# भूरिश्रवस् (bhūriśravas)

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भूरिश्रवस् (bhūriśravas) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a son of Soma-datta, pertaining to Indra, the name of a prince, rich in sacrificial gifts, a son of Somadatta, a Madhyamadhvaryu. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Bhūriśravas, son of Somadatta (Mahabharata/Puranic figure), Bhūriśravas as an epithet of Indra, Bhūriśravas, a Madhyamādhvaryu priest.

- **SLP1:** `BUriSravas`  **IAST:** bhūriśravas  **Devanagari:** भूरिश्रवस्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhurishravas
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhurishravas/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Bhūriśravas, son of Somadatta (Mahabharata/Puranic figure) (4 definitions)
- Name of a son of Soma-datta  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 764,1] भूरि (bhūri) — श्रवस् (—śravas) m. N. of a son of Soma-datta (king of the Bālhikas), Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=152426 ]
- the name of a prince  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भूरिश्रवस् (bhūriśravas) [Printed book page 384 ] भूरिश्रवस् (bhūriśravas) m. N. of a prince. [ ID=23181 ]
- rich in sacrificial gifts  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > भूरिश्रवस् (bhūriśravas) [Printed book page 151-2 ] Bhūriśravas (v. Bhūri). § 213 (Jatugṛhap.): I, 143, 5708.—§ 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186 α, 6995 (v. Bhūri).— § 287 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 34, 1267 (v. Bhūri).—§ 302 (Anudyūtap.): II, 74, 2477.—§ 314 (Ghoṣayātrap.): III, 252, 15205. § 556 (Sañjayayānap.): V, 23, †694.— § 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 55, 2185λ, 2208ν; 58, 2301τ, 2305υ; 66, 2504εε.—§ 567 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 124, 4171δ.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryānap.): V, 155, 5275θ.—§ 572 (Rathātirath.): V, 165 α, 5742 ( Saumadattiḥ ).—§ 593 (Ambop.): V, 195 ζ, 7612.—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 17, 657γ; 18 δ, 687; 20 ζ, 752.—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI. 51, 2107ϕ.—§ 580 (do.): VI, 56 β, 2406 (in the neck of Bhīṣma's Garuḍa-vyūha); 59 μ, †2583, †2620ν, †2621, †2622, †2648ρ.—§ 581 (do.): VI, 61 γ, 2680, 2690; 63, 2811 ( Saumadattiḥ ); 64, 2813 (attacks Sātyaki); 65, 2929ν.—§ 582 (do.): VI, 74, 3246, 3252 ( Yūpaketuṃ, i.e. having on his standard the sacrificial stake), 3263, 3267. —§ 584 (do.): VI, 81, 3561; 84, 3432.—§ 585 (do.): VI, 92, 4118χ, 4132; 94, 4194ω—§ 586 (do.): VI, 99, 4503β (in the right wing of the Sarvatobhadra of Bhīṣma); 102, 4668λ.—§ 587 (do.): VI, 111, 5184; 119, 5583ψ.— § 590 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 14, 538 (fights Śikhaṇḍin). —§ 592 (Saṃśaptak.): VII, 20, 800δ (in the right wing of Droṇa's Garuḍa-vyūha).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuv.): VII, 34, 1504γ; 37, 1589θ, 1602ι, 1609κ.—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 75, 2673γ.—§ 598 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 85, 3036β.— § 599 (do.): VII, 104, 3894μ, 3916, 3923; 105, [3948: the standard of Bh.—Saumadatteḥ, devoted to sacrifices—bore the sign of the sacrificial stake, made of gold]; 137 ωω, 5629; 141 εεε, 5870, 5873, 5876; 142, 5879, 5899, 5929, 5938, 5940, 5942, 5943, 5944; 143, (5954), 5955ηηη, 5966θθθ, 6008 (slain by Sātyaki in prāya ); 144, 6026, 6027; 145, 6055 ( Kaurave ), 6056; 147, 6327, 6334; 151, 6529, 6531, 6557.—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkaeav.): VII, 155, 6684; 156, 6743; 158, 7036ω.—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstramokṣap.): VII, 198 ρ, 9154, 9168, 9190.—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 1, 22; 5, 106 ( Kauravadāyādaḥ ).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 2 ζ, 72, 88. —§ 611 (do.): IX, 24 νν, 1298.—§ 613 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 32 β, 1837.—§ 615 b (Baladevatīrthay.): IX, 54, 3061ν. —§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 61 ϕ, 3421, 3447χ; 64, 3593.—§ 616 (Sauptikap.): X, 5 ε, 197; 9, 524κ ( svarge ).— § 619 (Strīvilāpa): X, 24 ι, 679 (son of Somadatta), 685, 687 ( °o bhāryāḥ ).—§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26, 786β.— § 783 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 52, 1497β.—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 11, 372π.—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 29 ε, 808 ( °o bhāryā; yasyās tu śvasuro dhīmān Bāhlīkaḥ sa Kurūdvahaḥ, i.e. grandfather-in-law, PCR.); 32, 877θ.—§ 793 (Mausa- lap.): XVI, 3, 77.—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 5 μ, 163 (entered the deities). Compare also the following synonyms:— Bhūridakṣiṇa (“rich in sacrificial gifts”): VII, 5927, 5937, 6002, 6044. Śalāgraja (“the elder brother of Śala”): VII, 5997, 6002. Kaurava, q.v. Kauravadāyāda, q.v. Kauraveya, q.v. Kauravya, q.v. Kauravyamukhya, q.v. Kuruśārdūla, q.v. Page152-a+ 62 Kuruśreṣṭha, q.v. Kurūdvaha, q.v. Kurupuṅgava, q.v. Yūpaketana : VII, 5988. Yūpaketu (“having for his standard the sacrificial stake”): II, 1538; VI, 3252 ( Bhūriśravasaṃ ); VII, 1118 ( Saumadattiḥ ), 5984, 5992, 5996, 6337. [ ID=1615 ]
- a son of Somadatta  
  *The Purana Index*
  > भूरिश्रवस् (bhūriśravas) [Printed book page 2-578 ] Bhūriśravas (I) — a son of Somadatta; was stationed on the west of Gomanta during its siege by Jarāsandha, and also of Mathurā. Bhā. IX. 22. 18; X. 52. 11 [11]; 50. 11 [5]; Vā. 99. 235; Vi. IV. 20. 32; V. 35. 27. [ ID=9758 ]

### Bhūriśravas as an epithet of Indra (1 definition)
- pertaining to Indra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Indra, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=152427 ]

### Bhūriśravas, a Madhyamādhvaryu priest (1 definition)
- a Madhyamadhvaryu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhūriśravas (II) — a Madhyamādhvaryu. Br. II. 33. 14. [ ID=9759 ]

### Bhūriśravas, son of Śuka (1 definition)
- a son of Shuka  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhūriśravas (III) — a son of Śuka. Br. III. 8. 93; Vā. 70. 85. [ ID=9760 ]

## Sources

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

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