Atmabhu, Ātmabhū, Atman-bhu: 11 definitions
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Atmabhu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀtmabhū (आत्मभू).—Name of Brahmā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 12. 20.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaĀtmabhū (आत्मभू) refers to the God of love, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 8.105.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀtmabhū (आत्मभू).—a. self-born, self-existent.
-bhūḥ वचस्यवसिते तस्मिन् ससर्ज गिरमात्मभूः (vacasyavasite tasmin sasarja giramātmabhūḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.53,3.16,5.81.
Ātmabhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and bhū (भू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmabhū (आत्मभू).—mfn. (-bhū-bhūḥ-bhu) Self-born, self-existent. m.
(-bhūḥ) 1. A name of Bmahma. 2. Of Kamadeva. 3. Of Vishnu, and 4. Of Siva. E. ātman self, and bhū being.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmabhū (आत्मभू).—i. e. ātman-bhū, adj. Self-existing, epithet of Brahman, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 186; of Viṣṇu, Śiva and Kāma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmabhū (आत्मभू).—[adjective] self-existent ([Epithet] of [several] gods).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ātmabhū (आत्मभू):—[=ātma-bhū] [from ātma > ātman] m. ‘self-born’, Name of Brahmā, [Śakuntalā; Kumāra-sambhava ii, 53]
2) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 21]
3) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [Śakuntalā]
4) [v.s. ...] a Brahman, [Bhāminī-vilāsa]
5) [v.s. ...] ‘mind-born’, Name of Kāma, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmabhū (आत्मभू):—[ātma-bhū] (bhūḥ) 3. m. A name of Brahma. a. Self existent.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀtmabhū (ಆತ್ಮಭೂ):—[noun] a self born, born from within or a descendant a) Viṣṇu; b) Brahma; c) Manmatha, the Love-God; d) a male offspring; a son.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Atmabhuta, Atmabhuya.
Ends with: Brahmatmabhu.
Full-text: Atmibhava, Brahmatmabhu, Atmayoni, Ananyajanman, Ananyaja, Bhu.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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