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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry बाहु

  1. बाहुbāhua man of the Kṣatriya caste; cf. बाहू राजन्यः कृतः Rv.1.9.12; also Ms.1.31; स बाहुजो महाबाहुस्तदु- वाह महाबलम्…

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -जः

      1. a man of the Kṣatriya caste; Compare बाहू राजन्यः कृतः Rv.1.9.12; also Ms.1.31; स बाहुजो महाबाहुस्तदु- वाह महाबलम् Śiva B.; Name12.12.
      2. a parrot.
      3. sesamum growing spontaneously.
    • -ज्या a sine (in math.).

    • -तरणम् crossing a river (with the arms).

    • -त्रः, -त्रम्, -त्राण vantbrass (armour for the arms).

    • -फलम्

      1. (in geom.) the result for the base sine.
      2. (in astro.) the sine of an arc of a circle of position contained between the sun and the prime verticle.
    • -दण्डः

      1. a long, staff-like arm.
      2. punishment with the arm or fist.
    • -दन्तकम् Name of a Nītiśāstra treatise.

    • -निःसृतम् a mode of fighting (by which a sword is twisted out of a person's hand).

    • -पाशः

      1. a particular attitude in fighting.
      2. the arm thrown round, as in the act of embracing.
    • -प्रचालकम् Indeclinable shaking the arms.

    • -प्रतिबाहौ the opposite sides of a figure.

    • -प्रसारः, -प्रसारणम् stretching the arms (for embracing etc.) -प्रहरणः a boxer. (-णम्) boxing.

    • बाहुः bāhuḥ

      1. बाध् कु धस्य हः Tv.
      2. The arm; शान्तमिदमाश्रम- पदं स्फुरति च बाहुः कुतः फलमिहास्य Ś.1.16; so महाबाहुः etc.
      3. The fore-arm.
      4. The fore-foot of an animal.
      5. A door-post.
      6. The base of a right-angled triangle (in geom.).
      7. (In medic.) The whole upper extremity of the body (Opposite of सक्थि).
      8. The bar of a chariotpole.
      9. The shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial.
      10. The arm as a measure of length (Equivalent to 12 Aṅgulas).
      11. The limb of a bow.
    • -हू (Dual) The lunar mansion Ārdrā.

    • -अन्तरम् the chest; संवर्त्य मुष्टिं सहसा जघान बाह्वन्तरे शैलनिकाशरूपः Rām.6.7.154.

    • -उत्क्षेपम् Indeclinable having raised or tossed up the arms; बाहूत्क्षेपं क्रन्दितुं च प्रवृत्ता Ś.5.3.

    • -कर Adjective active with the arms; ParasmaipadaIII. 2.21.

    • -कण्टकम् a mode in fighting; 'एकां जङ्घां पदाऽऽ क्रम्य परामुद्यम्य पाठ्यते । केतकीपत्रवच्छत्रुर्युद्धं तद्बाहुकण्टकम् ॥'; बाहु- कण्टकयुद्धेन तस्य कर्णोऽथ युध्यतः Mb.12.5.4.

    • -कुण्ठ, -कुब्ज Adjective crippled in the arms.

    • -कुन्थः a wing (of a bird).

    • -चापः the distance measured by the extended arms.

    • -बन्धनम् encircling arms. (-नः) the shoulder-blade.

    • -बलम् strength of arm, muscular strength.

    • -भङ्गिः Feminine bending or twisting the arms.

    • -भूषण, -भूषा an ornament worn on the arm, an armlet.

    • -भेदिन् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -विक्षेपः

      1. the act of throwing about the arms, moving the arms.
      2. swimming.
    • -विघट्टनम्, -विघट्टितम् a particular attitude in wrestling.

    • -वीर्यम् strength of arms.

    • -व्यायामः athletic exercise.

    • -शालिन्

      1. Masculine
      2. an epithet of Śiva.
      3. of Bhīma.
    • -शिखरम् the upper part of the arm, the shoulder.

    • -संभवः a man of the Kṣatriya caste.

    • -सहस्रभृत् Masculine an epithet of king Kārtavīrya (also called सहस्रार्जुन).

    • -मूलम्

      1. the armpit.
      2. the shoulderblade.
    • -युद्धम् a hand-to-hand or close fight, personal or pugilistic encounter, boxing; बाहुयुद्धं हि मल्लानामशास्त्रमृषिभिः स्मृतम् । मृतस्य तत्र न स्वर्गो यशो नेहापि विद्यते ॥ Mallaśāstram.

    • -योधः, -योधिन् Masculine a pugilist, boxer.

    • -रक्षा armour for the upper arm.

    • -लता an arm-like creeper. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअन्तरम् the breast, bosom.

    • -लोहम् bell-metal (कांस्य).

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Headwords under ब

Part 3 of 4 बाहा – बुभूषकAll parts
  1. ब – बलिवर्द
  2. बलिशम् – बाह
  3. बाहा – बुभूषक
  4. बुभूषा – ब्लेष्कम्