a jackal
a jackal, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=152994]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
भैरवीbhairavī
भैरवी (bhairavī) is a Sanskrit word meaning frightful, terrible, horrible, formidable, relating to Bhairava, a form of Shiva, a man representing Bhairava, a jackal, a mountain. Its 28 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Proper Names and Specific Entities, Deity Bhairavī (Feminine Divine), Frightful, Terrible, Terror.
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Proper Names and Specific Entities
11 definitions
a mountain
a mountain, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=152995]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an epithet of a chief of Shiva's host
N. of a chief of Śiva's host, Kālikā-purāṇa (Title) [ID=152997]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Shiva by Taravati
of a son of Śiva by Tārā-vatī (wife of Candra-śekhara, king of Karavīra-pura), in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=152998]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a Naga
of a Nāga, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=152999]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of a Yaksha
of a Yakṣa, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=153000]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of a hunter
of a hunter, Hitopadeśa (Title) [ID=153001]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
An epithet applied to various kings, teachers, and authors.
of 2 kings and various teachers and authors (also with त्रिपाठिन् (tripāṭhin), दैवज्ञ (daivajña), तिलक (tilaka), दीक्षित (dīkṣita), आचार्य (ācārya), भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) and मिश्र (miśra)), in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=153002]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
belonging to a river
of a river, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=153003]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
name of a particular sect
भैरव (bhairava) m. pl. N. of a partic. sect, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ID=153004]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A class of Apsaras
pl. of a class of Apsaras, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ID=153006]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Deity Bhairavī (Feminine Divine)
5 definitions
Name of Nirriti
(H1B) [Printed book page 767,1]
भैरवा (bhairavā) f. N. of Nirṛti, Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=153005]
भैरवा (bhairavā) f. N. of Nirṛti, Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=153005]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A particular form of Durga
N. of a partic. form of Durgā, Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 188 [ID=153043]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a girl of twelve years representing Durga at a festival
a girl of 12 years (representing Durgā at the D° festival), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=153044]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. A form of Durga. 2. A musical mode. 3. A young girl personating Durga at her festival.
[Printed book page 537-06]
भैरवी (bhairavī) f. 1. A form of Durgā; 2. name of a rāgiṇī; 3. a young girl personating Durgā at the festival of that goddess. [ID=28008]
भैरवी (bhairavī) f. 1. A form of Durgā; 2. name of a rāgiṇī; 3. a young girl personating Durgā at the festival of that goddess. [ID=28008]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An epithet of Uma. 2. A mother goddess.
भैरवी (bhairavī) [Printed book page 2-585]
Bhairavī — an epithet of Umā; when Śiva is Bhairava, Umā is Bhairavī;1 a mother-goddess.2
[Footnote: 1) M. 158. 25.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. IV. 7. 72; 44. 22.]
[ID=9808]
Bhairavī — an epithet of Umā; when Śiva is Bhairava, Umā is Bhairavī;1 a mother-goddess.2
[Footnote: 1) M. 158. 25.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. IV. 7. 72; 44. 22.]
[ID=9808]
— The Purana Index
Frightful, Terrible, Terror
3 definitions
frightful, terrible, horrible, formidable
(H1) [Printed book page 767,1]
भैरव (bhairava) mf(आ (ā) and ई (ī))n. (fr. भीरु (bhīru)) frightful, terrible, horrible, formidable (अम् (am) ind.), Mahābhārata (Title) ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ID=152990]
भैरव (bhairava) mf(आ (ā) and ई (ī))n. (fr. भीरु (bhīru)) frightful, terrible, horrible, formidable (अम् (am) ind.), Mahābhārata (Title) ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ID=152990]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
terror or the property of exciting terror
भैरव (bhairava) n. terror or the property of exciting terror, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=153008]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
indeclinable
(H1C) [Printed book page 767,1]
भैरवम् (bhairavam) ind. [ID=153009.1]
भैरवम् (bhairavam) ind. [ID=153009.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Relating to Bhairava / Textual Reference
3 definitions
relating to Bhairava
relating to Bhairava, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=152991]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
refer to bhairava-tantra
= भैरव-तन्त्र (bhairava-tantra) below. [ID=153009]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Relating to Bhairava. 2. Terrible, terrific, horrible.
भैरव (bhairava)ी (bhairavī) [Printed book page 537-05]
भैरव (bhairava) (I) a. (f. वी (vī)) 1. Relating to Bhairava; 2. terrible, terrific, horrible. [ID=28003.1]
भैरव (bhairava) (I) a. (f. वी (vī)) 1. Relating to Bhairava; 2. terrible, terrific, horrible. [ID=28003.1]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Deity Bhairava (Form of Śiva)
2 definitions
a form of Shiva
भैरव (bhairava) m. N. of a form of Śiva (cf. Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 85 ), Prabodha-candrodaya (Title) ; Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) (in the latter 8 Bh° (°)s are enumerated, viz. महा- (mahā-), संहार- (saṃhāra-), असिता (asitā)ङ्ग- (ṅga-), रुरु- (ruru-), काल- (kāla-), क्रोध- (krodha-), ताम्रचूड- (tāmracūḍa-), or कपाल- (kapāla-), चन्द्रचूड- (candracūḍa-) or रुद्र-भ् (rudra-bh)° (°); sometimes other names are given, e.g. विद्या-राज (vidyā-rāja), काम-र् (kāma-r)° (°), नाग-र् (nāga-r)° (°), स्वच्छन्द-र् (svacchanda-r)° (°), लम्बित-र् (lambita-r)° (°), देव-र् (deva-r)° (°), उग्र-र् (ugra-r)° (°), विघ्न-र् (vighna-r)° (°)) [ID=152992]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a man representing Bhairava
a man representing Bh°, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=152993]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Grammatical Notes / Pointers
2 definitions
See below
(H1B) [Printed book page 767,1]
भैरवी (bhairavī) a f. See below [ID=153007]
भैरवी (bhairavī) a f. See below [ID=153007]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the feminine form of bhairava
(H2) [Printed book page 767,1]
भैरवी (bhairavī) b f. of °व (°va) [ID=153042]
भैरवी (bhairavī) b f. of °व (°va) [ID=153042]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Musical Rāga or Rāgiṇī
2 definitions
Name of a musical Raga
(in music) N. of a Rāga [ID=152996]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
name of a Ragini
(in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī. [ID=153045]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.