Brihant, Bṛhant: 4 definitions
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Brihant 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.
Brihant has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Bṛhant can be transliterated into English as Brhant or Brihant, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBṛhant (बृहन्त्):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBṛhant (बृहन्त्):——
1) Adj. (f. bṛhatī) — a) hoch , hochgewachsen , ausgebreitet , viel , reichlich , gewaltig , bedeutend , gross (eigentlich und uneigentlich , in den verschiedenen Bedeutungen des Wortes) , Compar. bṛhattara. — b) erwachsen , alt. — c) von Lichterscheinungen sowohl ausgebreitet als hell. — d) von Tönen hoch , hell , laut. —
2) Adv. — a) bṛhat — α) hoch , weit , breit. — β) dicht , fest. — γ) hell. — δ) laut. — ε) stark , sehr. — b) bṛhatā Instr. laut. —
3) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Marut. — b) verschiedener Männer. —
4) m. oder n. Rede. bṛhatāṃ patiḥ so v.a. Bṛhaspati [Śiśupālavadha 2,68.] —
5) f. ī — a) ein best. Metrum von 36 Silben , später jedes Metrum von 36 Silben. — b) Bez. der Zahl sechsunddreissig. — c) Pl. Bez. bestimmter Backsteine [Śulbasūtra 3,166.] — d) ein Solanum. dvaya n. zwei Arten desselben. — e) ein best. Körpertheil an den Seiten zwischen Brust und Wirbelsäule. — f) *Du. Himmel und Erde [Galano's Wörterbuch] Vgl. [Ṛgveda (roth). 4,56,1.7,53,1.] — g) *Rede. Geschlossen aus Stellen , wo bei vāc das Beiwort bṛhatī steht. — h) *Ueberwurf , Mantel. — i) *Wasserbehälter. — k) *Nārada’s oder Viśvāvasu’s laute. — l) Titel zweier Werke [Private libraries (Gustav) 1.] — m) Nomen proprium verschiedener Frauen. —
6) n. — a) Höhe , — b) Name verschiedener Sāman , welche die metrische Form der Bṛhati haben. Auch mit den Zusätzen āgneyam , bharadvājasya , bhāradvājam , vāmadevyam , sauram [Ārṣeyabrāhmaṇa] — c) das Brahman. — d) der Veda.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Brihanta, Brihantsphic.
Ends with: Satobrihant.
Full-text (+132): Vrihant, Dvimidha, Brihadela, Brihatpalasha, Brihadravas, Brihatpalin, Brihallohita, Brihadbhattarika, Brihatkasha, Brihaddurga, Brihadgola, Brihadamla, Brihanta, Brihacchalka, Brihaddhemadri, Brihadvalka, Brihadvasishtha, Brihadvaruni, Brihatpatali, Brihakchantistava.
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