mf. (f.) (fr.bah-, baṃh-;for 2. bāhu-Seecolumn 3) the arm, (especially) the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist (opp. to pra-gaṇḍa-q.v;in medicine the whole upper extremity of the body, as opp. to sakthi-,the lower extremity) etc.
f. 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) etc.
बाहुः [बाध् कु धस्य हः Tv.] 1 The arm; शान्तमिदमाश्रम- पदं स्फुरति च बाहुः कुतः फलमिहास्य Ś.1.16; so महाबाहुः &c. -2 The fore-arm. -3 The fore-foot of an animal. -4 A door-post. -5 The base of a right-angled triangle (in geom.). -6 (In medic.) The whole upper extremity of the body (opp. सक्थि). -8 The bar of a chariotpole. -9 The shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial. -1 The arm as a measure of length (= 12 Aṅgulas). -11 The limb of a bow. -हू (du.) The lunar mansion Ārdrā. -Comp. -अन्तरम् the chest; संवर्त्य मुष्टिं सहसा जघान बाह्वन्तरे शैलनिकाशरूपः Rām.6.7.154. -उत्क्षेपम् ind. having raised or tossed up the arms; बाहूत्क्षेपं क्रन्दितुं च प्रवृत्ता Ś.5.3. -कर a. active with the arms; P.III. 2.21. -कण्टकम् a mode in fighting; 'एकां जङ्घां पदा$$ क्रम्य परामुद्यम्य पाठ्यते । केतकीपत्रवच्छत्रुर्युद्धं तद्बाहुकण्टकम् ॥'; बाहु- कण्टकयुद्धेन तस्य कर्णो$थ युध्यतः Mb.12.5.4. -कुण्ठ, -कुब्ज a. crippled in the arms. -कुन्थः a wing (of a bird). -चापः the distance measured by the extended arms. -जः 1 a man of the Kṣatriya caste; cf. बाहू राजन्यः कृतः Rv.1.9.12; also Ms.1.31; स बाहुजो महाबाहुस्तदु- वाह महाबलम् Śiva B.; N.12.12. -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). -दण्डः 1 a long, staff-like arm. -2 punishment with the arm
or fist. -दन्तकम् N. of a Nītiśāstra treatise. -निःसृतम् a mode of fighting (by which a sword is twisted out of a person's hand). -पाशः a particular attitude in fighting. -2 the arm thrown round, as in the act of embracing. -प्रचालकम् ind. shaking the arms. -प्रति- बाहौ the opposite sides of a figure. -प्रसारः, -प्रसारणम् stretching the arms (for embracing &c.) -प्रहरणः a boxer. (-णम्) boxing. -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. -बन्धनम् 1 encircling arms. (-नः) the shoulder-blade. -बलम् strength of arm, muscular strength. -भङ्गिः f. bending or twisting the arms. -भूषण, -भूषा an ornament worn on the arm, an armlet. -भेदिन् m. an epithet of Viṣṇu. -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 m. a pugilist, boxer. -रक्षा armour for the upper arm. -लता an arm-like creeper. ˚अन्तरम् the breast, bosom. -लोहम् bell-metal (कांस्य). -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 m. 1 an epithet of Śiva. -2 of Bhīma. -शिखरम् the upper part of the arm, the shoulder. -संभवः a man of the Kṣatriya caste. -सहस्रभृत् m. an epithet of king Kārtavīrya (also called सहस्रार्जुन).
बाहुक a. 1 Swimming with the arms. -2 Servile, dependent. -3 Dwarfish; ममन्थुरूरं तरसा तत्रासीद्बाहुको नरः Bhāg.4.14.43. -कः 1 A monkey. -2 A name assumed by Nala after his transformation into a dwarf by Karkoṭaka.
बाहुल a. Manifold. -लः Fire; शीतरुजं समये च परस्मिन् बाहुलतो रसिका शमयन्ती Rām. Ch.4.99. -2 The month Kārtika. -लम् 1 Manifoldness. -2 An armour for the arms, vantbrass. -ली The day of full moon in the month of Kārtika. -Comp. -ग्रीवः a peacock.
बाहुलकम् 1 Manifoldness. -2 The diverse or interminable applicability of a rule, of meanings or of forms; a term frequently used in grammar; बाहुलका- च्छन्दसि.
बाहुल्यम् 1 Abundance, plenty, copiousness. -2 Manifoldness, multiplicity, variety. -3 The usual course or common order of things. (बाहुल्यात्, -ल्येन 1 usually, commonly. -2 in all probability.)
