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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 बुद्धि

  1. बुद्धिbuddhiemploying the reason, rational.
    1. employing the reason, rational.
    2. Subsisting by intelligence; भूतानां प्राणिनः श्रेष्ठाः प्राणिनां बुद्धिजीविनः Ms.1. 96.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तत्त्वम् the second element of the Sāṅkhya philosophy.

    • -द्यूतम् game at chess.

    • -पूर्व Adjective purposed, intentional, wanton, wilful.

    • -पूर्वम्, -पूर्वकम्, -पुरःसरम् Indeclinable intentionally, purposely, wilfully.

    • -प्रागल्भी soundness of judgment.

    • -बलम् a kind of play.

    • -भेदः, -भ्रमः distraction ar aberration of mind; न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् Bg.3.26.

    • -मोहः confusion of mind.

    • -युक्त Adjective intelligent.

    • -योगः intellectual communion with the Supreme Spirit.

    • -लक्षणम् a sign of intellect or wisdom; प्रारब्धस्यान्तगमनं द्वितीयं बुद्धिलक्षणम्.

    • -लाघवम् lightness or levity of judgment; Rām.

    • -वर्जित Adjective foolish, ignorant.

    • -विध्वंसक Adjective destroying consciousness or reason.

    • -विलासः play of the mind or fancy.

    • -विषयः matter apprehensible by reason.

    • -वृद्धिः development of intellect, understanding or wisdom; बुद्धिवृद्धिकराणि (शास्त्राणि) Ms.4.19.

    • -वैभवम् strength of intellect.

    • -शक्तिः intellectual faculty.

    • -शस्त्र Adjective armed with understanding.

    • -शालिन्, -संपन्न Adjective intelligent, wise.

    • -शुद्ध Adjective honest in purpose, frank-minded.

    • -संकीर्णम् a kind of pavilion.

    • -सखः, -सहायः a counsellor.

    • -हीन Adjective devoid of intellect, silly, foolish.

    • बुद्धिः buddhiḥ, Feminine

      1. बुध्-क्तिन्
      2. Perception, comprehension.
      3. Intellect, understanding, intelligence, talent; तीक्ष्णा नारुंतुदा बुद्धिः Śi.2.19; शास्त्रेष्वकुण्ठिता बुद्धिः R.1.19.
      4. Information, knowledge; बुद्धिर्यस्य बलं तस्य H.2.122 'knowledge is power'; ParasmaipadaI.4.52.
      5. Discrimination, judgement, discernment; विदेशेष्वपि विज्ञाताः सर्वतो बुद्धिनिश्चयाः Rām.1.7.17.
      6. Mind; मूढः परप्रत्ययनेयबुद्धिः M.1.2; so कृपणdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, पापdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
      7. Presence of mind, readiness of wit.
      8. An impression, opinion, belief, idea, feeling; दूरात्तमवलोक्य व्याघ्रबुद्ध्या पलायन्ते H.3; अनया बुद्ध्या Mu.1 'in this belief'; अनुक्रोशबुद्ध्या Me.117.
      9. Intention, purpose, design; मन्दीचकार मरणव्यवसायबुद्धिम् Ku.4.45. (बुद्ध्या 'intentionally', 'purposely', deliberately').
      10. Returning to consciousness, recovery from a swoon; Māl.4.1.
      11. (In Sāṅ. Philosophy) Intellect, the second of the 25 elements of the Sāṅkhyas; एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु Bg.2.39.
      12. Nature (प्रकृति); Bhāg.3.27.18.
      13. A means, way (उपाय); किं करिष्याम भद्रं ते बुद्धिरत्र विचार्यताम् Rām.1.4.9.
      14. Name of the 5th astrological mansion.
    • -अतीत Adjective beyond the range or reach of the intellect.

    • -अधिक Adjective superior in intellect.

    • -अवज्ञानम् contempt or low opinion for one's understanding; अप्राप्तकालं वचनं बृहस्पतिरपि ब्रुवन् । प्रोप्नोति बृद्ध्यवज्ञानमपमानं च पुष्कलम् ॥ Pt.1.63.

    • -इन्द्रियम् an organ of perception (Opposite of कर्मेन्द्रिय); (these are five: the ear, skin, eye, tongue, and nose; श्रोत्रं त्वक् चक्षुषी जिह्वा नासिका चैव पञ्चमी; to these sometimes मनस् is added).

    • -कृत् Adjective supposing, conjecturing.

    • -कृत Adjective acted wisely.

    • -गम्य, -ग्राह्य Adjective within the reach of, or attainable to, intellect, intelligible.

    • -चिन्तक Adjective one who thinks wisely.

    • -च्छाया reflex action of the understanding on the soul.

    • -जन्मन् a perception that arises; सत्सं- प्रयोगे पुरुषस्येन्द्रियाणां बुद्धिजन्म तत् प्रत्यक्षम् MS.1.1.4.

    • -जीविन् Adjective

    In the Gita2·392·412·442·522·532·652·663·13·403·42+16

    एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु ।

    eṣā te'bhihitā sāṅkhye buddhiryoge tvimāṁ śṛṇu, — Such is the intelligence (the intelligent knowledge of things and will) declared to thee in the Sankhya, hear now this in the Yoga, for if thou art in… 2·39
    • बुद्धिःbuddhiḥnominative singular of the feminine noun buddhi (intelligence, understanding).
    • बुद्‌ध्याbuddhyāinstrumental singular of the feminine noun buddhi (intelligence, understanding).
    • बुद्धयःbuddhayaḥnominative plural of the feminine noun buddhi (intelligence).
    • बुद्धौbuddhaulocative singular of the feminine noun buddhi (intelligence, understanding).
    • बुद्धिम्buddhimaccusative singular of the feminine noun buddhi (intelligence, understanding).
    • बुद्धेःbuddheḥgenitive singular of the feminine noun buddhi (intelligence, understanding).

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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