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Hindi term or phrase:
surabanhu
English translation:
greatest among gods
Added to glossary by
keshab
Mar 8, 2006 13:00
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Hello again Bengali/Hindi speakers:
Can't work out what the "banhu" suffix means in this term (I'm assuming "sura" refers to the intoxicating liquor made from fermented rice and barley drunk in Vedic times).
Many thanks.
Kaveri
Can't work out what the "banhu" suffix means in this term (I'm assuming "sura" refers to the intoxicating liquor made from fermented rice and barley drunk in Vedic times).
Many thanks.
Kaveri
Proposed translations
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| 5 | Surabhanu-greatest among gods |
keshab
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| 4 | sura = gods; banhu or bhanu = sun |
Balasubramaniam L.
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| 2 | may be surabandhu, then liquor partner can be the translation |
Mrudula Tambe
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Surabhanu-greatest among gods
In Sanskrit, Sura or devtaa is name of god. And "bhanu" stands for the Sun. There are many gods but only one sun in hindu mythology. Sun is the symbol of greatness and power.
So "Surabhanu" is the most powerful and greatest among all gods.
So "Surabhanu" is the most powerful and greatest among all gods.
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Comment: "Thanks! This is definitely it - thanks are due to Balasubramiam as well for getting me on the right track. BTW, there are quite a few hits for "sura" as "wine" or "intoxicating drink", hence my initial confusion."
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may be surabandhu, then liquor partner can be the translation
Just guessing. Could you please provide that word in unicode because it is a confusing word.
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It could be surabahu if Sur = God Bahu = Arms
i.e. God's Arm where `n' is anunasik. Spoken in colloquial.
because there was a tradition of names Subahu, bahubali, bhujbal etc.
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It could be surabahu if Sur = God Bahu = Arms
i.e. God's Arm where `n' is anunasik. Spoken in colloquial.
because there was a tradition of names Subahu, bahubali, bhujbal etc.
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Balasubramaniam L.
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sura = gods; banhu or bhanu = sun
surabanhu means The God, Sun, or The Sun of the gods.
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Or Celestial Sun, or the Sun of the world of gods.
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As for the meaning you have assumed, I think you are confusing sura with soma, which is the Vedic drink.
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Or Celestial Sun, or the Sun of the world of gods.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-08 15:27:11 GMT)
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As for the meaning you have assumed, I think you are confusing sura with soma, which is the Vedic drink.
Discussion
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