उद्बाहु a. 1 Having the arms raised, stretching or extending the arms; प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभाद्दुबाहुरिव वामनः R.1.3. -2 Having the trunk upraised (as an elephant).
pp. fallen or dropped from the arm or hand; (u)-tarana, n. cross ing with the arms, i. e. swimming across a river; (ú)-tâ, ad. in the arms (V.); (u)-dan- da, m. long arm; -danta-ka, a. with sâstra, n. N. of a treatise on jurisprudence abridged by Indra; -dant-in, m. ep. of Indra: (-i) putra, m. Indra's son (as the author of a Tantra); -pâsa, m. fetter of the arms, encircling arms; a certain attitude in fighting; -prasâra, m. extension of the arms; -bandhana, n. clasped or encircling arms; -bala, n. strength of arm; m. (Arm-strong), N.; -balín, a. strong-armed; -madhya, a. middle most with the arms: â-ni karmâni=actions with the arms are intermediate; -mûla, n. root of the arm, shoulder; -yuddha, n. hand to hand fight, pugilistic encounter; -yodha, -yodhin, m. pugilist.
n. abundance, plenty; quantity, large number; multiplicity, variety; usualness, ordinary course or order of things: in. for the most part, mostly, generally; ab. id.; in all probability.
m. movement of the arms; -vimarda, m. hand to hand fight, pugilistic encounter; -vîrya, n. strength of arm; a. strong of arm; -sakti, m. (strong of arm), N. of a prince; -sâlin, a.possessed of powerful arms, valorous, warlike; m. N. of a Dânava and of various men.
a. four-armed; -bila, a. having four apertures; -bhâgá, m. fourth, quarter; -bhuga, a. four-armed, ep. of Vishnu or Krishna; -bhûmika, a. four-storied; -mâsî, f. period of four months; -mukha, a. four-faced; ep. of Brahman, Vishnu, and Siva: -samîrita, pp. uttered by the four mouths; -muhûrtam, ac. for four muhûrtas; -mûrti, a. having four forms or faces; -yuga, n. the four ages; a. comprising the four ages; -vak tra, a. four-faced; ep. of an attendant of Durgâ; -varga, m. aggregate of four: esp. the four goods of life, the good (artha), the pleasant (kâma), the useful (artha), and final liberation (moksha):-kintâmani, m. T. of a work; -varna-maya, a. consisting of the four castes; -varsha-sata½âyus, a. attaining an age of 400 years; -vimsá, a. (î) twenty-fourth; consisting of twenty-four; m. N. of a stoma in which three verses are chanted eight times; n. the day on which it is employed; -vimsat, f. twenty-four; (kátur)-vimsati, f. sg. and (rarely) pl. id.: -kritvas, ad. twenty-four times, -tama, a. twenty-fourth, y-aha, m. sg. twenty-four days; -vimsika, n.=katur-vimsa, m.; -vidha, a. fourfold: -m, ad.; -vîra, m. kind of Soma rite lasting four days; -veda, m. pl. the four Vedas; a. containing or fami liar with the four Vedas; -vedin, a. versed in the four Vedas; (kátur)-hanu, a. four-jawed.
noun (masculine) name of a Daitya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vajra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vṛka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva Frequency rank 18241/72933
noun (masculine feminine) the arm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the arm as a measure of length (12 Aṅgulas) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the arm between the elbow and the wrist (opp. to pra-gaṇḍa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the bar of a chariot-pole (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the constellation Ārdrā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fore-arm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fore-foot of an animal (esp. its upper part) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the limb of a bow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the post (of a door) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the side of an angular figure (esp. the base of a right-angled triangle) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the whole upper extremity of the body (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) name of a river (into which Gaurī the wife of Prasenajit is said to have been transformed) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of another river (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Suyaśā (a wife of Parīkṣit) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a Kṣatriya (as sprung from the arm of Brahmā) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a parrot (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sesamum growing wild (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a monkey (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name assumed by Nala upon his becoming charioteer to king Ṛtuparṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Nāga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vṛka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the arm (?) Frequency rank 5622/72933
adjective dependent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dwarfish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having arms
servile (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
swimming with the arms (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a Jina (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the month Kārttika (when the moon is near the Pleiades) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) abundance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
multitude (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
plenty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the usual course or common order of things (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
variety (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a warrior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Bhīma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a son of Priyavrata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of the first Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
smoke (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Gandharva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son or grandson of Dilīpa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the attendants on Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an opposite side (in a square or polygon) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fore-arm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vajra
name of several men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a celebrated Jaina author (one of the 6 Śrutakevalins) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Magadha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a particular four-footed animal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vasudeva and Rohiṇī (Pauravī) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Hiraṇyākṣa
name of a son of Śūra and Bhojā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective a kind of ascetic or devotee (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having the arms lifted up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of several ṣis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a monkey (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and various kings and other men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a son of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Pulastya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the 7 ṣis under Manu Raivata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a particular small animal of a noxious kind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of king Suparvan
name of an Asura (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of Arjuna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of Skanda's attendants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the Asura Bāṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[rel.] name of Viṣṇu Frequency rank 14535/72933
noun (masculine) name of a Bodhisattva and a Bhikṣu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a brother of Alarka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of Videhā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a monkey (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a serpent-demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Citraka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and king of Cedi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Matināra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Pratibāhu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Śatrughna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Yakṣa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of Skanda's attendants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a mati (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a serpent-demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the river Śoṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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