Bahala, Bahalā, Baha-ala: 22 definitions
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Bahala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Bahalā (बहला) is another name for Śatāhvā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.10-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Also see the description of the plant Miśreyā. Together with the names Bahalā and Śatāhvā, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Bahala (बहल):—[bahalaṃ] Thick
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Bahala (बहल) refers to “intense (darkness)”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 225-226).—Accordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Caṇḍikā, “[Then follows the image of the Goddess Caṇḍikā, which matches the conception of Kālarātri in the passage from the Mahābhārata:] Her feet were never bereft of cloths [dyed with] red lac thrown upon the mound of her seat [on the altar] as if they were the lives of all creatures arrived there for shelter; she resembled an inhabitant of the Underworld because of the intense darkness (bahala-andhakāra) obstructed [only] by the flashes from axes, spears, etc., weapons deadly for beings, that seemed to hold nets of hair stuck from decapitations because of the reflections of black yak-tail whisks cast [upon their surfaces]; [...]”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Bahala (बहल) refers to “(being) full of (affection)”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] She has braided hair. Her limbs are adorned with bracelets, earrings, necklaces, twining laces, girdles, jewels, and anklets. Her clothes resemble Bandhūka flowers. She is full of affection (bahala-anurāgā) , and the hue of her body is brightened up with saffron and sandal paste.. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Bahala (बहल) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Bahala] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
bahala : (adj.) thick; dense.
Bahala, (adj.) (cp. Class. Sk. bahala & Ved. bahula) dense, thick Vin. II, 112; J. I, 467 (°palāpa-tumba a measure thickly filled with chaff); II, 91; Miln. 282; Vism. 257 (°pūva, where KhA 56 omits bahala), 263 (opp. tanuka); KhA 62 (°kuthita-lākhā thickly boiled, where in id. p. Vism. 261 has accha-lākhā, i.e. clear); DhA. IV, 68; VvA. 162 (=aḷāra).—subahala very thick Miln. 258 (rajojalla). (Page 484)
1) bahala (ဗဟလ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[baha+ala．baṃha+kala．rū．675．,7．184．]
[ဗဟ+အလ။ ဗံဟ+ကလ။ ရူ။ ၆၇၅။ မောဂ်၊ ၇။ ၁၈၄။]
2) bahala (ဗဟလ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[baha+ala．baṃha+kala．rū．675．,7．184．]
[ဗဟ+အလ။ ဗံဟ+ကလ။ ရူ။၆၇၅။မောဂ်၊၇။၁၈၄။]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) bahala—
(Burmese text): (၁) အထု၊ ဒု၊ လုံးပတ်၊ ကိုယ်လုံးကိုယ်ထည်။ (တိ) (၂) ထူထပ်သော။ (က) အားကြီး-လွန်ကဲ-ထက်မြက်-ပြင်းထန်-သော၊ မကျဲမပါး-အဖြစ်များ-သော (ကိလေသာ,ဝေဒနာစသည်)။ (ခ) ပြစ်ချွဲသော (ရေစသည်)။ (ဂ) ကြီးမာသော (တောင်စသည်)။ (ဃ) ဖူးဖူးရောင်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Shape, second, round, whole body. (precise) (2) Thick. (a) Strong-excessive-exalted-intense, not slim-variated (such as pain, discomfort, etc.). (b) Discolored (like water, etc.). (c) Large (like mountains, etc.). (d) Brightly colored.
2) bahala—
(Burmese text): (၁) အထု၊ ဒု၊ လုံးပတ်၊ ကိုယ်လုံးကိုယ်ထည်။ (တိ) (၂) ထူထပ်သော။ (က) အားကြီး-လွန်ကဲ-ထက်မြက်-ပြင်းထန်-သော၊ မကျဲမပါး-အဖြစ်များ-(ကိလေသာ,ဝေဒနာစသည်)။ (ခ) ပြစ်ချွဲသော (ရေစသည်)။ (ဂ) ကြီးမားသော (ထောင်စသည်)။ (ဃ) ဖူးဖူးရောင်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Substance, dual, spherical, corporeal. (2) Dense. (a) Strong - excessive - superior - intense - non-volatile - characteristic (such as material, pain, etc.). (b) Distorting (such as water). (c) Huge (such as a thousand). (d) Blushing.
