Dirghabahu, īū, ī, Dirgha-bahu: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Puranaī (दीर्घबाह�):—Son of Khaṭvāṅga (son of Viśvasaha). He had a son named Raghu. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.10.1)
: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaīū (दीर्घबाह�).—One of the twelve ṣa facing the twelve 徱ٲⲹ in the battle of the gods (devas) between the demons (asuras), according to the ղܰṇa chapter 94. This battle was initiated by Mahiṣāsura in order to win over the hand of Vaiṣṇavī, the form of Trikalā having a red body representing the energy of Viṣṇu. Trikalā is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva).
The ղܰṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ī (दीर्घबाह�).—One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Bhīmasena killed him in Bhārata War. (Ѳٲ Bhīṣma Parva, chapter 96, Verse 26).
2) ī (दीर्घबाह�).—A pious King. There are conflicting versions about him in the Purāṇas.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ī (दीर्घबाह�).—A son of Khaṭvānga (Dilipa) and father of Raghu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 10. 1; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 183; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 183; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 83-4.
1b) A son of Aja.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 12. 49.
ī (दीर्घबाह�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.108.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyī (दीर्घबाह�) is the son of ٱṅg and grandson of վś, according to the ղṃśānܳٲ section of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] From Nakula was born the celebrated king Śataratha. Ilavila was born of Śataratha. Ilavila’s son was Vṛddhaśarman who begot վś and the latter’s son was ٱṅg. ī was born from ٱṅg and Raghu was the son of ī.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)ī (दीर्घबाह�) refers to “one who is long-armed�, and is used to describe Garuḍa, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—Accordingly, text text dictates that a Garuḍa-upāsaka, the aspirant, must meditate on Garuḍa of the following form—[...] He shines with his head adorned with a crown, bedecked with jewels, handsome in every limb, with tawny eyes and tremendous speed, shining like gold, long-armed (ī) , broad-shouldered and adorned with the eight divine serpents or Nāgas.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryī (दीर्घबाह�).�a. having long arms; दीर्घबाहुर्दिलीपस्य रघुर्नाम्नाभवत्सुत� (īrdilīpasya raghurnāmnābhavatsuta�) Hariv.
Derivable forms: ī� (दीर्घबाहुः).
ī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and (बाहु).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī (दीर्घबाह�).�1. adj. long-armed, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 74, 20. 2. m. a proper name.
ī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and (बाहु).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī (दीर्घबाह�).—[adjective] long-armed; a man’s name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ī (दीर्घबाह�):—[=ī-] [from ī] mfn. l°-armed, [Ѳٲ iii, 2454; 峾ⲹṇa ii, 42, 18 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the attendants on Śiva, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Dānava, [ib.] ([varia lectio] -첹ṇṭ)
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Ѳٲ i]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son or grandson of Dilīpa, [Purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Partial matches: Dirgha, Bahu.
Starts with: Dirghabahugarvita, Dirghabahurgarvita.
Full-text: Dirghabahugarvita, Raghu, Dirghabahurgarvita, Khatvanga, Dasharatha, Aja, Prithudirghabahu, Tirkkapaku, Dirghakantha, Ajapala, Shatrughna, Shrirama, Bharata, Rama, Mahabahu, Lakshmana, Agnipurna, Anvarthasanjna, Sudarshana.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.15.23 < [Chapter 15 - The Glories of Nṛga-kūpa and Gopī-bhūmi]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 384 < [Volume 12 (1912)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Ikṣvāku < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Genealogy of the Solar Dynasty in the Puranas and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Subject Index of the Visnu-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]