# भुमन्यु (bhumanyu)

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भुमन्यु (bhumanyu) is a Sanskrit word meaning the son of Bharata, of a son of Dhritarashtra, name of a king, son of Bharata, son of the elder Dhritarashtra and brother of Vahlika. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Bhumanyu, son of Bharata, Bhumanyu, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Name referring to two individuals.

- **SLP1:** `Bumanyu`  **IAST:** bhumanyu  **Devanagari:** भुमन्यु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumanyu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhumanyu/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** भूमन्यु (bhūmanyu)

## Meanings by context

### Bhumanyu, son of Bharata (2 definitions)
- the son of Bharata  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 760,1] भुमन्यु (bhumanyu) m. N. of a son of Bharata, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=151431 ]
- Name of a king, son of Bharata.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > भुमन्यु (bhumanyu) [Printed book page 150-2 ] Bhumanyu 1. § 151 (Pūruv.): I, 94, 3712 (son of Bharata through Bharadvāja), 3713 (becomes yuvarāja).—§ 152 (do.): I, 94, 3714 (has the sons Diviratha, Suhotra (the oldest), Suhotṛ, Suhavis, Suyajus, Puṣkariṇyām Ṛśīkas ca ).—§ 156 (do.): I, 95, ††3785 (son of Bharata Dauṣyanti and Sunandā Sārvasenā Kāśeyī), ††3786 (married to Vijayā Dāśārhī, and by her father of Suhotra). [ ID=1602 ]

### Bhumanyu, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (2 definitions)
- of a son of Dhritarashtra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) ( cf. भवन् - मन्यु (bhavan-manyu) ). [ ID=151432 ]
- son of the elder Dhritarashtra and brother of Vahlika  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhumanyu 2. § 154 (Pūruv.): I, 94, 3748 (son of the elder Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the brother of Vāhlīka). [ ID=1603 ]

### Name referring to two individuals (1 definition)
- Name of a son of Bharata and of a son of Dhritarashtra.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > भुमन्यु (bhumanyu) [Printed book page 0714-a ] भुमन्यु (bhumanyu) bhumanyu, us, m., N. of a son of Bharata; of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra. [ ID=35643 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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