अंशुमान

Anshumaan

Aṃśumān · IAST

Radiant; full of rays, like the shining sun.

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Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति

अंशुमान् = हलन्त-लोप → अंशुमान

The form अंशुमान् is written with a final halant (the grammatical/citation spelling); as a borne name the final halant is dropped (अंशुमान), and the English form takes no trailing schwa.

Scripture references

  • Bhagavad Gītā · 10.21

    आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् । मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥

    ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṁ ravir aṁśumān | marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī ||

    Among the radiant Ādityas I am Viṣṇu; among lights I am the shining sun. Among the winds I am Marīci, and among the stars I am the moon.

Source: akshara-pravaaha.com/naamaavali/anshuman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Citations from Bhagavad Gītā

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