भूमिbhūmi

भूमि (bhūmi) is a Sanskrit word meaning the earth, soil, or ground, divisions of the world, a territory, country, or district, a place, situation, position, posture, attitude, the part or personification played by an actor. Its 29 recorded definitions are grouped into 14 contexts, among them The Earth, Ground, Soil, Land (Physical), Grammatical Info / Cross-Reference, Place, Site, Location, Area.

Root
भू (bhū)
Etymology
E. भू to be and मि Unādi aff
Definitions
29
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Meanings by context

The Earth, Ground, Soil, Land (Physical)

12 definitions
the earth, soil, or ground

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the earth

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Earth, ground, or soil. 2. Territory, country, land, or district. 3. Spot, site, or place. 4. Storey or floor. 5. Position, office, or part. 6. Stage in yoga, degree, or extent.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth. 2. A place or site in general. 3. The base of a geometric figure.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth. 2. A place.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth. 2. A territory or district. 3. Land or soil. 4. A story or floor. 5. A site or situation. 6. An attitude or posture. 7. A mask or dramatic character. 8. A subject or object. 9. The tongue. 10. A plot of ground. 11. An abode or place.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth. 2. Place or site. 3. A district. 4. Land or soil. 5. A story or floor. 6. Attitude or posture. 7. A mask or dramatic character. 8. A subject or object. 9. The tongue. 10. An abode. 11. The base of a geometric figure.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth. 2. Land, estate, or domain. 3. Place or site.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth, ground, soil, land, country, place, or abode. 2. The floor or story of a house. 3. A step or degree. 4. A dramatic position, part, or character. 5. A person or thing worthy of.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Earth or ground. 2. Land. 3. Place or proper vessel.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

the earth, soil, ground; a territory, country, district; land, estate, domain; a place, site in general, situation; position, posture, attitude; the floor of a house, story; a step or degree; the base of a triangle or geometrical figure; the part or character of an actor; a matter, object, subject; the tongue

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

1. The earth. 2. Land given to the Aryan people. 3. Grants of land.

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Grammatical Info / Cross-Reference

2 definitions
See page 763

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See the preceding page entry.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Place, Site, Location, Area

2 definitions
a place, situation

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the area

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Territory, Country, District, Estate

2 definitions
divisions of the world

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A territory, country, or district.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Earth Personified / Bhūmi Devī

2 definitions
the Earth personified

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The earth personified. 2. A goddess or shakti.

The Purana Index

Base of a Geometrical Figure

1 definition
the base of any geometrical figure

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Basis, Subject, Object, Receptacle

1 definition
a matter, subject, object, or suitable person for

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Extent, Limit, Measure

1 definition
extent, limit

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Floor or Story of a House

1 definition
the floor of a house, story

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Position, Posture, Attitude, Office

1 definition
position, posture, attitude

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name (Human Individuals)

1 definition
The name of a son or grandson of Yuyudhana and father of Yugandhara

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Role or Character in Drama

1 definition
the part or personification played by an actor

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Step, Degree, Stage (Metaphorical/Sequential)

1 definition
a step, degree, or stage

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Tongue

1 definition
the tongue

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 13 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, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.