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bāhuबाहुbāhú m. f. (f., [L.]) (fr. √ bah, baṃh; for 2. See col. 3) the arm, (esp.) the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist (opp. to pra-gaṇḍa, q.v.; in medic. the whole upper extremity of the body, as opp. to sakthi, the lower extremity), [RV.] &c. &c.
the arm as a measure of length (= 12 Aṅgulas), [Śulbas.]
the fore-foot of an animal (esp. its upper part), [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]
the limb of a bow, [ŚBr.]
the bar of a chariot-pole, [Gobh.]
the post (of a door; see dvāra-b°)
the side of an angular figure (esp. the base of a right-angled triangle), [Sūryas.]
the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial, [ib.]
(also du.) the constellation Ārdrā, [L.]
bāhú m. N. of a Daitya, [MBh.]
of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions), [ib.]
of a son of Vṛka, [Hariv.]
of a son of Vajra, [VP.]
[cf. Gk. πᾶχυς, πῆχυς; Germ. buog, Bug; Angl.Sax. bōg; Eng. bough.]
(for 1. See col. 2), Vṛddhi form of bahu in comp.
bāhukबाहुक्See pra-bā́huk.
bāhudāबाहुदाbāhu—dā f. ‘arm-giver’, N. of Su-yaśā (a wife of Parīkṣit), [MBh.]
of a river (into which Gaurī the wife of Prasena-jit is said to have been transformed; prob. identical with the Vitastā or Hydaspes and modern Jhelum), [ib.]; [R.] &c.
of another river, [VP.]
bāhujaबाहुजbāhu—ja m. ‘arm-born’, a Kṣatriya (as sprung from the arm of Brahmā), [L.] (cf. [Mn. i, 31])
a parrot, [L.]
sesamum growing wild, [L.]
bāhukāबाहुकाf. N. of a river, [L.]
bāhukaबाहुकmfn. ifc. = 1. bāhu, the arm (cf. hrasvabāhuka)
mf(A)n. servile, dependent, [L.]
swimming with the arms, [Baudh.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 7], Sch.)
dwarfish, [BhP.]
m. a monkey, [L.]
N. of a Nāga, [MBh.]
of a prince, [ib.]
of a son of Vṛka (= bāhu), [Pur.]
(also written vāh°) N. assumed by Nala upon his becoming charioteer to king Ṛtu-parṇa, [Nal.]
bāhulaबाहुलn. (for 2. See below) armour for the arms, [L.]
N. of a place in Dakṣiṇā-patha, [Cat.]
mfn. (fr. bahula for 1. See above) manifold g. saṃkalādi
m. the month Kārttika (when the moon is near the Pleiades; see bahulā), [L.]
fire, [L.]
a Jina, [Gal.]
N. of a prince, [VP.]
n. manifoldness g. pṛthv-ādi
bāhuliबाहुलिbāhu°li m. N. of a son of Viśvā-mitra, [MBh.]
bāhutāबाहुताbāhú—tā́ (bāhú-), ind. in the arms, [RV.] (cf. devá-tā, puruṣá-tā).
bāhujyāबाहुज्याbāhú—jyā f. the cord of an arc, sine, [Sūryas.]
bāhulyaबाहुल्यbāhu°lya n. abundance, plenty, multitude, variety, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
the usual course or common order of things, [Hariv.]
bāhumatबाहुमत्bāhu—mát mfn. having (strong) arm (said of Indra), [AV.]
bāhuvatबाहुवत्bāhu—vat m. ‘having (strong) arm’, N. of a man, [VP.]
bāhubhūṣāबाहुभूषाbāhu—bhūṣā f. ‘arm-ornament’, armlet, [L.]
bāhuphalaबाहुफलbāhu—phala n. (in geom.) the result from the base sine, [Sūryas.]
the sine of an arc of a circle of position contained between the sun and the prime vertical, [Siddhāntaś.]
bāhuśālaबाहुशालbāhu—śāla mfn. prepared from Euphorbia Antiquorum
bāhubādhaबाहुबाधbāhu—bādha m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.] (v.l. bāhu-bādhya, bahurada).
bāhubalaबाहुबलbāhu—bala n. power or strength of arm, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
bāhu—bala m. ‘strong in arm’, N. of a prince, [Kathās.]
bāhubaliबाहुबलिbāhu—bali m. (fr. bahu-bala?) N. of a mountain, [Śatr.]
bāhucāpaबाहुचापbāhu—cāpa m. ‘arm-bow’, a fathom (as a measure), [L.]
bāhucyutबाहुच्युत्bāhu—cyút (?), [AV. xviii, 3, 25.]
bāhujūtaबाहुजूतbāhú—jūta (bāhú-), mfn. quick with the arm, [RV.]
bāhukīṭaबाहुकीटbāhu-kīṭa mfn. g. palady-ādi.
bāhukaraबाहुकरbāhu—kara mfn. active with the arms, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 21.]
bāhukṣadबाहुक्षद्bāhu—kṣád mfn. offering the fore-legs (i.e. the inferior parts of an animal, said of a parsimonious sacrificer), [RV. x, 27, 6.]
