As a deity name
Name 417 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda 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
N. of a daughter of Aṅgiras
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhānumatyai" is the dative of "bhānumatī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "bhānumatyai" is the dative 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.
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.
Caveats
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