भास्वान

Bhaasvaan

Bhāsvān · IAST

Shining and bright, like the sun.

BoyDhanu1 scripture references

Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति

भास्वान् = हलन्त-लोप → भास्वान

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

Scripture references

  • Bhagavad Gītā · 11.17

    किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च तेजोराशिं सर्वतो दीप्तिमन्तम् । पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम् ॥

    kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca tejo-rāśiṃ sarvato dīptimantam . paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantād dīptānalārka-dyutim aprameyam ..

    I see You crowned, holding mace and discus, a mass of light blazing on every side, hard to look upon, glowing all around like a flaming fire and the sun, beyond all measure. [Arjuna describing the cosmic form]

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

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