bāhulakaबाहुलकbāhu°laka n. manifoldness, diversity, [Kār.] on [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 32]; [Pat.]
bāhulatāबाहुलताbāhu—latā f. an arm (lithe as a) creeper, [Rājat.] (also °tikā f. an arm (lithe as a) creeper, [Śṛṅgār.])
bāhuleyaबाहुलेयbāhu°leya m. metron. of Skanda (fr. bahulā, the Pleiades), [L.]
a bull, [Inscr.]
bāhulkātबाहुल्कात्ind. from giving too wide applicability (to a rule), [Uṇ. i, 36]; [37], Sch.
bāhulyātबाहुल्यात्bāhu°lyāt ind. id., [Śāṇḍ.]
in all probability, [Hit.]
bāhumūlaबाहुमूलbāhu—mūla n. ‘arm-root’, the arm-pit, [Nir.]
bāhumatīबाहुमतीbāhu—matī (atī), f. N. of a river, [L.]
bāhumayaबाहुमयbāhu—maya mf(I)n. made or done with the arm, [W.]
bāhupāśaबाहुपाशbāhu—pāśa m. = -bandhana, [Ratnāv.]
a partic. attitude in fighting, [MBh.]
bāhuvāraबाहुवारbāhu—vāra m. = bahu-v°, [L.]
bāhuyodhaबाहुयोधbāhu—yodha or bāhu—yodhin, m. a wrestler, boxer, [Hariv.]
bāhubhāṣyaबाहुभाष्यbāhu—bhāṣya n. (fr. bahu-bhāṣin) talkativeness, g. brāhmaṇādi.
bāhubhaṅgiबाहुभङ्गिbāhu—bhaṅgi f. bending or twisting the arms, [MW.]
bāhubhedinबाहुभेदिन्bāhu—bhedin m. ‘arm-breaker’, N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]
bāhuśālinबाहुशालिन्bāhu—śālin mfn. possessing strong arm, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kathās.]
bāhu—śālin m. N. of Śiva, [MBh.]
of a Dānava, [Kathās.]
of a warrior, [ib.]
of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh.]
of Bhīma, [ib.]
of a prince, [ib.]
bāhuśaktiबाहुशक्तिbāhu—śakti m. ‘strong of arm’, N. of a king, [Kathās.]
bāhubalinबाहुबलिन्bāhu—balín mfn. strong in arm, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]
N. of a man, [L.]
bāhucyutaबाहुच्युतbāhú—cyuta (bāhú-), mfn. fallen from the arm, dropped out of the hand, [RV.]; [TS.]
bāhudaṇḍaबाहुदण्डbāhu—daṇḍa m. ‘arm-staff’, a long arm, [R.]; [Daś.]
a blow or punishment inflicted with the arm or fist, [MW.] (cf. bhuja-d°).
bāhugartaबाहुगर्तbāhu—garta mfn., [ib.] [iv, 2, 237], Sch. (°taka, [Kāś.] on [iv, 2, 126]).
bāhuguṇyaबाहुगुण्यbāhu—guṇya n. possession of many excellences, [Mn. vii, 71.]
bāhujanyaबाहुजन्यbāhu—janya mfn. spread among many people, [L.]
bāhu—janya n. a great multitude of people, crowd, [L.]
bāhukuṇṭhaबाहुकुण्ठbāhu—kuṇṭha mfn. crippled in the arms, [L.]
bāhukubjaबाहुकुब्जbāhu—kubja mfn. = -kuṇṭha, [W.]
bāhukunthaबाहुकुन्थbāhu—kuntha (?) m. a wing, [L.]
bāhulyenaबाहुल्येनbāhu°lyena ind. usually, ordinarily, as a rule, [Śaṃk.]; [Pāṇ.], Sch.; [Jātakam.]
bāhumātraबाहुमात्रbāhu—mātrá n. = -cāpa, [TS.]
bāhu—mātrá mf(I)n. as long as an arm, [ib.]
bāhumadhyaबाहुमध्यbāhu—madhya mfn. occupying a middle position with the arm, [MBh.] (cf. jaṅghā-jaghanya).
bāhurūpyaबाहुरूप्यbāhu—rūpya n. (fr. bahurūpa) manifoldness g. brāhmaṇādi ([Kāś.])
bāhurakṣāबाहुरक्षाbāhu—rakṣā f. armour for the upper arm, [L.]
bāhutrāṇaबाहुत्राणbāhu—trāṇa n. ‘arm-fence’, armour for the arms, [L.]
bāhuvīryaबाहुवीर्यbāhu—vīryà mfn. strength of arm, [AV.] &c. &c.
bāhu—vīryà mfn. strong of arm, [TāṇḍBr.]
bāhuvṛktaबाहुवृक्तbāhu—vṛktá m. N. of a descendant of Atri (author of [RV. v, 71]; [72]), [Anukr.]
bāhuviddhaबाहुविद्धbāhu—viddha m. patr. (fr. bahu-v°?), [Pravar.]
bāhuyodhinबाहुयोधिन्bāhu—yodha or bāhu—yodhin, m. a wrestler, boxer, [Hariv.]
