# भुवनेश्वरी (bhuvaneśvarī)

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भुवनेश्वरी (bhuvaneśvarī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a prince or king, an epithet of Shiva, of an author, the name of a temple and city sacred to Shiva, the mistress of the world, a name of various goddesses. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Female Deity (Goddess), Male Sovereign or Deity (Śiva), Proper Name of a Place (Temple/City).

- **SLP1:** `BuvaneSvarI`  **IAST:** bhuvaneśvarī  **Devanagari:** भुवनेश्वरी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvaneshvari
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhuvaneshvari/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Female Deity (Goddess) (2 definitions)
- See below  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 760,3] भुवने (bhuvane) श्वरी (śvarī) a f. See below [ ID=151532 ]
- the mistress of the world, a name of various goddesses  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 760,3] भुवने (bhuvane) श्वरी (śvarī) b f. ‘mistress of the w° ’, N. of various goddesses, Pañcarātra (Title); Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 188 [ ID=151535 ]

### Male Sovereign or Deity (Śiva) (2 definitions)
- a prince or king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 760,3] भुवने (bhuvane) श्वर (śvara) m. ‘lord of the w° ’, a prince, king, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) [ ID=151529 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=151530 ]

### Proper Name of a Place (Temple/City) (1 definition)
- The name of a temple and city sacred to Shiva.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भुवने (bhuvane) श्वर (śvara) n. N. of a temple and city sacred to Ś°, Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 68, 3; 93 [ ID=151533 ]

### Proper Name of an Author (1 definition)
- of an author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an author, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=151531 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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