Udbhida; 3 Definition(s)



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[Udbhida in Purana glossaries]

Udbhida (उद्भिद).—One of the seven sons of Jyotiṣmān, who was a son of Priyavrata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 74. Priyavrata was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

(Source): Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

1a) Udbhida (उद्भिद).—A varṣa after Udbhita;1 a varṣaparvata of Kuśadvīpam.2

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 25.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 52.

1b) A son of Jyotiṣmān, after the country of Udbhida was named.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 24; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 36.

1c) A people of the south country.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 127.
(Source): Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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[Udbhida in Sanskrit glossaries]

Udbhida (उद्भिद).—a. Sprouting, germinating.

-dam Culinary salt.

(Source): DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary
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