भुवन

Etymology

From Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱʊ.ʋən/

Noun

भुवन • (bhuvan) m

1. existence; the world

   Synonym: संसार (sansār)

Etymology

From the root .

Noun

भुवन • (bhúvana) n

1. a being, living thing
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.98.1

     वैश्वानरस्य सुमतौ स्याम राजा हि कं भुवनानाम् अभिश्रीः ।
     इतो जातो विश्वम् इदं वि चष्टे वैश्वानरो यतते सूर्येण ॥

     vaiśvānarasya sumatau syāma rājā hi kaṃ bhuvanānām abhiśrīḥ .
     ito jāto viśvam idaṃ vi caṣṭe vaiśvānaro yatate sūryeṇa .

     May we be in the favour of the Universal One [Agni]
     For indeed he is king, sustainer of beings.
     Born from here he views all this world,
     The Universal One takes his place with the sun.

2. existence, being
3. the world