Ribhu, 峁歜丑耻, Rbhu: 16 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁歜丑耻 can be transliterated into English as Rbhu or Ribhu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�).鈥擜n ancient sage. He was the son of Brahm膩. He was an extraordinary scholar who became the preceptor of Nid膩gha who was the son of Pulastya and the grandson of Brahm膩. 峁歜丑耻 conveyed all knowledge to Nid膩gha. But he saw that although he taught Nid膩gha all branches of knowledge, the latter did not take any interest in "Advaita". So he left him in disappointment but later got him interested in Advaita. (Vi峁ａ箛u Pur膩峁嘺, A峁兣沘 2. Chapters 15-16).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�) refers to a group of deities (asuras) that came into existence after sage Bh峁沢u was pouring the offerings at Dak峁鈥檚 sacrifice, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.30. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] On seeing the force of their onslaught, O sages, the holy sage Bh峁沢u poured offering in the Dak峁峁嘺 fire with the Yajur mantra to quell the obstructors of sacrifice. While the sage Bh峁沢u was pouring the offerings, thousands of powerful demons鈥斸箽b丑耻s rose up. O excellent sage, a terrible fight ensued between 艢iva鈥檚 attendants and the demons who had firebrands for their weapons. Their hair stood on end when people heard the uproar. The attendants were killed by the 峁歜丑耻s of powerful valour and favoured with Brahminical splendour. They were forced to run without difficulty鈥�.
Note: 峁歜丑耻s are the sons of Sudhanvan, a descendant of A峁単iras, severally named 峁歜丑耻, Vibhu and V膩ja. Through their assiduous performance of good works they obtained superhuman powers and became entitled to receive praise and adoration.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�).鈥擜 son of Brahm膩; one of the first two created, the other Sanatkum膩ra; a siddha who knows the 尘腻测腻 of Hari.1 A resident of Tapoloka;2 teacher of Nid膩gha; imparted to him the essence of true knowledge after partaking of meals with him; once again met Nid膩gha after 1000 years; initiated him into the mysteries of advaita and disappeared.3
- 1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 II. 7. 43; IV. 8. 1; VI. 15. 12; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 9. 106; 24. 79.
- 2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 36. 6; IV. 2. 24, 35 and 214; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 101. 26, 37 and 212; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 25. 92.
- 3) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 II. 15. 2-34; 16 (whole).
1b) Heard the vi峁ａ箛u pur膩峁嘺 from Brahm膩; communicated to Priyavrata.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 VI. 8. 43.
1c) A class of gods resident in Bhuvarloka1 specially created by Bh峁沢u to put down the pramatha and other 驳补峁嘺蝉 in the sacrifice of Dak峁. Followers of Indra;2 of C膩k峁峁 epoch.3
1d) Gods of the Vaivasvata epoch, came to Dv膩rak膩 with other gods to ask K峁涐梗峁嘺 to go back to Vaikun峁弗a.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VIII. 13. 4; XI. 6. 2.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical Study峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�) or 峁歜丑耻g墨t膩 refers to one of the sixty-four G墨t膩s commonly referred to in Hindu scriptures.鈥擥墨t膩 is the name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theosophical doctrines. Most of these G墨t膩s [i.e., 峁歜丑耻-g墨t膩] originate from the Mah膩bh膩rata or the various Pur膩峁嘺s.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyIn the Rig Veda, the Rbhus (Rbhu, Vibhavan, and Vaja) are a trio of skilled, divine artisans. They are the sons of heaven (Dyaus) and earth. They performed many feats of skill, the greatest being the transformation of the bowl of Tvashta into four shining cups for the Gods.
Their other feats include: renewing the youth of their parents, making a cow from a hide, and shape tawny steeds for Indra. They are demi-gods, and are invoked to bring prosperity to the worshiper.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�).鈥�a. Ved.
1) Skilful, clever, prudent (as an epithet of Indra, Agni, 膧dityas, property and wealth) 啶嬥き啷佮ぎ啷冟き啷佮啷嵿し啶｀ 啶班く啶苦ぎ啷� (峁沚hum峁沚huk峁峁噊 rayim) 峁欢惫别诲补 4.37.5.
