# भवानी (bhavānī)

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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.

- **Etymology:** E. भव ŚIVA. fem. aff. ङीप्, and आनुक् augment — E. bhava ŚIVA. fem. aff. ṅīp, and ānuk augment
- **SLP1:** `BavAnI`  **IAST:** bhavānī  **Devanagari:** भवानी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavani
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhavani/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** भावनी (bhāvanī)

## Meanings by context

### The Goddess Pārvatī/Umā/Durgā, consort of Śiva (11 definitions)
- The goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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 ]
- Parvati, wife of Shiva  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 0810-c ] भवानी (bhavānī) N. of Pārvatī, wife of Śiva; आलंबताग्र करमत्र भवो भवान्याः (ālaṃbatāgra karamatra bhavo bhavānyāḥ) Kirātārjunīya 5. 29; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 7. 84; Meghadūta (Bombay) 36, 44
- A goddess, later identified with Shiva's wife, Parvati.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 202-3 ] भवानी (bhavānī) bhav-ānī, f. N. of a goddess ( S. ), later identified with Sivaʼs wife Pārvatī ( C. ); N. : -pati, -vallabha, -sakha, m. ep. of Śiva. [ ID=13094 ]
- The goddess Parvati or Durga in her pacific and amiable form.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भव (bhava) ानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 615 ] भव (bhava) ानी (bhavānī) f. ( - नी (-nī) ) The goddess PĀRVATĪ or DURGĀ, in her pacific and amiable form. E. भव (bhava) ŚIVA, fem. aff. ङीप् (ṅīp), and आनुक् (ānuk) augment. [ ID=28332 ]
- The goddess Durgā in her amiable form  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 551-b ] भवानी (bhavānī) ( नी ) ((nī)) 3. f. The goddess Dur- gā in her amiable form. [ ID=27846 ]
- A name of Parvati, wife of Shiva.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 521-15 ] भवानी (bhavānī) n. A name of Pārvatī, wife of Śiva, पीतं गुरोस्तद्वचनं भवान्या (pītaṃ gurostadvacanaṃ bhavānyā) K.S. vii.84, Megh. i.36, 44. [ ID=27226 ]
- The goddess Parvati or Durga in her pacific and amiable form.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भव (bhava) ानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 527-a ] भव (bhava) ानी (bhavānī) f. ( - नी (-nī) ) The goddess PĀRVATĪ or DURGĀ, in her pacific and amiable form. E. भव (bhava) ŚIVA. fem. aff. ङीप्, (ṅīp,) and आनुक् (ānuk) augment. [ ID=29213 ]
- The wife of Shiva  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 0645-b ] भवानी (bhavānī) bhavānī, i. e. bhava + ī, f. The wife of Śiva, Kir. 5, 29. [ ID=10472 ]
- The goddess Parvati, wife of Bhava  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 374 ] भवानी (bhavānī) f. N. of a goddess, the wife of Bhava, in l. l. = पार्वती (pārvatī). [ ID=22682 ]
- 1. The goddess Parvati as the wife of Shiva. 2. The mother of the commentator Ganesha. 3. A river.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 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 ]
- Uma or Parashakti  
  *The Purana Index*
  > भवानी (bhavānī) [Printed book page 2-547 ] Bhavānī — Umā; 1 Parāśakti; enshrined at Sthāneśvara. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 23. 1; IV. 5. 1; Br. III. 9. 1; 41. 42; 43. 1 and 23] [ Footnote: 2) M. 13. 31; 101. 16; Vā. 71. 2.] [ ID=9521 ]

### A name for (other) women (1 definition)
- of various women  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various women, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=149161 ]

### A river name (1 definition)
- of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=149162 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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, University of Cologne.

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