Bahika, Bāhika, Bāhīka: 9 definitions
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Bahika means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsBāhīka (बाहीक) is applied in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa to the people of the west, of the Panjab, as opposed to the Prācyas or easterns. They are said to have called Agni by the name of Bhava.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Bahiya (3)
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBāhika, (adj.) (=bāhiya) foreign in °raṭṭha-vāsin living in a foreign country J. III, 432 (or is it N. ? Cp. J. VII. p. 94). (Page 486)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBāhīka (बाहीक).—a. (-kī f.) External, outer; बाहीका विलसति कुट्टिमस्थलीयं कापोतं सुललितरूपमुद्वहन्ती (bāhīkā vilasati kuṭṭimasthalīyaṃ kāpotaṃ sulalitarūpamudvahantī) Rām. Ch.7.6.
-kāḥ (pl.) The people of the Punjab.
-kaḥ 1 An inhabitant of the Punjab.
2) An ox.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhika (बाहिक).—m. plu.
(-kaḥ) The people of Punjab.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhīka (बाहीक).—[adjective] being outside, exterior; [masculine] [plural] [Name] of a people.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bāhīka (बाहीक):—mfn. ([from] bahis; but also written vāhīka) being outside, external, exterior, [Pāṇini 4-1, 85], [vArttika] 5, [Patañjali]
2) relating to the Bāhīkas, g: palady-ādi
3) m. ([plural]) Name of a despised people of the Pañjāb, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc. (often confounded with the Bālhikas)
4) a man of the Bāhīkas, [Mahābhārata]
5) Name of a priest, [Catalogue(s)] = upa-śama, [Buddhist literature]
6) = kāṣṭhaka, pālaka, or go-rakṣaka, [Harṣacarita [Scholiast or Commentator]]
7) an ox, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) n. Name of a lake or piece of water in the country of the Bāhīkas, [Mahābhārata]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bahikalam, Bahikalina, Bahikara, Bahikarisu.
Ends with: Ubbahika.
Full-text (+8): Patalaprastha, Takkadesa, Bahyalaya, Vahika, Kastira, Sepura, Skonagara, Antarhanana, Saudarshana, Antarghana, Hika, Jartika, Maunja, Vaheyika, Kaukkudivaha, Kaukkutibarha, Kaukkutivah, Arat, Takva, Takka.
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List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
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Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
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