵿啶距 啶椸い啶� 啶 啶む啶班た啶︵た啶掂 啶椸い啶距じ啷嵿い啷� (ga峁単膩峁� g补迟腻 ye tridiva峁� g补迟腻ste) 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (Bombay) 13.26.86; 啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むお啶距ぐ啶距 啶啶灌い啷�啶� 啶膏啶溹い啷嵿く啶距啷嵿し啶苦お啶む 啶膏啶掂く啶 (anantap膩r膩峁� 产峁沨补迟墨峁� s峁沯aty膩k峁pate svayam) Bh膩gavata 11.21.4. -n.
1) The Veda; 啶溹ぞ啶う啶椸啶ㄠ啶啶洁お啶� (箩腻尘补诲补驳苍测辞'辫颈) ...... 啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶た啶粪啶い啶� 啶掂 啶啶灌い啷� (vartayi峁ati vai 产峁沨补迟) Bh膩gavata 9.16.25.
2) Name of a S膩man; 啶啶灌い啷嵿じ啶距ぎ 啶むぅ啶� 啶膏ぞ啶啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶椸ぞ啶い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏ぞ啶す啶 (产峁沨补迟s膩ma tath膩 s膩mn膩峁� g膩yatr墨 chandas膩maham) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 1.35; cf. Ch. Up.2.14.1.
3) Brahman; 啶啶灌う啷佮お啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶啶むう啶掂く啶ㄠ啶む啶さ啶多啶粪い啶ぞ (产峁沨补诲耻辫补濒补产诲丑补尘别迟补诲补惫补测补苍迟测补惫补艣别峁迟补测腻) Bh膩gavata 1.87.15.
4) Devoted celibacy (nai峁ａ弓hika brahmacaryam); 啶膏ぞ啶掂た啶む啶班 啶啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ啶い啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶啶灌い啷嵿い啶ムぞ (s膩vitra峁� pr膩j膩patya峁� ca br膩hma峁� c膩tha 产峁沨补迟tath膩) Bh膩gavata 3.12.42. (产峁沨补迟, 产峁沨补迟膩 ind.
1) Greatly, highly.
2) Clearly, brightly)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�).鈥攎fn. (-han han迟墨 hat) See 惫峁沨补迟 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) B峁沨a峁� (啶啶灌啷�):鈥擺from 产峁涐箖丑] in [compound] for 产峁沨补迟.
2) 叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�):鈥擺from 产峁涐箖丑] mf(a迟墨)n. (in later language usually written 惫峁沨补迟) lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast, abundant, compact, solid, massy, strong, mighty, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] full-grown, old, [峁歡-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] extended or bright (as a luminous body), [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] clear, loud (said of sounds), [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Marut, [Hariva峁兣沘]
7) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
8) [v.s. ...] of a son of Su-hotra and father of Aja-m墨岣峢a, [Hariva峁兣沘]
9) [v.s. ...] m. or n. (?) speech (t膩m pati = 产峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈), [艢i艣up膩la-vadha ii, 26]
10) [from 产峁涐箖丑] n. height (also = heaven, sky), [峁歡-veda]
11) [v.s. ...] Name of various S膩mans composed in the metrical form 叠峁沨补迟墨 (also with 腻苍别测补尘, 产丑补谤补诲-惫腻箩补蝉测补. 产丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补尘, 惫腻尘补诲别惫测补尘, sauram), [膧r峁ya-br膩hma峁嘺]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of Brahman, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
13) [v.s. ...] of the Veda, [ib.]
14) [v.s. ...] ind. far and wide, on high, [峁歡-veda]
15) [v.s. ...] n. firmly, compactly, [ib.]
16) [v.s. ...] brightly, [ib.]
17) [v.s. ...] greatly, much, [ib.]
18) [v.s. ...] aloud, [ib.] (also 补迟腻, [Atharva-veda])
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 叠补丑补岣峚, Biha.
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叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�):鈥�(a) large; big; huge; ~[ttara] larger, bigger.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary叠峁沨补迟 (啶啶灌い啷�):鈥攁dj. 1. large; great; big; bulky; huge; 2. wide; broad; extensive; 3. vast; ample; abundant; 4. strong; powerful;
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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