Bheka: 17 definitions
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Bheka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyBheka (भेक) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “frog”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Bheka is part of the sub-group named Bhūmiśaya, refering to animals “who sleep in burrows in earth”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraBheka (भेक) refers to a “frog” and represents one of the animals associated with the Dūtīs associated with Tumburu, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]—“[...] However, those who are Dūtīs bear a form adorned with one face, two arms, and three eyes. Adorning [them is] hair, shorn with scissors. They sit on a fish, a turtle, a makara, and a frog (bheka). The servants are two-armed and hold a sword and a hide, [faces bent] in a crooked frown [on their] single faces, [which is adorned with] three eyes. [When] meditated on, [they] burst forth with white, etc., colors, giving the fruits of siddhis. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBheka (भेक) refers to a “toad”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Nandīśvara said to Kārttikeya and the Kṛttikās: “[...] You are the creator of the universe, you are the lord. Your place is not among these. You are a mass of attributes and splendour as the soul of a Yogin. O brother, those who do not know you are of damned intellect. Although the toads (bheka) and lotuses are in the same pond toads are not honoured. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybheka : (m.) a frog.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBheka, (cp. Vedic bheka, onomat. ) a frog Th. 1, 310; J. III, 430; IV, 247; VI, 208. (Page 508)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhēka (भेक).—n A slice, slip, slit, a long piece or a longitudinal division in general.
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bhēka (भेक).—m S A frog.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhēka (भेक).—m A frog. n A slice, slip.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBheka (भेक).—[bhī kan kasya netvam; Uṇādi-sūtra 3.43]
1) A frog; पङ्के निमग्ने करिणि भेको भवति मूर्धगः (paṅke nimagne kariṇi bheko bhavati mūrdhagaḥ).
2) A timid man.
3) A cloud; तेजः सद्यो बलकरो भ्रमतृड् दाहमेहनुत् । स्वापकुष्ठच्छर्दिनाशी भेकस्तु परिकीर्तितः (tejaḥ sadyo balakaro bhramatṛḍ dāhamehanut | svāpakuṣṭhacchardināśī bhekastu parikīrtitaḥ) || Rājanighaṇṭu.
-kī 1 A small frog.
2) A female frog.
Derivable forms: bhekaḥ (भेकः).
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Bheka (भेक).—a. Timid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (भेक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A frog. 2. A cloud. 3. A timid man. f. (-kī) 1. The female of the frog, or a small frog. 2. A kind of creeper, (Hydrocotyle Asiatica.) E. bhī to fear, Unadi aff. kan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (भेक).— (vb. bhī), I. m. 1. A frog, [Pañcatantra] 81, 13. 2. A cloud. Ii. f. kī, The female frog, or a small frog.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (भेक).—[masculine] ī [feminine] frog.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bheka (भेक):—m. (probably onomatopoetic; but cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 43]) a frog, [Upaniṣad; Kāvya literature] etc. ([according to] to [Kathāsaritsāgara xx, 77] the croaking of frogs was caused by the curse of Agni who was betrayed by them to the gods when he took refuge in the water)
2) a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a timid man (= bhīru), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. bhela)
4) Name of a Niṣāda and a Brāhmaṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (भेक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A frog; a cloud. f. (kī) A frog; a creeper.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bheka (भेक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhega.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhēka (ಭೇಕ):—
1) [noun] any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short forelegs, a smooth skin, and webbed feet; a frog.
2) [noun] a cowardly, timid man; a chicken-hearted fellow.
3) [noun] a cloud.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhekaalee, Bhekabha, Bhekabhuj, Bhekada, Bhekal, Bhekala, Bhekali, Bhekanem, Bhekani, Bhekapadi, Bhekaparni, Bhekaparnika, Bhekar, Bhekara, Bhekaraja, Bhekarava, Bhekasana, Bhekashabda, Bhekata, Bhekavasa.
Ends with: Abheka.
Full-text: Bhekaparni, Bhekabhuj, Bhekashabda, Reka, Bhekasana, Vihkrindhika, Bhekipati, Bhega, Bhakabhakaya, Bhekarava, Bhekanem, Bheki, Suptabhekasana, Utplu, Kokanada, Taranta, Kan, Bhumishaya, Ka, Shash.
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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 1 - Means to Injure an Enemy < [Book 14 - Secret Means]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 90 - Greatness of Vasordhārā < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)