Mirabai?

[Jahnava Nitai Das 2]

Here was a message posted to another sanskrit forum.

 

> Does anyone know the meaning of the name "Mirabhai"? Gopiparanadhana

> Prabhu says it's definitely not Sanskrit.

 

First of all... "bhai" is masculine... and in the name "Mirabhai it should

be: "bai" - "Mirabai" - Meerabhai (the "i" being long... hence the "ee"

phonetic pronunciation) and not "Mirabhai", which would indicate a male's

name. "Bai" is a suffix that indicates feminine gender, and yes, that's in

Hindi/Rajasthani.

 

The famous "Meerabai"/"Mirabai" - famous as a devotee of Lord Krishna - who

migrated to Vrindavan from Rajasthan after the death of her husband, a

Rajput prince, died, was born at Merta in Marwar, a "section" of Rajasthan,

and hence there is a "link" with the Hindi language, although in fact the

dialect spoken there is "Marwari". Both of these languages derive from

Samskritam, and hence "Meera" itself, although a name, must be derived from

Samskritam.

 

However, it's exact meaning, I won't be able to tell you offhand... however,

I'll add both the "Spoken Samskritam" and "Sanskrit" conferences as

receivers, with a request for someone who reads this text to do a bit of

research on this - if they will, and get back to you.

 

das,

 

Basu Ghosh Das

 

[Jagat 1]

I would guess that it is derived from Arabic amr, from which comes the word amIr and its contracted form mIr, which was a fairly popular name for Indian Muslim males (Mir Qasam, etc.). The feminine form mIrA would be a purely local creation.

 

amIr means "noble, prince, lord, person of rank or distinction," etc. (Cf. Platts Classical Urdu dictionary).

 

Platts gives the derivation of bAI as coming from bhavatI, the Sanskrit polite form of address to a woman. Unfortunately nowadays, the term is somewhat pejorative ("dancing girl, harlot"), especially as bAI-jI.

[Vaishnava_das108 1]

Dear Jahnava-Nitai prabhu,

 

I suppose that this discussion no longer has any relevance to the "Sanskrit" category. How about moving it to the "Spiritual Discussions" forum, where we might get opinions/ideas from more posters? Just an idea ..

[zjj 1]

Mira is a Sanskrit name meaning a sparkling lake of crystal clear water. Bai is simply a term used denoting a great and respected lady. She became known as Mirabai when her poetry and devotion to Krishna became famous.

 

Her name has nothing to do with the Arabic language.

 

Jai

[drkpp 0]

 

Mira is a Sanskrit name meaning a sparkling lake of crystal clear water. Bai is simply a term used denoting a great and respected lady. She became known as Mirabai when her poetry and devotion to Krishna became famous.

 

Her name has nothing to do with the Arabic language.

 

Jai

Meer in Sanskrit means a deep lake of water or an ocean. It is indicative of the depth of devotion she had for Lord Krishna. Bai is a suffix meaning respected lady.

 

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