Bhasmana, Bhāsmana: 7 definitions
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Bhasmana 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBhāsmana (भास्मन):—(von bhasman) adj. aus Asche gemacht [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 134,] [Scholiast] aṅgarāga [Śiśupālavadha 4, 65.] Statt bhāsmānathocchritīḥ prāpto (agniḥ) yajñe niṣṭhāmupāgataḥ ist viell. bhasmano tho zu lesen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBhāsmana (भास्मन):—Adj. aus Asche gemacht.
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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Starts with: Bhasmanatha.
Full-text: Bhasmayana, Bhasmayanya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.326-329 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Vidhis: Use of Ashes (Meanings and Metaphors) and Nudity < [Chapter 3 - The Ritualistic Context]
Historicity (of the term linga) < [Chapter 6 - Siva-linga: an Iconological Study]