भवानी (bhavānī) is a Sanskrit word meaning the goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva, of various women, of a river, the goddess Parvati as the wife of Shiva, the mother of the commentator Ganesha, the goddess Durgā in her amiable form. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them The Goddess Pārvatī/Umā/Durgā, consort of Śiva, A name for (other) women, A river name.
(H2) [Printed book page 749,3] भव (bhava)ानी (bhavānī)f. (fr.भव (bhava); cf.इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī), रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī), शर्वाणी (śarvāṇī) and Pāṇini (Author) iv, 1, 49) N. of a goddess identified in later times with Pārvatī (she is the wife of Śiva in her pacific and amiable form; cf.Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 79 ), Gṛhya-sūtra and Śrauta-sūtra (Literary category) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. [ID=149160]
भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 374] भवानी (bhavānī)f.N. of a goddess, the wife of Bhava, in l. l. = पार्वती (pārvatī). [ID=22682]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The goddess Parvati as the wife of Shiva. 2. The mother of the commentator Ganesha. 3. A river.
भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 0702-c] Bhavānī, f. (fr. bhava), N. of a goddess identified in later times with Pārvatī, (she is the wife of Śiva in her pacific and amiable form; according to the Matsya-Purāṇa, especially adored in Sthāneśvara); N. of the mother of the commentator Gaṇeśa (wife of Bhava-nātha); N. of a river. —Bhavānī-guru, us, m. ‘the father of Bhavānī,’ the Himālaya mountain personified. —Bhavānī-dāsa, as, m., N. of a king. —Bhavānī-pati, is, or bhavānī-vallabha, as, m. ‘the husband of Bhavānī,’ Śiva. [ID=35238]