2) Handly (as a weapon).
3) Shining far.
-产丑耻岣� 1 A deity, divinity; a god (dwelling in heaven).
2) The god who is worshipped by the gods; 啶嬥き啶掂 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿く啷� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶お啶� 啶︵啶掂い啶距 (峁沚havo n膩ma tatr膩nye dev膩n膩mapi devat膩岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 3.261.19.
3) A class of the attendants of gods.
4) An artist, smith, especially a coach-builder (谤补迟丑补办腻谤补).
5) Name of three semi-divine beings called 峁歩bhu, Vibhvan and V膩ja, sons of Sudhanvan, a descendant of A峁単iras, who were so called from the name of the eldest son. [Through their performance of good works they obtained divinity, exercised superhuman powers, and became entitled to worship. They are supposed to dwell in the Solar sphere, and are the artists who formed the horses of Indra, the carriage of the A艣vins, and the miraculous cow of B峁沨aspati. They made their aged parents young, and constructed four cups at a sacrifice from the one cup of Tva峁ａ弓峁�, who as the proper artificer of the gods, was in this respect their rival. They appear generally as accompanying Indra at the evening sacrifices. M. W.].
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�).鈥攎.
(-产丑耻岣�) 1. A deity. 2. A divinity of a particular order. E. 峁� the mother of the gods, 产丑奴 to be, 岣岛 affix; also ribhu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�).鈥攊. e. rabh + u, m. The name of certain deities, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 15459.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�).鈥擺adjective] skilful, clever; [masculine] artist, builder, [Name] of three myth. beings, the Ribhus, [especially] the first of them.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�):鈥�mfn. (鈭�rabh), clever, skilful, inventive, prudent (said of Indra, Agni, and the 膧dityas, [峁歡-veda]; also of property or wealth, [峁歡-veda iv, 37, 5; viii, 93, 34]; of an arrow, [Atharva-veda i, 2, 3])
2) m. an artist, one who works in iron, a smith, builder (of carriages etc.), Name of three semi-divine beings (峁歜丑耻, V膩ja, and Vibhvan, the name of the first being applied to all of them; thought by some to represent the three seasons of the year [Ludwig; 峁歡-veda vol.iii, p.187], and celebrated for their skill as artists; they are supposed to dwell in the solar sphere, and are the artists who formed the horses of Indra, the carriage of the A艣vins, and the miraculous cow of B峁沨aspati; they made their parents young, and performed other wonderful works [Sv-apas]; they are supposed to take their ease and remain idle for twelve days [the twelve intercalary days of the winter solstice] every year in the house of the Sun [Agohya]; after which they recommence working; when the gods heard of their skill, they sent Agni to them with the one cup of their rival Tva峁ａ弓峁�, the artificer of the gods, bidding the 峁歜丑耻s construct four cups from it; when they had successfully executed this task, the gods received the 峁歜丑耻s amongst themselves and allowed them to partake of their sacrifices etc.; cf. Kaegi, [峁歡-veda; p.53 f.]), [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
3) they appear generally as accompanying Indra, especially at the evening sacrifice
4) in later mythology 峁歜丑耻 is a son of Brahman, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
5) a deity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) m. (avas) a class of deities
7) cf. [Greek] 峒�位蠁蔚峥栁�; [Latin] labor; [Gothic] arb-aiths; [Anglo-Saxon] earfo冒; [Slavonic or Slavonian] rab-怒.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁歜丑耻 (啶嬥き啷�):鈥�(产丑耻岣�) 2. m. A deity.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus峁歜丑耻 (嗖嬥箔喑�):鈥�
1) [noun] a deity; a divinity.
2) [noun] a class of the attendants of gods.
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Ribhu (嗖班部嗖硜):鈥擺noun] = 嗖班部嗖硜 [ribu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)谤颈产丑耻鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼斸�愥�横亱
(Auto-Translation): God.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Ribhugita, Ribhuksha, Ribhukshan, Ribhukshin, Ribhukshina, Ribhumant, Ribhumat, Ribhupala, Ribhus, Ribhushthira, Ribhuvimana.
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