As a Hindi name
भानुमत् · adj
दीप्तियुक्त । प्रकाशमान् · सुंदर — Śabdasāgara
भानुमत् · noun · masculine
सूर्य · कलिंग के एक राजा का नाम · कृष्ण के एक पुत्र का नाम — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
luminous, splendid, beautiful, &c. &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
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.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
bhānu—mat mfn. luminous, splendid, beautiful, RV. &c. &c.
containing the word bhānu, ŚāṅkhŚr.
bhānu—mat m. the sun, MBh.; Kāv.; Var.
N. of a man with the patr. Aupamanyava, VBr.
of a warrior on the side of the Kurus (son of Kaliṅga Sch.), MBh.
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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