भ्रम (bhrama) is a Sanskrit word meaning wandering or roaming about, moving about or rolling, turning round, revolving, rotation, a whirling flame, a whirlpool or eddy, a spring, fountain, or watercourse. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Noun 'bhrama': Multiple Meanings Overview, Rotating or Boring Tools/Devices, Whirling Phenomena or Circular Forms.
1. Roaming about or wandering.
2. Moving about.
3. Rotation, a whirling flame, or a whirlpool.
4. A turner's lathe.
5. Giddiness, bewilderment, perplexity, mistake, error, or delusion.
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 211-2] भ्रम (bhrama) bhram-á, m. roaming about, roving; wandering about in (—°); moving about (the eyes); rotation; whirling flame (RV.); whirlpool; turnerʼs lathe; giddiness; bewilderment, perplexity; mistake, error, delusion: —°, erroneous opinion of = that something is or
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was: e. g.maṇi-bhramāt, under the erroneous impression that it was a jewel. [ID=13442]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Whirling or roaming. 2. Error, mistake, or ignorance. 3. A whirlpool or eddy. 4. A water-course. 5. A lathe or potter's wheel.
[Printed book page 629] भ्रम (bhrama) m. (-मः (-maḥ))
1 Whirling, going round.
2 Straying, roaming.
3 Error, ignorance, mistake, misapprehension.
4 A whirlpool, an eddy.
5 A drain, a water-course.
6 A lathe, a potter's wheel, &c.
E. भ्रम (bhrama) to go round, aff. अप् (ap).
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— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Whirling or wandering about. 2. Error. 3. An eddy. 4. A drain.
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 564-a] भ्रम (bhrama)(मः) ((maḥ)) 1. m. Whirling, wandering about; error; an eddy; a drain. [ID=28473]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Wandering about
2. Whirling or revolving
3. Erring
4. A whirlpool or eddy
5. A potter’s wheel
6. A grindstone
7. A lathe
8. A circular motion
9. Giddiness
10. Error or mistake
11. Confusion, delusion, or aberration
12. A fountain or watercourse
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 539-01] भ्रम (bhrama)m. 1. Wandering about; 2. whirling, revolving; 3. erring; 4. a whirlpool, an eddy; 5. a potter’s wheel; 6. a grindstone; 7. a lathe; 8. a circular motion; 9. giddiness; 10. error, mistake, wrong notion, e.g. रज्जौ सर्पभ्रम (bhrama)ः (rajjau sarpabhramaḥ); 11. confusion, delusion, aberration; 12. a fountain, a watercourse. [ID=28109]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Whirling or roaming. 2. Error or mistake. 3. A whirlpool or eddy. 4. A drain or water-course. 5. A lathe or potter's wheel.
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 539-a] भ्रम (bhrama)
m. (-मः (-maḥ))
1. Whirling, going, round.
2. Straying, roaming.
3. Error, ignorance, mistake, misapprehension.
4. A whirlpool, an eddy
5. A drain, a water-course.
6. A lathe, a potter's wheel, &c. E. भ्रम (bhrama)् (bhram) to go round, aff. घञ् । (ghañ .)
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— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Whirling or roaming. 2. Error. 3. A whirlpool. 4. A watercourse. 5. A potter's wheel.
1. Roaming, wandering, or moving to and fro.
2. A whirling flame, whirlpool, eddy, or potter's wheel.
3. Giddiness, mental confusion, mistake, or error.
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 387] भ्रम (bhrama)m. roaming, wandering, moving to and fro; wandering through (—°); whirling flame, whirlpool, eddy, a potter's wheel; giddiness, wandering of mind, confusion, mistake, error. [ID=23326]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Roaming or wandering about.
2. Turning round, revolving, or whirling.
3. Straying or erring.
4. A flickering flame.
5. A whirlpool or eddy.
6. A potter's wheel, lathe, or grindstone.
7. Giddiness or dizziness.
8. Mental confusion, mistake, or delusion.
9. A spring or fountain.
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 0724-c] Bhrama, as, m. roving or roaming about, wan- dering about; moving or going round, turning round, whirling, revolving, moving or going to and fro; straying, erring; a flickering flame (Ved.); a circular motion, whirl; a whirlpool, eddy; a potter's wheel; a lathe; a grindstone; giddiness, dizziness; wandering of mind; confusion, perplexity, error, mistake, aberration, misconception, misappre- hension, delusion [cf. sthāṇu-bh°]; a spring, foun- tain, watercourse; (āt), ind. by an error or mistake. —Bhrama-tva, am, n. whirling found, the being Page0725-a+ 81 in error or mistake, erroneousness. —Bhramāsakta(°ma-ās°), as, m. ‘occupied in grinding,’ a knife- grinder, sword-cleaner, armourer. [ID=35917]
1. To turn round or move circularly. 2. To be unsteady. 3. To roam, wander, err, or be mistaken.
भ्रम (bhrama) [Printed book page 628] भ्रम (bhrama)(उ,)भ्रम (bhrama)ु (bhrama(u,)bhramu) r. 1st cl. (भ्रम (bhrama)ति भ्रम (bhrama)्यति (bhramati bhramyati))
1 To turn round, to move circularly.
2 To be unsteady or unfixed.
3 To roam, to wander; it is also figuratively applicable to mental Page629 unsteadiness, as to err, to wander, to be ignorant or mistaken, &c.
With परि (pari), To wander about.
With वि (vi), To play, to wanton.
With सम् (sam),
1 To hurry.
2 To honour.
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— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Wandering or Roaming
1 definition1
wandering or roaming about
(H2) [Printed book page 769,3] भ्रम (bhrama)m. (ifc.f(आ (ā)). ) wandering or roaming about, roving over or through (comp.), Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) [ID=153525]
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Definitions on this page come from 9 works:
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, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
