भीमरथी

{ bhīmarathī (bhīmā) }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

BHĪMARATHĪ (BHĪMĀ)   A river in the South extolled in the purāṇas. Sins of those who bathe in this river will vanish. On its shore is a sacred place called Paṇḍharapura. [Vana Parva, Chapter 88, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

भीम—रथी  f.  f. N. of a river in the हिमालय mountains, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]; [Var.]

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भीम रथी

-रात्री   ( prob. for or Prākṛt-rattī) ‘the fearful night’, N. of the 7th night in the 7th month of the 77th year of life (supposed to be the ordinary period of life after which a person is in his dotage and exempt from religious duties; cf. काल-रात्री), [L.]

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रात्री

Shabda-Sagara

भीमरथी  f.  ( -थी)
1. A particular night, supposed to be the ordinary pe- riod of human life; seventh night, in the seventh month, of the seventy-seventh year; a person after this period exempt from all religious or specific observances.
2. The name of a river in the Himālaya mountains.
E. भीम formidable, रथ a car.

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भीम रथ