Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[भा-नु Uṇ.3.32]

1. Light, lustre, brightness.
2. A ray of light; मण़्डिताखिलदिक्प्रान्ताश्चण्डांशोः पान्तु भानवः Bv.1.129; Śi.2.53; Ms.8.132.
3. The sun; भानुः सकृद्युक्ततुरङ्ग एव Ś.5.4; भीमभानौ निदाघे Bv.1.3.
4. Beauty.
5. A day.
6. A king, prince, sovereign.
7. An epithet of Śiva or Viṣṇu; अमृतांशूद्भवो भानुः V. Sah.-Feminine A handsome woman.

1. masculine gender appearance, brightness, light or a ray of light, lustre, splendour fg-veda etc.
2. masculine gender the sun MBh. Ka1v. etc.
3. masculine gender a king, prince, master, lord Lexicographers
4. masculine gender Name of the chapters of the dictionary of an anonymous author catalogue or catalogues
5. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव Lexicographers
6. masculine gender of an A1ditya आदित्य Ra1matUp.
7. masculine gender of a Deva-gandharva देव-गन्धर्व MBh.
8. masculine gender of a son of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण ibidem
9. masculine gender of a Ya1dava यादव Hariv.
10. masculine gender of the father of the 15th Arhat अर्हत् of the present Avasarpin2i1 अवसर्पिणी Lexicographers
11. masculine gender of a prince (son of Prati-vyoma प्रति-व्योम) BhP.
12. masculine gender of a son of Vis3va-dhara विश्व-धर and father of Hari-na1tha हरि-नाथ catalogue or catalogues
13. masculine gender of a pupil of S3am2kara7ca1rya शंकरा*चार्य catalogue or catalogues
14. masculine gender of various authors (also with दीक्षित, पण्डित, भट्ट etc.) ibidem
15. masculine gender plural the A1dityas आदित्य s (children of Bha1nu भानु) Hariv. Pur.
16. masculine gender the gods of the 3rd Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर Hariv.
17. feminine a handsome wife (Equivalent to भानु-मती) Lexicographers
18. feminine Name of a daughter of Daksha दक्ष (wife of Dharma धर्म or Manu मनु and mother of Bha1nu भानु and A1ditya आदित्य) Hariv. VP.
19. feminine of the mother of Devarshabha देवर्षभ BhP.
20. feminine of a daughter of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Hariv.
21. feminine of the mother of the Da1nava दानव S3akuni शकुनि etc. BhP.