Badva: 5 definitions
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Badva 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBadva (बद्व).—A large number (according to Sāyaṇa 1 kotis, others 1, millions; 1384 according to Bhāg. com.9.2.26).
Derivable forms: badvam (बद्वम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBadva (बद्व).—[neuter] ([masculine]) troop, number, multitude.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBadva (बद्व):—n. (once m.) a large number, multitude ([Sāyaṇa], ‘100 Koṭis’; others ‘10,000 millions’ [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]] ‘the number 13,084’), [Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
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Starts with: Badvan, Badvashas.
Full-text: Badvashas, Baddhashas, Sodavinem.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - The History of Pūru’s race—Birth of Bharata < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)