As a deity name
Name 417 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
भानुमती · noun · feminine
विक्रमादित्य की रानी का नाम । यह राजा भोज की कन्या थी । यह अत्यंत रूपवती और इँद्रजाल विद्या की जानकार थी · अंगिरस की पहली कन्या का नाम · दुर्यधिन की स्त्री का नाम — Śabdasāgara
भानुमती · bhānumatī · s.f.
See s.v. bhānu — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 180
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: a daughter of Aṅgiras
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhānumatī" is the nominative of "bhānumatin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "bhānumatī" is the vocative dual of "bhānumat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "bhānumat" is derived from "bhānu" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bhānu m. appearance, brightness, light or a ray of light, lustre, splendour, RV. &c. &c.
the sun, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bhānu—mat mfn. luminous, splendid, beautiful, RV. &c. &c.
containing the word bhānu, ŚāṅkhŚr.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
bhānu—matī (atī), f. N. of a daughter of Aṅgiras, MBh.
of a d˚ of Kṛta-vīrya (wife of Ahaṃ-yāti), ib.
of a d˚ of the Yādava Bhānu, Hariv.
of a d˚ of Vikramāditya, L.
of the mother of Śaṃkara (Sch. on Śak.), Cat.
bhānu—matin m. (fr. bhānumat or -matī) N. of a man, ŚāṅkhŚr.
bhānu—mat mfn. luminous, splendid, beautiful, RV. &c. &c.
containing the word bhānu, ŚāṅkhŚr.
bhānu m. appearance, brightness, light or a ray of light, lustre, splendour, RV. &c. &c.
the sun, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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