As a deity name
Name 393 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 136 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 314 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 792 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
peculiar to the sun
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhānave" is the locative of "bhānava" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "bhānave" is the dative of "bhānu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
bhānava mfn. peculiar to the sun, L.
bhānu m. appearance, brightness, light or a ray of light, lustre, splendour, RV. &c. &c.
the sun, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Caveats
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