abhva

abhva a-bhva, as, ā, am (etymology doubt-

ful, bhva = bhava or bhuva?), Ved. huge, immense,

mighty; monstrous, terrible; (as), m. a powerful

man, applied to an enemy; (am), n. immense power,

monstrosity, the great pervading principle of the uni-

verse; embarrassed state, great calamity; sultriness (?);

a monster; offspring; water, a cloud.

abhva a.

1 Huge, large(mahat Nir).

2 Mighty strong or powerful.

— bhvaṃ

1 Immense power, immensity.

2 Monstrosity, hugeness; (the great pervading principle of the universe; water; a cloud; embarrassed state, calamity; a monster; closeness; offspring, given by B. and R.)

ábhva (abhvṛ or abhvá) a. huge, enormous, dreadful; n. enormity, monster, dread, horror.

abhva á-bhva, a. mighty; n. great power;
horror; monster.

á-bhva [RV.] or a-bhvâ [AV.] or a-bhvá [ŚBr.] mfn. (cf. a-bhuva) monstrous, immense, terrible, RV. i, 39, 8 and 63, 1

á-bhva (am), n. immense power, monstrosity, horror, RV.; ŚBr.

a monster, RV. vi, 71, 5; AV.; ŚBr.

abhva a. 1 Huge, large (mahat Nir.). -2 Mighty strong or powerful. -3 monstrous, immense, terrible; ā yo no abhva īṣate Rv.1.39.8. -bhvam Immense power, immensity. -2 Monstrosity, hugeness; (the great pervading principle of the universe; water; a cloud; embarrassed state, calamity; a monster; arīramat patayat kaccidabhvam Rv.6.71.5; closeness; offspring, given by B. and R.)

ábhva (3. a + bhva = bhava oder bhuva, also Unding)

1) adj.

a) ungeheuer: gìrayâścìdabhvā̂ḥ ṚV. 1, 63, 1. = mahant NAIGH. 3, 3.

— b) ungeheuerlich, unheimlich: ā yo nò abhvà īṣâte . vi taṃ yûyota ṚV. 1, 39, 8.

— 2) n.

a) ungeheure, Macht, Grösse u.s.w., immanitas: arhânnìdaṃ dâyasè viśvàmabhvàṃ na vā ojī̂yo rudrà tvadâsti ṚV. 2, 33, 10. nemā āpô animìṣaṃ carântī̀rna ye vātâsya pramìnantyabhvâm 1, 24, 6. 6, 4, 3. tè haite (sc. rūpaṃ caiva nāma ca) bràhmaṇo mahatī̀ abhvè (oxyt.) . sa yò haite bràhmaṇo mahatī̀ abhve vèda mahàddhaivābhvàṃ bhavati ŚAT. BR. 11, 2, 3, 4; vgl. c. am Ende.

— b) Unheimlichkeit, Schwüle; mehrmals von den Schrecken des Dunkels: ùṣasâścarānti . gūhântī̀rabhvàmasîtàṃ ruśâdbhiḥ ṚV. 4, 51, 9. 1, 92, 5. 144, 5. avaìtvabhvâṃ kṛṇùtā varī̂yaḥ 5, 49, 5. 2, 4, 5. 1, 185, 2. fgg. (marutaḥ) te sâpsàrāsô 'janàyantābhvâm 1, 169, 8. amyàksā tâ indra ṛ̀ṣṭiràsme sanèmyabhvâṃ màrutô junanti 3. Aus den beiden letzten Stellen schloss man unrichtig auf die Bedeutung Wasser, Wolke NAIGH. 1, 10. 12.

— c) Ungeheuer, Unding: (savitā) dìvo rohā̂ṃsyaruhatpṛthìvyā arī̂ramatpàtayàtkaccìdabhvâm ṚV. 6, 71, 5. mahadvā ito 'bhvaṃ janiṣyate ŚAT. BR. 3, 2, 1, 26. 27. Im AV. als perisp.: dauṣvâpnyàṃ daurjī̂vityàṃ rakṣô àbhvâmarā̀yyâḥ (nāśayāmasi) 4, 17, 5. 13, 4, 3, 4.

abhva Z. 11 lies 1, 168, 9 st. 1, 169, 8; Z. 12 lies 169, 3 st. 3.

ábhva, eigentlich das „nicht seiende” [von a und bhū, bhuva, bhava], und zwar theils als das über alles Sein hinausragende, ungeheuere, theils als das allem Sein widerstrebende, grauenhafte, unheimliche; 1) a., ungeheuer; 2) m., der Widerwärtige, das Ungethüm; 3) n., ungeheuere Grösse oder Macht; 4) n., Unheimlichkeit, Grauen, häufig als das schwarze, kṛṣṇám ({92,5}; {140,5}), ásitam ({347,9}) bezeichnet; insbesondere 5) n., das grauenerregende Dunkel der Gewitterwolke.

-as 2) {39,8}.

-am [n.] 3) {24,6}; {224,10}; {445,3}. 4) {92,5}; {140,5}; {195,5}; {347,9}; {403,5}; {512,5}. 5) {168,9}; {169,3}.

-āt 4) {185,2}.

-ās 1) giráyas {63,1}.

ábhva abhvâ (AV.) und abhvâ (ŚAT. BR.).

— 1) Adj. ungeheuer , unheimlich.

— 2) n.

— a) ungeheure Grösse , — Macht.

— b) Unheimlichkeit , Grauen.

— c) Ungethüm.

— d) *Wasser ; *Wolke.

ábhva abhvâ u. abhvá ungeheuer; n. Übermacht; das Grauen, Ungetüm.

abhva tri0 bhū—prāptau kkan ḍicca na0 ta0 . mahati niru0 . “yaddha
te viśvāgirayaścidabhvāḥ” iti ṛ0 1, 63, 1 .