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
bahaḷa (बहळ).—a (bahala S) Exuberant, copious, plentiful. 2 Spacious or extensive; ample and free--a building, a plain or tract.
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bahāla (बहाल).—n A beam (of a building). 2 fig. That member of a cooking stove which separates the cūla from the avēla, the fire-place from the hob.
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bahāla (बहाल).—a ( P) Kindly-disposed towards, propitious to, favoring. 2 Restored or reinstated: also established in or invested with (office &c.): also pardoned or forgiven. ba0 karaṇēṃ To confer upon; to bestow or grant. 2 To affirm the decree of a lower court. ba0 karaṇēṃ (māmalata, sanada &c. kōṇhā ēkāsa) To reinstate in or to invest with (an office, a grant).
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bahālā (बहाला).—See under bāha.
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bahāḷā (बहाळा).—See under bāha.
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bahāḷa (बहाळ).—f & a bahāḷaṇēṃ v i See bāhaḷa & bāhaḷaṇēṃ.
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bāhalā (बाहला).—m A cord confining the legs of a cow at milking time. v ghāla, bāndha, lāva.
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bāhaḷa (बाहळ) [or बाहाळ, bāhāḷa].—f (bāhu Arm.) A mode of loosely casting (the dhōtara, pāsōḍī &c.) over the left shoulder and upper arm after a turn round the body. v ghāla, ṭāka, ghē. In the Desh vāhaḷa, with its verb ghē or ṭāka, often occurs as purely synonymous with pāṅgharaṇēṃ.
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bāhaḷa (बाहळ) [or बाहाळ, bāhāḷa].—a Solved and made to run (by heat);--used of tupa-kākavī-madha &c.
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bāhaḷā (बाहळा).—a Of a white, black, or red ground with stripes or streaks of another color--a bullock, dog &c.
bahaḷa (बहळ).—a Exuberant, plentiful. Spacious.
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bahāla (बहाल).—n A beam (of a building).
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bahāla (बहाल).—a Kindly-disposed towards. Re- stored or reinstated. Pardoned.bahāla karaṇēṃ To confer upon. To affirm the decree of a lower court. ब?B karaṇēṃ māmalata, sanada &c.) To reinstate in.
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bāhalā (बाहला).—m A cord confining the legs of a cow at milking time.
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
Bahala (बहल).—a. [baṃh-kalac nalopaśca]
1) Very much, copious, abundant, plentiful, manifold, great, strong; असावस्याः स्पर्शो वपुषि बहलश्चन्दनरसः (asāvasyāḥ sparśo vapuṣi bahalaścandanarasaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.38;3.23; Śiśupālavadha 9.8; Bv. 4.27; प्रहारैरुद्गच्छद्दहनबहलोद्गारगुरुभिः (prahārairudgacchaddahanabahalodgāragurubhiḥ) Bhartṛhari 1.36.
2) Thick, dense.
3) Shaggy (as a tail); बहलोत्तुङ्गलाङ्गूल (bahalottuṅgalāṅgūla) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.
4) Hard, firm, compact.
5) Harsh (as a sound).
-laḥ A kind of sugar-cane.
-lā Large cardamoms.
Bahala (बहल).—f.
(-lā) 1. Much. 2. Dense. 3. Hard. m.
(-kaḥ) A kind of sugarcane.
Bahala (बहल).—[adjective] thick, dense, wide, large, intense; filled with, consisting mostly in (—°).
