Brihatketu, Bṛhatketu, Brihat-ketu: 6 definitions
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Brihatketu has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Bṛhatketu can be transliterated into English as Brhatketu or Brihatketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBṛhatketu (बृहत्केतु):—[(bṛhant + ketu)]
1) adj. gewaltige Klarheit habend: Agni [Ṛgveda 5, 8, 2.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines alten Königs [Mahābhārata 1, 231.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBṛhatketu (बृहत्केतु):——
1) Adj. von grosser Helle. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines alten Königs.
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