As a deity name
Name 836 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
बृहत्
large, great, big; mighty, strong
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi बृहत् — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat). Doublet of बुलंद (buland).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
bṛhat mf(atī)n. (in later language usually written vṛhat) lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast, abundant, compact, solid, massy, strong, mighty, RV. &c. &c.
full-grown, old, RV.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: a son of the 9th Manu
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Dictionary citations
bṛhata m. N. of a son of the 9th Manu, Hariv.
Alternative readings
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