1) Bahala (बहल):—[from bah] mfn. thick, dense, compact, firm, solid, [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] bushy, shaggy (as a tail), [Macdonell’s Dictionary, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] wide, extensive, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] deep, intense (as a colour), [Śiśupāla-vadha]
5) [v.s. ...] harsh (as a tone), [Prabodha-candrodaya]
6) [v.s. ...] manifold, copious, abundant ([in the beginning of a compound] = in a high degree; ifc. = filled with, chiefly consisting of), [Kāvya literature] (often [varia lectio] bahula)
7) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of sugar-cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Bahalā (बहला):—[from bahala > bah] f. large cardamoms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. bahulā)
9) [v.s. ...] Anethum Sowa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bahala (बहल):—(von bah)
1) adj. dicht, dick (von einem Stoffe, einer flüssigen Masse) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1447.] [Suśruta 1, 45, 4. 64, 11. 343, 5. 2, 310, 15.] tuṣāravarṣa [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 367.] nṛpabahalamāṃsamastiṣkapaṅkaprāgbhāra [Prabodhacandrodaja 5, 7.] phenilabudbudaughaiḥ [55, 5.] rudhiratoyāḥ [87, 11.] samastāśāstamberamakarṇatālāsphālanabahalatarapavanasaṃpāta [2, 7.] vahalānurāgakuruvinda so v. a. dunkelroth [Śiśupālavadha 9, 8.] derb von einem Tone [Prabodhacandrodaja 85, 3.] breit, umfänglich [Suśruta 1, 54, 17. 2, 201, 16.] aśru so v. a. von Thränen erfüllt [Daśakumāracarita 128, 13.] mannichfach, vielfach: parivādavahaladoṣa [Mṛcchakaṭikā 55, 23.] kliṣṭabahalakleśa [Kathāsaritsāgara 36, 73.] adv.: bahalodyatavipramattavīvāhavidhi (?) [34, 255.] In allen aus [Prabodhacandrodaja] angeführten Stellen hat die v.l. bahula . —
2) m. eine Art Zuckerrohr. —
3) f. ā a) Anethum Sowa Roxb. (śatapuṣpā) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) grosse Kardamomen (sthūlailā) [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Bahala (बहल):—vgl. bāhalya weiter unten.
Bahala (बहल):——
1) Adj. — a) dick , dicht (Stoff , Flüssigkeit , Bäume [311,31] im Prākrit , Wolken [220,190,] — b) breit , umfänglich. — c) intensiv (Farbe , Ton). bahala Adv. so v.a. in hohem Grade. — d) mannichfach , vielfach. — e) am Ende eines Comp. erfüllt von , zum grössten Theil bestehend in. —
2) *m. eine Art Zuckerrohr. —
3) *f. ā — a) grosse Kardamomen. Vgl. bahulā. — b) Anethum Sowa [Rājan 4,11.]
Bāhala (बाहल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bāhala.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Bahāla (बहाल) [Also spelled bahal]:—(ind) reinstated, restored (to the original status/position); ~[lī] reinstatement; restoration (to the original status/position).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Bahala (बहल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vahala.
2) Bāhala (बाहल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Bāhala.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Bahala (ಬಹಲ):—[adjective] = ಬಹಳ [bahala]1.
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Bahala (ಬಹಲ):—[noun] = ಬಹಳ [bahala]2.
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Bahala (ಬಹಲ):—[adverb] = ಬಹಳ [bahala]3.
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Bahaḷa (ಬಹಳ):—
1) [adjective] constituting or forming a large number; numerous; many.
2) [adjective] composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense; thick.
3) [adjective] firm, hard or compact in substance; solid.
4) [adjective] of great extent; wide; extensive.
5) [adjective] (of colour) very deep; intense.
6) [adjective] unpleasant to the ear; harsh; grating; strident.
7) [adjective] (of the tail of certain animals) resembling a bush.
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Bahaḷa (ಬಹಳ):—[noun] a large or considerable number of persons or things; many.
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Bahaḷa (ಬಹಳ):—[adverb] to a great extent or degree; greatly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bahāla (बहाल):—n. 1. reappointment; reinstatement; 2. house-rent; 3. occupying (of new house, place, position. etc.);
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)
Partial matches (+0): A la, Baha, Ala.
Starts with (+29): Bahala-bidauri, Bahala-garnu, Bahala-pallavah, Bahalaavijja, Bahalabahala, Bahalabhava, Bahalabhittika, Bahalacakshus, Bahalacchanda, Bahalacchaya, Bahaladhatuka, Bahalagandha, Bahalaganga, Bahalagarava, Bahalaghatapunna, Bahalakamaraga, Bahalakhela, Bahalakilesa, Bahalakilesaraga, Bahalakuthitalakharasavanna.
Full-text (+225): Bahalaganga, Bahalata, Bahalagandha, Atibahala, Bahalayagu, Bahalaavijja, Bahalapiti, Bahalamattika, Bahalatvaca, Bahalavartman, Bahalapatthana, Bahalabhittika, Bahalacchaya, Cakshurbahala, Bahalacakshus, Bahalatara, Abahala, Bhinche-bahal, Pilache-bahal, Yanga-bahal.
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