भास्करbhāskara

भास्कर (bhāskara) is a Sanskrit word meaning shining, glittering, bright, the sun, an epithet of Shiva, fire, a hero, calotropis Gigantea. Its 25 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Comprehensive Lexical Entries (Multiple Meanings), The Sun / Solar Deity, Cross-references / Lexicographical Notes.

Definitions: 25

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Meanings by context

Comprehensive Lexical Entries (Multiple Meanings)

7 definitions

1. Shining, luminous, or brilliant. 2. The sun. 3. A celebrated astronomer. 4. A kind of breach.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Resplendent or shining. 2. The sun. 3. Fire. 4. A hero. 5. The name of a celebrated astronomer. 6. Gold.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Shining or bright. 2. The sun. 3. Fire. 4. A hero. 5. The name of an astronomer. 6. Gold.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The sun. 2. A hero. 3. Fire. 4. An epithet of Shiva. 5. The name of a celebrated eleventh-century Hindu astronomer.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Resplendent, shining. 1. The sun. 2. Fire. 3. A hero. 4. A celebrated astronomer. 5. Gold.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Resplendent. 2. The sun, fire, or a hero. 3. Gold.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The sun. 2. A man's name. 3. A kind of breach made by a thief.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Sun / Solar Deity

4 definitions

the sun

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the sun

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

the Sun

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an epithet of the Sun

— The Purana Index

Cross-references / Lexicographical Notes

2 definitions

See 2. bhās, col. 1.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See under bhās

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Gold

2 definitions

gold

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

gold

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of Persons/Authors or Name Component

2 definitions

The name of various authors, especially the celebrated astronomer commonly called Bhaskaracharya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

often found at the end of names

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name/Epithet of Śiva

2 definitions

an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Hero

1 definition

a hero

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A type of breach in a wall

1 definition

a kind of breach made by thieves in a wall

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Fire

1 definition

fire

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Tīrtha (Holy Place)

1 definition

Name of a Tirtha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shining, Luminous, Bright (Adjective)

1 definition

Shining, glittering, bright

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The plant Calotropis Gigantea

1 definition

Calotropis Gigantea

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.