As a deity name
Name 240 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 880 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
विभु · masculine
a male given name, Vibhu, from Sanskrit
विभु · masculine
lord, master; A name of God, especially in Vedantic and philosophical contexts.
Śabdasāgara also records: जो सर्वत्र वर्तमान हो । जो सब मूर्त पदार्थों में रम रहा हो । जिससे कोई स्थान खाली न हो । सर्वगत । सर्वव्यापक । जैसे,—दिक्, काल और आत्मा · जो सब जगह जा सकता हो । सर्वत्र गमनशील । जैसे, मन
Platts (p. 1179) also records: Being everywhere, ubiquitous; pervading all material things
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi वि॒भु — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit वि॒भु (vibhú).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or (Ved.) vibhu, ūvī (Ved.) being everywhere, far-extending, all-pervading, omnipresent, eternal, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vibhu" is the vocative of "vibhū" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vi-bhu &c. See col. 3.
vi-bhu or (Ved.) vibhu, mf(ū or vī)n. (Ved.) being everywhere, far-extending, all-pervading, omnipresent, eternal, RV.; VS.; Up.; MBh. &c.
abundant, plentiful, RV.; VS.; Br.
mighty, powerful, excellent, great, strong, effective, able to or capable of (inf.), RV. &c. &c.
firm, solid, hard, L.
vi-√ bhū P. -bhavati, to arise, be developed or manifested, expand, appear, RV.; TS.; MuṇḍUp.; to suffice, be adequate or equal to or a match for (dat. or acc.), ŚBr.; to pervade, fill, PañcavBr.; to be able to or capable of (inf.), BhP.; to exist (in a-vibhavat, ‘not existing’), KātyŚr.: Caus. -bhāvayati, to cause to arise or appear, develop, manifest, reveal, show forth, display, ŚāṅkhBr.; MBh. &c.; to pretend, feign, Kull. on Mn. viii, 362; to divide, separate, BhP.; to perceive distinctly, find out, discover, ascertain, know, acknowledge, recognise as (acc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to regard or consider as, take for (two acc.), Kuval.; to suppose, fancy, imagine, BhP.; Pañcar.; to think, reflect, Kathās.; Pañcat.; to suppose anything of or about (loc.), BhP.; to make clear, establish, prove, decide, Mn.; Yājñ.; to convict, convince, Yājñ.; Daś. : Pass. of Caus. -bhāvyate, to be considered or regarded as, appear, seem (nom.), MBh.; Kāv. &c. : Desid. See -bubhūṣā: Intens. See -bobhuvat.
vi-bhū in comp. for vi-bhu
Alternative readings
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