Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

brahmāṇḍa ब्रह्माण्ड – cosmic egg; world

substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

cosmic egg; world

Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

brahmāṇḍa ·n. Brahman's egg, i.e. the Universe.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

—Brahmāṇḍa (˚ma-aṇ˚), am, n. ‘the egg of Brahmā,’ the mundane egg, the universe, globe, world; N. of a Purāṇa and of an Upa-Purāṇa.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

brahmāṇḍa (2. brahman + aṇḍa oder ā˚) n. 1〉 Brahmanʼs Ei, das Universum, die Welt HARIV. 15055. HARIV. 15238. HARIV. 15277. SŪRYAS. 12,29. SŪRYAS. 12,30. SŪRYAS. 12,90. Ind. St. 1,23. Ind. St. 2,178. Spr. 331. Spr. 584. Spr. 956. Spr. 1993. Spr. 2270. Spr. 2651. Spr. 4000. RĀJA-TAR. 4,335. MĀRK. P. 92,34. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 12,b,27. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 34,a,16. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 35,b,4. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 43,a,15. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 81,a,7. VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 39. VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 70. VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 93. Schol. zu KAP. 1,160. Inschr. in Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6,503, Śl. 10. pl. PAÑCAR. 2,2,40. PAÑCAR. 2,3,41. PAÑCAR. 2,8,37. — 2〉 Titel eines Purāṇa (und eines Upapurāṇa) Ind. St. 1,18. VP. 284. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 8,a,4. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 8,a,8. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 59,a,41. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 65,b,12. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 79,b,35. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 113,b,30. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 164,a,9. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 270,b,19. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 278,b,47. Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 278,b,72. fgg. MĀRK. P. S. 659, Śl. 4.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

brahmāṇḍa n. — 1〉 Brahmanʼs Ei, das Weltall, die Welt. Auch Pl. — 2〉 Titel eines Purāṇa (Upapurāṇa) vollständig ˚purāṇa n. OPP. CAT. 1.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

brahmāṇḍa n. Brahman's Ei, das Weltall.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

brahmāṇḍa m. (aṇḍa) l'œuf de Brahmā [d'où est né le monde]. Un des Purāṇas.

Occurrences in source texts (10)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 1.4-1.10: Lineage of Siddhas 1 occurrence

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SiSa 9 occurrences
SiSa 1.51-1.64: Selbst als Licht 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.93-1.99: Karmische Verkörperung 3 occurrences

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SiSa 2.6-2.12: Mond und Sonne 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2.35-2.40: Jīva und Karma 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.1-3.10: Herzlotus und Prāṇa 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.191-5.207: Kailāsa und Mahāśūnya 2 occurrences

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