Badisha, Baḍiśa, Baḍiśā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Badisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Baḍiśa and Baḍiśā can be transliterated into English as Badisa or Badisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: DhanurvedaBaḍiśa (बडिश) refers to a weapon (hook). It is also known as Vaḍiśa. It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.

Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Badisa in India is the name of a plant defined with Erythrina variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Corallodendron orientale (L.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1972)
· Species Plantarum (1763)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1961)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Herbarium Amboinense (1754)
· Flora (1853)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Badisa, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBaḍiśa (बडिश) or Baḍiśā (बडिशा).—
1) A fish-hook स मीनोऽप्यज्ञानाद् बडिशयुतमन्नातु पिशितम् (sa mīno'pyajñānād baḍiśayutamannātu piśitam) Bhartṛhari 3.21; तांस्ते भक्षयतः कण्ठे यस्तप्तबडिशायते (tāṃste bhakṣayataḥ kaṇṭhe yastaptabaḍiśāyate) Bm.1.122. गरीयसेऽपकाराय तिमीनां बडिशं यथा (garīyase'pakārāya timīnāṃ baḍiśaṃ yathā) Śiva. B.26.45.
2) A surgical instrument.
Derivable forms: baḍiśam (बडिशम्), baḍiśaḥ (बडिशः).
See also (synonyms): baḍiśī, baliśa, baliśī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaḍiśa (बडिश).—[masculine] [neuter] hook, [especially] fish-hook.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Baḍiśa (बडिश):—mf(ā or ī)n. (also written vaḍiśa and valiśa; cf. also bariśī) a hook, fish-hook, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa; Suśruta]
2) a [particular] surgical instrument in the form of a hook, [Suśruta]
3) Name of a man with the [patronymic] Dhāmārgava, [Caraka]
[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 corpusBaḍiśa (ಬಡಿಶ):—[noun] a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching fish.
--- OR ---
Baḍisa (ಬಡಿಸ):—[noun] = ಬಡಿಶ [badisha].
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: Badishayuta.
Full-text: Vadisha, Balisa, Badishi, Badishayuta, Balishi, Vadila, Vadishika, Timi, Bilisha.
Relevant text
Search found 6 books and stories containing Badisha, Baḍiśa, Badisa, Baḍiśā, Baḍisa; (plurals include: Badishas, Baḍiśas, Badisas, Baḍiśās, Baḍisas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.5.33 < [Chapter 5 - The Liberation of Bakāsura]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 12 - The Salutary and the Unsalutary influences of Vata < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 26 - Discussion among Sages regarding Tastes (Rasa) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 11 - The Dose of the Enema (phala-matra-siddhi) < [Siddhisthana (Siddhi Sthana) — Section on Successful Treatment]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Exposition of the Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga (the eightfold Path of Yoga) < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 7 - Examination of language from literary perspectives < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 4 - The Story of Atreya < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Kapila’s philosophy in the Bhāgavata-purāṇa < [Chapter XXIV - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa]