भूमि
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[edit] Noun
भूमि (bhūmi) f.
- the earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi
- तव तविषो जनिमन रेजत दयौ रेजद भूमिर भियसा सवस्य मन्योः |
- रघायन्त सुभ्वः पर्वतास आर्दन धन्वानि सरयन्त आपः ||
- tava tviṣo janiman rejata dyau rejad bhūmir bhiyasā svasya manyoḥ |
- ṛghāyanta subhvaḥ parvatāsa ārdan dhanvāni sarayanta āpaḥ ||
- Heaven trembled at the birth of thine effulgence; Earth trembled at the fear of thy displeasure.
- The stedfast mountains shook in agitation . the waters flowed, and desert spots were flooded.
- (in plural) divisions of the world; cf. भूमित्रय (bhūmi-traya)
- a territory, country, district
- a place, situation
- position, posture, attitude
- the part or personification (played by an actor)
- the floor of a house, story
- the area
- the base of any geometrical figure
- (metaphorically) a step, degree, stage (with Buddhists there are 10 or 13 stages of existence or perfection); Bhumi
- extent, limit
- (at the end of a compound) a matter, subject, object, receptacle i.e. fit object or person for
- विश्वासभूमि (vi-śvāsa-bhūmi) — "ground for confidence", i.e. a trustworthy person
- स्नेहभूमि (sneha-bhūmi) — "oil-source", any substance yielding oil or grease
- the tongue
[edit] Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of भूमि
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) | भूमी (bhūmī) | भूमयः (bhūmayaḥ) |
| Vocative | भूमे (bhūme) | भूमी (bhūmī) | भूमयः (bhūmayaḥ) |
| Accusative | भूमिम् (bhūmim) | भूमी (bhūmī) | भूमीः (bhūmīḥ) |
| Instrumental | भूम्या (bhūmyā) | भूमिभ्याम् (bhūmibhyām) | भूमिभिः (bhūmibhiḥ) |
| Dative | भूम्यै (bhūmyai) / भूमये (bhūmaye) | भूमिभ्याम् (bhūmibhyām) | भूमिभ्यः (bhūmibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | भूम्याः (bhūmyāḥ) / भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) | भूमिभ्याम् (bhūmibhyām) | भूमिभ्यः (bhūmibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | भूम्याः (bhūmyāḥ) / भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) | भूम्योः (bhūmyoḥ) | भूमीनाम् (bhūmīnām) |
| Locative | भूम्याम् (bhūmyām) / भूमौ (bhūmau) | भूम्योः (bhūmyoḥ) | भूमिषु (bhūmiṣu) |
[edit] References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0763
