Punarbhu, Punarbhū, Punar-bhu: 13 definitions

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Punarbhu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू) refers to an undesirable type of Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] He should not be a Punarbhū, a Svayambhū, a widow’s bastard, or a non-believer, nor irrational, pale, bald or crippled or fat. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., punarbhū), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., punarbhū) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

Note: Punarbhū can refer to a “re-existence” or “a (virgin) widow remarried”. Punarbhū could then possibly refer to the son of a remarried widow.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू) is another name for “Punarnava” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning punarbhū] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—f (S punar Again, bhū Being.) A woman in her second marriage. In law three classes are made; 1st, One that never went to her former husband; 2nd, One that, after her first marriage, has given herself to whoredom; 3rd, One who, her first husband being dead, is married by her kinsfolk to a person savarṇa & sapiṇḍa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—f A woman in her second marriage.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—f.

1) a (virgin) widow remarried.

2) re-existence.

Derivable forms: punarbhūḥ (पुनर्भूः).

Punarbhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms punar and bhū (भू).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—mfn. (-rbhūḥ-rbhūḥ-rbhu) Re-born, regenerated. f.

(-rbhūḥ) 1. A virgin widow re-married. 2. Re-existence. E. punar again, (a wife, &c.) bhū being.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—[punar-bhū], I. adj., n. bhu, Reborn, regenerated. Ii. f. A virgin widow remarried, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 67.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—1. [adjective] = [preceding] [adjective]; [feminine] a female marrying again (with her own consent).

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Punarbhū (पुनर्भू).—2. [adjective] be born or marrying again (cf. [preceding]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Punarbhū (पुनर्भू):—[=punar-bhū] [from punar] mfn. being renewed, restored to life or youth, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] f. a virgin widow re-married, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.

3) [v.s. ...] re-existence, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Punarbhū (पुनर्भू):—(rbhūḥ) 3. f. A virgin widowre-married; re-existence. a. Re-born.

[Sanskrit to German]

Punarbhu in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Punarbhū (ಪುನರ್ಭೂ):—

1) [noun] = ಪುನರ್ಭವ - [punarbhava -] 3.

2) [noun] that which has come into existence again.

3) [noun] he who has a rebirth.

4) [noun] a woman who has remarried.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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