Badhu, Badhū: 6 definitions
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Badhu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 botanyBadhū (बधू) is another name (synonym) for Śaṭī, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Hedychium spicatum (spiked ginger lily). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 6.226-227), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBadhū (बधू).—f.
(-dhūḥ) 1. A woman. 2. A wife. E. bandh to bind, aff. ū; it is more usually derived from vah to bear, and is consequently written with the semi-vowel: see vadhū &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBadhū (बधू):—f. wrongly for vadhū, [Atharva-veda viii, 6, 14.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBadhū (बधू):—(dhūḥ) 3. f. A woman, a wife.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBadhū (बधू):—n. 1. newly married woman; bride; 2. wife; 3. daughter-in-law;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Badhula, Badhula shrinivasa, Badhula venkata guru, Badhulacarya, Badhulashishya, Badhulasmriti, Badhuli ramanuja acarya, Badhura, Badhuva, Badhuyu.
Ends with: Ai-tinaiaimpatu, Aimpatu, Aragbadhu, Devabadhu, Gandhabadhu, Gopabadhu, Kubadhu, Kulabadhu, Nagabadhu, Navabadhu, Shuktibadhu, Svarbadhu, Svargabadhu, Svargibadhu, Tinai-malainurraimpatu, Tinai-moliaimpatu, Tridashabadhu, Varabadhu.
Full-text: Kulabadhu, Gopabadhu, Tridashabadhu, Navabadhu, Shuktibadhu, Vadhu, Nagabadhu, Kubadhu, Svarbadhu, Svargibadhu, Sabadhuka, Navavadhu, Varabadhu, Svargabadhu, Shati.
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