As a deity name
Name 943 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 272 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
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
a species of owl
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "bṛhadrūpa" is derived from "bṛhad" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bṛhad in comp. for bṛhat.
bṛhad—rūpa m. a species of owl, L.
N. of a Marut, Hariv.
Dictionary citations
bṛhad—rūpa m. a species of owl, L.
N. of a Marut, Hariv.
bṛhad in comp. for bṛhat.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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