Bahishcara, Bahiścara, Bahis-cara, Bahikcara: 4 definitions
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Bahishcara 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.
The Sanskrit term Bahiścara can be transliterated into English as Bahiscara or Bahishcara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Bahishchara.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahiścara (बहिश्चर).—a. outer, external, outward; बहिश्चराः प्राणाः (bahiścarāḥ prāṇāḥ) Dk.
-raḥ a crab.
Bahiścara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahis and cara (चर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahiścara (बहिश्चर):—[=bahiś-cara] [from bahiś > bahis] mfn. going out, moving or appearing outside, external, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (with prāṇa m. or hṛdaya n. another life or heart outside one’s self dear as one’s own life or heart, [ib.; Harivaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.)
3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘crawling out of its shell’, a crab, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] an external spy, [Mahābhārata]
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