bāhuyuddhaबाहुयुद्धbāhu—yuddha n. ‘arm-fight’, a close fight, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]
bāhubhūṣaṇaबाहुभूषणbāhu—bhūṣaṇa n.
bāhuśardhinबाहुशर्धिन्bāhu—śardhín mfn. relying on his arm (said of Indra), [RV. x, 103, 3.]
bāhuśikharaबाहुशिखरbāhu—śikhara n. ‘the upper part of the arm’, the shoulder, [Hariv.]
bāhuśrutyaबाहुश्रुत्यbāhu—śrutya n. great learning, erudition, [MBh.]
bāhucchinnaबाहुच्छिन्नbāhu—cchinna mfn. having a broken arm, [KauṣUp.]
bāhudantinबाहुदन्तिन्bāhu—dantin m. N. of Indra, [L.] (cf. bahudantī-suta)
bāhulatikāबाहुलतिकाbāhu—latikā f., [Śṛṅgār.]
bāhutaraṇaबाहुतरणbāhú—taraṇa n. crossing a river (with the arm, i.e. by swimming), [Gaut.]
bāhubandhanaबाहुबन्धनbāhu—bandhana n. (ifc. f(A). ) ‘arm-fetter’, encircling arms, [Kālid.]
bāhu—bandhana m. the shoulder-blade, [R.]
bāhudantakaबाहुदन्तकbāhu—dantaka n. (with śāstra) N. of a treatise on morals abridged by Indra, [MBh.] (cf. next).
bāhudanteyaबाहुदन्तेयbāhu—danteya m. = -dantin, [L.]
bāhulagrīvaबाहुलग्रीवbāhula—grīva m. ‘having a variegated neck’, a peacock, [L.]
bāhuniḥsṛtaबाहुनिःसृतbāhu—niḥsṛta n. a partic. method of fighting (by which a sword is twisted out of a person's hands), [Hariv.]
bāhuprasāraबाहुप्रसारbāhu—prasāra m. stretching out the arms, [BhP.]
bāhusambhavaबाहुसम्भवbāhu—sambhava m. ‘arm-born’, a Kṣatriya, [L.] (cf. bāhu-ja).
bāhuvartakaबाहुवर्तकbāhu—vartaka mfn. (fr. bahu-varta), [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 126], Sch. ([Kāś.] -gartaka).
bāhuvikṣepaबाहुविक्षेपbāhu—vikṣepa m. moving the arm, swimming, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]
bāhuvimardaबाहुविमर्दbāhu—vimarda m. = -yuddha, [Ragh.]
bāhuvyāyāmaबाहुव्यायामbāhu—vyāyāma m. ‘arm-exercise’, gymnastic, [MBh.]
bāhuśālaguḍaबाहुशालगुडbāhu—śāla—guḍa m. pills so prepared, [ŚārṅgS.]
bāhukuleyakaबाहुकुलेयकbāhu—kuleyaka m. patr. fr. bahu-kula, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 140], Sch.
bāhusahasrinबाहुसहस्रिन्bāhu—sahasrin mfn. having a thousand arm, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [VP.]
bāhusvastikaबाहुस्वस्तिकbāhu—svastika m. or n. ‘arm-cross’, the arms crossed, [MBh.] ([Nīlak.])
bāhulatāntaraबाहुलतान्तरbāhu—la°tāntara n. the space between the arms, the breast, bosom, [Kāvyād.]
bāhumitrāyaṇaबाहुमित्रायणbāhu—mitrāyaṇa m. patr. fr. bahu-mitra, [Saṃskārak.]
bāhupraharaṇaबाहुप्रहरणbāhu—praharaṇa m. striking with the arms, a striker, boxer, [W.]
bāhu—praharaṇa n. boxing, wrestling, [ib.]
bāhupratibāhuबाहुप्रतिबाहुbāhu—pratibāhu m. du. (in geom.) the opposite sides of a figure, [Col.]
bāhuvighaṭṭaṇaबाहुविघट्टणbāhu—vighaṭṭaṇa or bāhu—vighaṭṭita, n. a partic. attitude in wrestling, [VP.]
bāhuvighaṭṭitaबाहुविघट्टितbāhu—vighaṭṭaṇa or bāhu—vighaṭṭita, n. a partic. attitude in wrestling, [VP.]
bāhudantiputraबाहुदन्तिपुत्रbāhu—dan°ti-putra m. a son of Indra (N. of Jaya-datta author of a Tantra), [Daś.]
bāhupracālakamबाहुप्रचालकम्bāhu—pracālakam ind. shaking the arms, [L.]
bāhusahasrabhṛtबाहुसहस्रभृत्bāhu—sahasra-bhṛt m. ‘having a thousand arm’, N. of Arjuna Kārtavīrya (killed by Paraśu-rāma), [L.]
bāhumūlavibhūṣaṇaबाहुमूलविभूषणbāhu—mūla—vibhūṣaṇa n. an ornament worn on the upper arm, [L.]
bāhudānadīmāhātmyaबाहुदानदीमाहात्म्यbāhu—dā—nadī-māhātmya n. N. of wk.