Shubhangi, Śubhāṅgī, Śubhāṅgin, Shubhangin, Shubhamgi: 10 definitions
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Shubhangi 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śubhāṅgī and Śubhāṅgin can be transliterated into English as Subhangi or Shubhangi or Subhangin or Shubhangin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚubhāṅgī (शुभाङ्गी).—A virgin born in the Dāśārha tribe. Kuru, King of the Lunar dynasty married her. They had a son named Vidūra. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 39).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚubhāṅgī (शुभाङ्गी) refers to “one auspicious in limbs”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.6.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] At the proper time, he saw his wife Menā about to be delivered of the child, with delight, as one sees the sky enveloped with clouds. The lord of the mountains felt greatly rejoiced on seeing his wife of sound and auspicious in limbs the [i.e., śubhāṅgī—dṛṣṭvā priyāṃ śubhāṅgī] ‘labour-chamber’ presided over by physicians. She felt very brilliant with the mother of the universe in her womb. In the mean time, O sage, Viṣṇu, and other gods as well as the sages came there and eulogised Śivā who was in the womb”.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesŚubhāṅgī (शुभाङ्गी) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.90.41). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śubhāṅgī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśubhāṅgī (शुभांगी).—f S A handsome woman, a beauty.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśubhāṅgī (शुभांगी).—f A handsome woman, a beauty.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śubhāṅgī (शुभाङ्गी):—[from śubhāṅga > śubha > śubh] f. a handsome woman, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Daśārhī (and wife of Kuru), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Vaidarbhi (the daughter of Rukmin and wife of Pradyumna), [Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] of Rati (wife of Kāma-deva), [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Kubera (god of wealth), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚubhāṅgin (शुभाङ्गिन्):—[from śubha > śubh] mfn. = śubhāṅga, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚubhāṅgī (शुभाङ्गी):—[śubhā+ṅgī] (ṅgī) 3. f. The wife of Kāma; of Kuvera; a handsome woman.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚubhāṃgi (ಶುಭಾಂಗಿ):—[noun] a beautiful woman.
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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