Badava, Baḍavā, Bāḍava: 9 definitions
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Badava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Baḍavā (बडवा).—A wife of the Sun god; mother of the Aśvins.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 9, 10.
2) Bāḍava (बाडव).—The Brahmanas of the Brahmakṣetra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 124.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybaḍavā (बडवा) [or व्या, vyā].—m (baḍaviṇēṃ, because they pommel and cudgel the people that crowd upon the idol.) One of an establishment of Brahmans entertained at the temple of Panḍharpur, for the service of the idol there.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbaḍavā (बडवा).—
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 dictionaryBāḍava (बाडव).—See वाडव (vāḍava).
Derivable forms: bāḍavaḥ (बाडवः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaḍavā (बडवा).—f.
(-vā) 1. A mare. 2. A female slave. 3. The nymph Ashwini, or the personified asterism which is designated by a horse’s head. E. bala strength or force, and vā to go to, affs. ka and ṭāp, and la change to ḍa .
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Bāḍava (बाडव).—m.
(-vaḥ) 1. Submarine fire. 2. A Brahman. n.
(-vaṃ) A stud, a collection of mares. E. vāḍava a mare, and aṇ aff. of derivation: see baḍavānala .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaḍavā (बडवा).— and vaḍavā, f. 1. A mare, [Pañcatantra] 252, 16; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 123, 1. 2. The nymph Aśvinī, or the personified asterism which is designated by a horse’s head, [Daśakumāracarita] in
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Bāḍava (बाडव).— (also vāḍava), i. e. baḍavā + a, I. m. 1. A Brāhmaṇa. 2. Submarine fire, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 26. Ii. n. A stud.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Baḍavā (बडवा):—(vā) 1. f. A mare; a slave; the nymph Ashwinī; an asterism.
2) Bāḍava (बाडव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. Submarine fire; a brāhman. n. A stud of mares.
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 corpusBaḍava (ಬಡವ):—
1) [noun] a man having no money, goods or other means of support; a very poor man.
2) [noun] a person who is abnormally thin and weak; an emaciated man; a weakling.
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Bāḍava (ಬಾಡವ):—[noun] = ಬಾಡಬ [badaba].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBāḍava (बाडव):—n. fire under water; submarine fire;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Badavadanem, Badavadu, Badavagni, Badavagnirasa, Badavahrita, Badavakara, Badavakrita, Badavamukha, Badavana, Badavanala, Badavanambogu, Badavane, Badavanem, Badavani, Badavanya, Badavara, Badavard, Badavasuta, Badavayya.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 240 < [Volume 25 (1924)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 362 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Page 697 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 696 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.29-30 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
8.3. The Body in Kāmaśāstra < [Chapter 5 - Looking for Alternatives: Possibilities in Kāmaśāstra]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCIX < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]